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  • Home ownership often a step away at Eggerts

    COMMUNITY COMMITMENT – ECV at 30 By: Lea Kahn    Editor’s note: In celebration of the 30th anniversary of the Eggerts Crossing Village, The Lawrence Ledger will feature a special 10-part series, "Community Commitment — ECV at 30," every other week through October.    In this third installment, ECV Manager Fred Vereen Jr. looks back at the…

  • Edition of July 1, 2004

    Michael R. Weisman    Michael R. Weisman, 59, of Pennington died Sunday at St. Francis Medical Center.    Born in Bronx, N.Y., he had resided in Pennington for the past 23 years.    He was a former assistant analyst programmer for the State of New Jersey and a U.S. Navy veteran.    Son of the late George and Gertrude…

  • Friends of Hopewell Valley Open Space lauded for cleanups

    Recognition came from The New Jersey Clean Communities Council.    Ted Stiles, president of the Friends of Hopewell Valley Open Space (FHVOS), received an award from the New Jersey Clean Communities Council in May at the council’s annual dinner for the organization’s programs in keeping Hopewell Valley’s roads, byways and public open space clean and litter…

  • Record crowd enjoys fireworks

    Early Fourth of July celebration fills school field By:John Patten    A clear sky proved the ideal background for Hillsborough’s annual Fourth of July event and fireworks show on Saturday.    The $19,000 show packed the field north of Auten Road Intermediate School with excited children, relaxed parents and casual teens, as the two-hour Showcase presentation set…

  • Florence 12’s offer up another talented team

    By: Sean Moylan    Versatility and depth should give the Florence 12-year-old Little League All-Stars the best baseball team they’ve had since Stevie Giambrone was blasting the balls out of the park a couple of years ago.    "I think depth is one of our strengths. Our bats are looking better," said Ted Lovenduski, Florence’s manager, who…

  • Letters to the Editor, July 1, 2004

    Scouting facts needed To the editor:     Is there anyone who was involved in Cub Pack 10 during the 1960s? Can you tell me when it began, who sponsored it, when it ended and any interesting stories about the pack? I am in the process of preparing a history of Boy Scouting in Hopewell Valley.…

  • 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…

  • Thomas Nivison

    By:    HILLSBOROUGH — Thomas A. Nivison died June 23 in Foothill Acres Nursing Home in Hillsborough. He was 76.    Born in Brooklyn, N.Y., he moved to Millstone and then Florida, before moving to Hillsborough in 2003.    Mr. Nivison was a staff manager for Bell Atlantic in Newark for 37 years, retiring in 1989.    He served…

  • Culinary Masterpieces

    New Hope’s ‘Showcase of the Arts’ emphasizes the palate over the palette. By: Amy Brummer "Petit Fours" by Yardley artist Jo-Anne Osnoe is one of several paintings designed to tempt the palate during New Hope’s Showcase for the Arts.    It takes more than tasty food to make a meal a masterpiece. Creativity, presentation, service and…