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  • Official critical of bidding process

    North Hanover Deputy Mayor concerned with the bidding process for purchase of new ambulance. By: Eve Collins    NORTH HANOVER – Officials recently approved the purchase of an ambulance for the Jacobstown Volunteer Fire Company and EMS Squad, but one township official is criticizing how the vehicle was selected.    On Oct. 16, the Township Committee voted…

  • Petrone wins 100th game with Colts

    MYAL FOOTBALL By: John E. Powers        The end of the regular season is just two weeks away for the 8-0 Manville Colts Pop Warner football team. The championship game of the Raritan Valley Conference set for Nov. 9 against East Division champ Kenilworth can’t get here quickly enough.    Sunday, the West Division champions methodically…

  • Town celebrates dedication of new elementary school

    Mansfield Township residents and officials celebrate the opening of the new Mansfield Elementary School. By: Eve Collins Town celebrates dedication of new elementary school Staff photos by Phil McAuliffeAbove, sixth-graders Ashley Cox, left, and Megan McDowell play in the flute ensemble at the Mansfield Elementary School dedication Saturday. At right, Principal Joseph Langowski holds up…

  • ‘Dining by Design’ 2003

    The Arts Council of Princeton throws a party — 20 of them, in fact. By: Christian Kirkpatrick      Beautiful homes. Sparkling conversation. Fine art. Delicious food.       The age of salons was recreated Saturday night as 360 guests gathered in 20 homes for the third annual "Dining by Design" benefit for The Arts Council of Princeton.       At…

  • Republicans claims misleading voters

    To the editor    There are many excellent people involved in the Republican Party in Hillsborough — people whom I respect, people with whom I toiled for seven years to make Hillsborough a better place.    I still support many Republican efforts on a national level and so now the difficult task of admonishing the local Republicans…

  • Town celebrates dedication of new elementary school

    Mansfield Township residents and officials celebrate the opening of the new Mansfield Elementary School. By: Eve Collins    MANSFIELD — Approximately 150 people gathered Saturday to join school officials in the dedication of the new Mansfield Elementary School on Mansfield Road.    Voters approved a $12.9 million bond referendum for the school in 2000.    Residents were able…

  • POLICE BLOTTER

       A Manville man was charged Oct. 16 with attempting to possess cocaine as part of a larger investigation involving 12 other arrests by the Somerset County prosecutor’s office Organized Crime and Narcotics Force.    Patrick Fasano, 50, of Dominic Avenue was charged with two third-degree counts of attempting to possess cocaine as part of a two-month…

  • Viking volleyball team clinches state berth

    By: Rich Fisher    A milestone was reached by the South Brunswick High volleyball team last Wednesday, as the Vikings defeated Mother Seton to clinch the first state tournament berth in their six-year history.    "It’s exciting to go into the post-season, we’ll see how we do," coach Nancy McDonald said. "The match-ups are going to be…

  • Vikings knot EB in boys soccer

    Become first team not to lose to Bears By: Carolyn M. Hartko    The South Brunswick High School boys’ varsity soccer team did something this past Monday that no other team in Middlesex County has been able to accomplish so far this season: the Vikings played East Brunswick, and didn’t lose.    However, they didn’t win either.…