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  • Bypass will be our ‘road to ruin’

    To the editor    Can I be the only person in Hillsborough who thinks the Bypass is an ill-conceived atrocity that should be cancelled? Is "Bypass" but a clever and benign sounding euphemism for "highway" or "freeway?"    If the superhighway that’s been built in front of the Duke estate represents the construction we have headed our…

  • Police nab shoplifter after mall rundown

    Trenton man faces numerous charges for April 17 incident. By: Lea Kahn    A shoplifter who tussled with two police officers and two Quaker Bridge Mall security guard faces multiple criminal charges after he led the officers on a foot chase through the mall at 6:47 p.m. April 17, police said.    Chester L. Bowser, Jr., 33,…

  • COMMUNITY CALENDAR

    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 359-3930…

  • A few words of congratulation and gratitude

    EDITORIAL By Ruth Luse    This week we want to devote a few words to congratulating and thanking some deserving individuals and organizations in our community.    First of all, we congratulate Mike Bruno, Kim Newport and Steve Wood, who were re-elected to their seats on the Hopewell Valley Regional Board of Education. They will represent Hopewell…

  • Township awaits aid before adopting budget

    North Hanover Township Committee will delay adoption of municipal budget until receiving decision on state aid request. By: Eve Collins    NORTH HANOVER — Officials say the Township Committee won’t adopt the municipal budget until it first hears from the state on whether the township’s request for extraordinary state aid has been granted.    The Township Committee…

  • Things residents should do to help control West Nile virus

    GUEST COLUMN Hopewell Township Health Department    In the past five years federal, state, county and local agencies have been working to monitor and control the West Nile virus, which emerged as a new health concern in the summer of 1999. Although the virus poses few threats to most people, those who are elderly or who…

  • Police could add two new positions

    Deputy police chief and captain positions may be added to the Bordentown Township Police Department. By: Eve Collins    BORDENTOWN TOWNSHIP —For the first time in the Police Department’s history, the positions of deputy police chief and captain will soon be created.    Township officials have added the two positions to the local police department staff, but…

  • Montgomery contest aims to save open space

       MONTGOMERY — Montgomery Friends of Open Space has launched a spring membership drive and contest.    All students ages 10 to 18 living in Montgomery Township are eligible to participate. The membership drive will run through May 28.    A cash scholarship in the amount of $1,500 will be awarded to the student collecting the most membership…

  • Posluszny eyes new second-in-command

    Council endorses creation of deputy chief position. By: Lea Kahn    Ask about the mission of the Lawrence Township Police Department, and Chief of Police Daniel Posluszny will reply that it is to provide top-notch service to the public.    Aiming to improve on that service, Chief Posluszny suggested creating a deputy chief of police — a…