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  • Good news: big savings on road work

    Borough projects in Lost Valley cost less than half of anticipated amount By:Roger Alvarado    When it’s all said and done, the borough may end up spending just $830,000—less than half of the $1.7 million originally bonded for—to repave the entire Lost Valley.    "Along with engineering costs we are way under the original estimate," Borough Administrator…

  • Mansfield has been passed by too often by state and county

    GUEST OPINION by Ernest Dubay    According to an article that appeared in the Burlington County Times on Thursday, March 25, 2004, the Burlington County Board of Freeholders has agreed to build a bypass in Florence and give the township a 100 percent discount on solid waste brought to the county landfill to settle a lawsuit…

  • Manville event helps fight cancer

    To the editor By:    Do you have friends or family members who faced cancer and won? Have you had to suffer the pain of losing someone to cancer?    This year, I said yes to both questions and so I took on the role of co-chairing the Relay for Life because I don’t want to keep…

  • Lawrence Fellin Sr.

    By:    MANVILLE — Lawrence E. Fellin died Sunday, May 2, at the Briar Leaf Nursing Home in Doylestown, Pa. He was 70.    Born in Hazelton, Pa., he had been a resident of Manville for the past 48 years.    Mr. Fellin retired in 1983 as a millwright, having been employed by Johns Manville Corp.    A veteran…

  • Burglar flees after clash with Pennington man

    Police Director William Meytrott: "This is the first time in years, to my knowledge, that someone in the borough has confronted a burglar face-to-face in their own home." By John Tredrea    A burglar who broke into a Sked Street residence early Sunday morning was caught in the act by the homeowner, but got away after…

  • Pratt helping to guide Vikings into playoffs

    VOLLEYBALL By:Ken Weingartner    Darryl Pratt’s experience with the South Brunswick High School boys volleyball team might be readying him for an audition with the Sopranos.    After all, he has more kills than any of the hitmen on the HBO mob series combined.    A middle-hitter for the Vikings, Pratt was a force for South Brunswick as…

  • Lady Bulldogs fall in county quarterfinals

    Softball By: Jim Green    The Hopewell Valley Central High School softball team’s struggles at the plate have left it with little margin for error in the field.    The sixth-seeded Lady Bulldogs surrendered three runs on a wild pitch and an error in the fifth inning, opening the door for third-seeded Lawrence to escape with a…

  • May 6, 5:35 p.m.: Peanut gallery

    Book firm plans to republish "Peanuts" in its entirety. By: Hank Kalet    "Peanuts" fans take note. Fantagraphics Books will begin republishing every single "Peanuts" strip starting this week with those originally published between 1950 and 1952. One book will be released every six months with a total of 25 expected.    I only have one word…

  • Army reservist feted for service in Iraq

    South Hunterdon graduate Sean Fadden has a welcome-home bash at the Lambertville Elks April 3. By: Linda Seida    LAMBERTVILLE — Friends and family of South Hunterdon Regional High School graduate Sean Fadden treated him like a hero when he returned last month after spending more than a year in Iraq with the Army Reserves, celebrating…