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  • Bordentown 8’s open 4-0 at Sunnybrae Tournament

    By: Sean Moylan    Bordentown has a history of producing great 8-year-old Little League All-Star baseball teams and this year is no different as Michael Constantini’s 8’s have broken out to a 4-0 start to reach the second round of the Sunnybrae District 12 Little League Tournament.    Bordentown opened the tournament with a 10-9 victory over…

  • Dr. Chung-Yih Ho

    By:    BELLE MEAD — Dr. Chung-Yih Ho died July 1 at home. He was 51.    Born in Taiwan, he had lived in Belle Mead for 26 years.    Dr. Ho was vice president of engineering systems at Ethicon Corp. in Somerville. Prior to that, he worked for General Electric Corp for 17 years in the corporate…

  • The state giveth … and taketh away

    Borough receives $200,000 in aid, while $100,000 taken from school district By:Roger Alvarado and Emily Craighead Borough receives $200,000 in aid    Borough officials will be forced to make significant cutbacks over the next few weeks in order to make up a $1.8 million shortfall in the borough’s $11.5 million proposed budget introduced in March, according…

  • Our hats off to some special Valley residents and groups

    EDITORIAL By Ruth Luse    It’s time again to acknowledge local people for recent accomplishments and honors and to thank others for things they’ve done or are doing for our community.    We begin with Bette and John Hart of Rosedale Mills, who recently completed 54 years in business. The store, now on Route 31, was founded…

  • J. Paige Roberts

    By:    HILLSBOROUGH — J. Paige Roberts died June 22, after a long illness. She was 61.    She was born in Connecticut.    She was a food service manager and receptionist for Tempo Technology in Somerset.    Survivors include her devoted friend Karen Snyder of Somerset.    A memorial service was held July 9 at Bongiovi Funeral Home, Raritan.…

  • Singles Life

    Resources for singles in Central Jersey A La Mode, gourmet dining club for sophisticated professionals 45-57; (609) 671-0242. Alternative for Singles, Plainsboro, romantic house parties, piano music, refreshments, 30s-50s, second and fourth Fri., $10; (609) 750-1910. Among Friends Singles, ages 45+, Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Princeton, 50 Cherry Hill Road, Princeton, first Fri. 8-10 p.m.,…

  • COMMUNITY CALENDAR

    By: Compiled by Mary Stulack    Tell us about you. If your nonprofit organization plans a special event and you would like to have the information published in The Manville News, drop a note to Mary Stulack, Calendar, 307 Omni Dr., Hillsborough, 08844.    All items should be typed and mailed or faxed to our office at…

  • Post 148’s playoff chase heads into season’s final games

    By: Neil Hay    With seven teams vying for six playoff spots, Hightstown Post 148 finds itself playing musical chairs again as the Mercer County American Legion League regular season comes down to the final days.    In an eerie case of deja vu, sixth-place Hightstown (10-9) is battling for the final berth in the post-season, just…

  • Court tosses charter study ordinance

    BREAKING NEWS:Ruling clears way for petition to seek change to mayor-council By:Roger Alvarado    Somerset County Superior Court Judge Frank Gasiorowski Thursday overturned a charter study commission ordinance passed by the Township Committee May 13, clearing the way for a group of citizens circulating a petition to change Hillsborough’s form of government to a mayor-council form,…