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  • Alex Tobias

    By:    MANVILLE — Alex A. Tobias died May 13 at Somerset Medical Center. He was 86.    Born in Manville, he was a lifelong Manville resident.    Mr. Tobias worked for Johns-Manville for over 45 years, retiring in 1981.    He served in the U.S. Navy during World War II and was a member of the Navy band…

  • Descended from Heaven

    Jean Hollander and Elizabeth Danson kick off a new poetry series at Princeton Public Library. By: Hank Kalet Poets Elizabeth Danson (above) and Jean Hollander will read as part of the U.S. 1 Poets Invite series May 26.    Poetry is as much an aural art as it is a written one, says poet Jean Hollander.…

  • Cardinals top Steinert, maintain division lead

    Golf By: Jim Green    The Lawrence High School golf team wasn’t particularly thrilled with how it played at the Tournament of Champions on Monday.    The Cardinals finished 17th in the team standings with a combined score of 350, and their highest-placing individual was senior Steve Marencik, who placed 13th overall at 81. However, the Cardinals…

  • Grand Marshal waits for her day in the sun

    Falca-Dodson gets second shot at leading parade. By: Lea Kahn    When Lawrence Township’s annual Memorial Day parade steps off May 29, it will be led by its first female Grand Marshal — Brig. Gen. Maria Falca-Dodson, the deputy adjutant general of the New Jersey National Guard.    The selection of Gen. Falca-Dodson highlights the theme of…

  • McGranaghan wins as Hopewell tops Lawrence

    Boys tennis By: John E. Powers    The Hopewell Valley Central High School boys tennis team played like a No. 1 seed Tuesday.    The Bulldogs, who were scheduled to play host to No. 4 Ocean Township in the Central Jersey Group III semifinals today (Thursday), advanced with a 5-0 thumping of No. 8 Lawrence.    The Bulldogs…

  • Fred Metzner

    By:    MANVILLE — Fred A. Metzner died May 11 in Lake Mary, Fla., at his son’s home with whom he had been residing for six months. He was 76.    He resided in Manville for 48 years before settling in Lake Mary, Fla.    Mr. Metzner was employed with Union Carbide in Piscataway where he worked for…

  • Principal named curriculumn chief

    Long-time district educator to be assistant superintendent. By:Sharlee Joy Dimenichi    Schools Superintendent Gary McCartney has tapped a familiar face to oversee curriculum throughout the district.    Crossroads North Principal Joanne Kerekes will become assistant superintendent for curriculum and instruction starting July 1, Dr. McCartney announced at a school board meeting Monday.    "She’s got all the right…

  • NBC’s Leake clears BC Open high jump field

    By: Sean Moylan    This past Saturday, Latasha Leake, the Northern Burlington County Regional High School girls’ varsity track and field’s most exciting star, blew away the competition in the high jump at the Burlington County Open with a leap of 5-4.    The next closest competitor, Cherokee’s Pisciotta, finished with a 4-10 jump, a full ½…

  • NEHS softball repeats as Freedom Division champs

    By: Kyle Moylan    Returning almost all of the players from a team that made the playoffs and won the Freedom Division championship last year, the New Egypt High School softball squad set the goals high for itself this season.    Thus far, it has met them.    Monday’s 8-1 win over Florence earned New Egypt its second…