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  • POLICE BLOTTER

       Robert V. Toth, 38, was charged with driving with a suspended license and failure to surrender his license after it had been revoked.    The Manville resident was stopped at 7:20 a.m. Nov. 13while driving along North Main Street. Police would not say why Mr. Toth was stopped and did know his street address.    Mr. Toth…

  • Club gives more life-saving gear

    Manville schools almost net four defibrillators from Moose Club after other districts fail to show By:Beth Kressel    Manville High School was recently given a defibrillator from a Bound Brook community organization and nearly earned three extra machines when other school districts were no-shows at a dinner held to present the donated medical devices.    Board member…

  • Toll Gate is planning for TASK Thanksgiving

    Preparations begin on Monday    On Nov. 14, Toll Gate Grammar School students and teachers gathered to discuss preparations for the 17th annual Trenton Area Soup Kitchen Thanksgiving feast.    Principal Myra Bugbee encouraged the students to get ready for the annual community effort to collect, prepare and deliver a Thanksgiving feast with all the trimmings to…

  • 30 years in local government

    Charles Abate will leave his Millstone Township Committee seat following three decades of service. By: Sarah Winkelman    MILLSTONE — Dirt roads still wound in between the expanses of farmland in the township when Charles Abate took his seat on the Township Committee for the first time in 1973. He said one of his first responsibilities…

  • Spanish Rhythms

    Led by pianist Luba Sindler, the seventh season of Westminster Conservatory’s ‘Music Heritage Series’ takes listeners on a journey to the Iberian peninsula, with ‘Dreams of Spain: Spanish Influence in Western Culture.’ By: Susan Van Dongen Luba Sindler    Perhaps because Spain, throughout its long history, has seen invaders from Arabia, Africa and Western Europe, the…

  • Cardinals rout Ewing in season finals

    Football By: Jim Green    The Lawrence High School football team ended its up-and-down season on a positive note.    The Cardinals, coming off back-to-back blowout losses to Trenton and Notre Dame, were on the other end of a lopsided score Saturday, cruising past Ewing 34-0 in a state playoff consolation game at LHS. Lawrence finished the…

  • HHS field hockey team scared Central

    Raiders made statement in shootout loss By: Rudy Brandl        The Hillsborough High field hockey team certainly didn’t go away quietly, even when most folks probably expected it.    Hunterdon Central may have been counting on an easy game after sweeping the Raiders in the regular season. HHS played tough in those two meetings but couldn’t…

  • Remember sales clerks when shopping

    To the editor    Yes, its that time again! With Thanksgiving only next week, the day after it is a much bigger day for some: Black Friday.    The official start for people to do their Holiday shopping, and with it comes the craziest, rudest, loudest and un-understanding people shopping for that "must have" item.    I haven’t…

  • LETTERS: Teachers should support taxpayers

    To the editor:    Driving around our township the signage, "We Support Our Teachers," litter some lawns. Yet, isn’t this statement misunderstood, for monetarily isn’t every taxpayer of this township helping to support our school system. Maybe it is time the union help support their constituents, augmenting their salaries and benefit packages, instead of buying signs.…