Category: archives

  • Letter: Watch out for rabies

    To the editor:     The fall months are approaching quickly, bringing continued opportunities to enjoy the outdoors. As we venture out into nature, the South Brunswick Board of Health would like to remind residents that there are certain health risks, which also can be present, and there are measures that can be taken to reduce…

  • Ernest Baker

       MANVILLE – Ernest W. Baker died Sept. 17 at Somerset Medical Center in Somerville. He was 93.    Born in Deans, he lived in Manville for 55 years.    Mr. Baker is a retired maintenance worker for the Bridgewater school system.    Survivors include a niece, Loretta; and a nephew, William.    A memorial service in his memory will…

  • Pennsylvania man charged in crime spree in Hopewell Township

    Full cash bail was set at $36,000. Suspect did not post bail and was sent to county correction center. By John Tredrea    A 38-year-old Morrisville, Pa., man still was being held Wednesday in the county lockup in connection with a Saturday crime spree that included shoplifting, a police chase, a home invasion, and an attempt…

  • Residents register to voteas Election Day approaches

    Board of Elections reports 4,495 registered in Manville By:G. Natasha Zoe    Almost 55 percent of Manville’s 8,203 adults have registered to vote, as of this week, but residents have until Oct. 6 to register for Nov. 4 election, according to Janice Hoffner, administrator, Somerset County Board of Elections.    Ms. Hoffner said there are 4,495 registered…

  • Township applies for $200K state grant

    Small Cities program may benefit Lawrence homeowners. By: Lea Kahn    In an effort to help some homeowners fix up their houses, Township Council has applied to the state Department of Community Affairs for a $200,000 grant through the Small Cities Community Development Block program.    The money is intended to help homeowners who live in the…

  • Parents of teens gain insights at workshops

    Parent Leadership Corps sets new series of training sessions for local parents By:Alec Moore    Parents who may be feeling as though they are becoming increasingly estranged from their teenage children may want to consider attending the Parent Leadership Corps workshop series.    The Parent Leadership Corps provides a support network for parents of teenagers, and preteens,…

  • ‘It looked like a bomb hit the neighborhood’

    Residents reflect on terrifying Tuesday experiences. By: Lea Kahn    It was raining Tuesday morning when Pam Sullivan stepped into the shower. It was still raining when she stepped out of the shower.    But some of the towering trees that had been standing in the yards of homes in her Glenn Avenue neighborhood a few minutes…

  • Joseph Malafi

    By:    HILLSBOROUGH — Joseph T. Malafi died Sept. 18 at Somerset Medical Center, Somerville. He was 75.    Born in Shamokin, Pa., he lived in Manville before moving to Hillsborough 42 years ago.    Mr. Malafi retired in 1986 as a millwright for the Johns-Manville Corporation where he worked for 30 years. Later he also worked as…

  • POLICE BLOTTER

       A North 4th Avenue resident reported at 12:10 p.m. Sept. 18 that $700 in cash was taken from a dresser drawer in the resident’s living room earlier that day while no one was home.    Then on Sept. 19, a South Avenue resident reported $600 in cash was stolen.    The money, said the resident, was taken…