Category: archives

  • Discovering more history right in our backyard

    BOOK NOTES by Joan Ruddiman    Last week we looked at history close at hand in the village of Walnford. This week, more history in our own backyard can be found at the Monmouth County Library in Manalapan where the Monmouth County Archives are housed.    Archivist Gary Saretzky begins his orientation of the Monmouth County Archives…

  • Hillsborough gymnasts show guts at sectionals

    Beam performance propels team into state finals By: Rudy Brandl        FLEMINGTON — It’s amazing how much poise this group of young ladies continues to show under pressure every week.    The Hillsborough High gymnastics team didn’t win the Central Jersey Section 2 title last Saturday, but the girls sure felt like winners leaving the Hunterdon…

  • Ewing woman injured in collision with truck in Hopewell Township

    It took rescue workers an hour to extricate the victim, Michelle Perone of Mountain View Avenue, from her Mercedes-Benz after it was hit by the truck. By John Tredrea    A 49-year-old Ewing Township woman suffered several fractures in her legs and lower torso after her car was struck head-on by a box truck on Route…

  • Manville girls advance to CJ 1 finals

    Kohler turns on jets in closing minutes By: Rudy Brandl        SPRINGFIELD — The Manville High girls have shown explosive scoring ability at various times during the 2003 soccer season. The Lady Mustangs saved one of those spurts for when they needed it most in Monday afternoon’s Central Jersey Group 1 semifinal showdown at Jonathan…

  • Spring opening targeted for new shopping center in Hopewell Township

    "We’ll be laying foundations very soon," said Anthony Mazzucca of The Blackpoint Group, the Sarasota, Fla.-based development firm that is building Hopewell Crossing. By John Tredrea    Hopewell Crossing, a new shopping center anchored by a 54,000-square-foot Super G supermarket, is expected to open off Route 31 in southern Hopewell Township next spring.    Groundbreaking ceremonies involving…

  • Hopewell Township takes TND overlay off zoning map

    Noting that there is no reference in the text of the township zoning ordinance to a TND, Vanessa Sandom said, "We are removing an overlay that’s not consistent with the zoning ordinance." By John Tredrea    An overlay indicating a possible location for a traditional neighborhood development (TND) has been removed from the Hopewell Township zoning…

  • Letter: Students suffer most in contract standoff

    To the editor:     Hi. My name is Brian DelGuercio. I am a sophomore at South Brunswick High School. I am aware of the teacher contract issue that is going on in our public schools. I believe that both sides should compromise and realize that the longer it takes the more it will harm students.…

  • Gritty Hopewell boys squad eliminated in second round

    Boys soccer By: Mike Molaro    It was one of those games where, as Hopewell Valley Central High School boys soccer coach Tony Suozzo said, "whatever could go wrong, did go wrong."    The fifth-seeded Bulldogs (12-6-3 overall, 7-3-2 for second place in the Colonial Valley Conference Patriot Division) saw their season end Nov. 6 with a…

  • PBA says telemarketers don’t represent officers

    Urge residents not to donate to groups using telemarketing to solicit donations    Many Manville residents and businesses have been solicited for donations to support local police officers, and according to the Manville PBA, the telemarketing callers do not represent the local officers.    "Groups such as the Fraternal Order of Police, New Jersey Superior Officers Association…