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  • Francis Bartolomeo

       MANVILLE — Francis Joseph Bartolomeo died Sunday, Feb. 8, at High Point Regional Health System, High Point, N.C. He was 87.    Born in Raven Run, Pa., he moved to Manville as a child and resided there until 1958 when he moved to Branchburg. He was a resident of Greensboro, N.C., since 1993.    Mr. Bartolomeo was…

  • Fire districts make cases for budgets

    EDITORIAL    It is not a difficult task to endorse the fire budgets being presented to voters in Bordentown, Chesterfield and Florence townships this Saturday, as only one town is asking for a tax increase, and both districts in that town are asking for an increase of less than 2 cents per $100 of assessed property…

  • Relay squad advances to state Meet of Champions

    Winter track By: John E. Powers    Hopewell Valley Central High School’s 4×400-meter relay team got the leadership it needed this past weekend at the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association Group II Indoor Track Championships at Princeton University’s Jadwin Gymnasium.    Behind Natalie Mapp and Emily Sherrard, the team recovered from a sub-par performance in their…

  • Andreyko sets county long jump record

    Manville resident nears 24 feet By: Rudy Brandl        Manville resident Franklin Andreyko has added another chapter to his impressive long jump resume this winter.    Andreyko, who transferred to Hillsborough High prior to the 2002-03 school year, has taken advantage of his opportunities to compete at The 168th Street Armory in New York City. He…

  • Town to lobby for bypass funds

    Meeting with governor’s chief of staff aimed at securing future construction of roadway By:Roger Alvarado    Mayor Steven Sireci and Committeeman Tony Gwiazdowksi are expected to pay Trenton a visit today, Thursday, as they lobby one of Gov. James McGreevey’s top aides for transportation funding for construction of the Route 206 Bypass.    According to Mayor Sireci,…

  • NEHS wrestling enters week with stellar 13-3 mark

    By: Kyle Moylan    Going into state wrestling action this past Tuesday night, New Egypt was 13-3 on the year and looking for even more wins.    New Egypt, seeded fourth, was scheduled to wrestle against Middlesex, the fourth seed. The winner of that match went on to face Bound Brook, the top seed, later on Tuesday…

  • New Stop & Shop opens in South Brunswick mall

    Merchants see a much needed increase in foot traffic. By: Sharlee Joy DiMenichi    Merchants say the Stop & Shop supermarket that opened Feb. 5 in the South Brunswick Square Mall has given their business a boost.    Business owners in the mall say the 55,000-square-foot market has drawn much-needed foot traffic to their stores as customers…

  • Township’s properties to be reassessed

    State statute requires property assessments to be based on market value. The reassessment will bring the properties in Upper Freehold in line with that statute. By: Lauren Burgoon    UPPER FREEHOLD — To bring township property assessment rates closer to market value, the state has ordered Upper Freehold to complete a reassessment of all properties within…

  • For the Feb. 19 issue

    Erick Morterud, Harriet M. Barsamela, Fritz Wimmer. Erick Morterud    PLUMSTED — Erick Morterud, 70, died Feb. 8 at The Community Medical Center, Toms River.    Born in Brooklyn, N.Y., he was a lifelong Griggstown/Belle Mead resident before moving to New Egypt three years ago.    A U.S. Army veteran, Mr. Morterud worked for Abgold Builders in Belle…