Category: archives

  • Acting by the book

    All the library’s a stage in new program By:Beth Kressel    A trunk of silken dresses, zany wigs and a pot with a plastic chicken stood in a corner of the Manville library meeting room July 14.    At the Manville Public Library, stories don’t just stay in books — they also come to life.    Nearly 30…

  • The little train engine that did

    Historic train moved after helping supply military through four wars By:John Patten    Through four wars, as U.S. armed forces fought overseas, life-saving medical supplies were sorted, stored and shipped from Hillsborough’s Veteran’s Affairs Depot on Route 206.    And through the depot’s 60-year history, a small, 7-ton Plymouth "switcher engine" pulled and pushed train cars up…

  • Movies

    By: Pick a movie here28 Days LaterBad Boys IIAliasAmazing Race, TheAmerican IdolAngelBachelor, TheBoomtownBuffyC.S.I.C.S.I. MiamiCharmedDawson’s CreekDead Zone, TheEnterpriseEREverwoodFelicityFireflyFraternity LifeGilmore GirlsJoe MillionaireMole, TheMondo ExtrasOsbournes, TheOzReal World, TheSex and the CitySix Feet UnderSmallvilleSopranos, TheSorority LifeSurreal Life, TheSurvivorTrading SpacesWest Wing, The

  • Two towns offer help to a family in need

    Benoffs struggling with child’s illness. By: Rebecca Tokarz    With a television murmuring in the background and a small child happily chatting to anyone who will listen, Julie Benoff speaks about how her life has changed in the last couple of months.    When she mentions her children, Madeline and Jordan, cheerfulness can be heard in her…

  • High school’s student drivers will have to stay after school

    Training won’t be offered during regular class times By:Beth Kressel    Driving lessons will no longer be offered at Manville High School during school hours starting this fall. Students who take the course will now pay an estimated $150 for it.    The Board of Education unanimously voted on Tuesday to make Behind the Wheel Driver’s Education…

  • Governor visits Hopewell Valley

    Gov. James E. McGreevey held "town meeting" at Merrill Lynch’s Southfields office park. By John Tredrea    Monday afternoon found Gov. James E. McGreevey in Hopewell Township, where he met with hundreds of Merrill Lynch employees in a "town meeting" at Merrill’s Southfields office park off Interstate 95 and Scotch Road.    Removing his suit jacket immediately…

  • Task force looks for cooperation with opposition

    Lawrence Hopewell Trail group welcomes participation. By: Lea Kahn    Reaching out to residents who are concerned about a proposed 20-mile-long bicycle trail, the Lawrence Hopewell Trail Task Force has invited opponents to send three or four representatives to sit down with its members and work out alternative routes and materials for the Lawrence portion of…

  • Moran resigns from National Alliance, Hopewell Borough Council

    ‘After 9/11, I was looking for answers. I guess I looked in the wrong places.’ By John Tredrea    Marc Moran has resigned from the white supremacist National Alliance organization.    "I filled out the resignation form and mailed it to the Alliance yesterday," Mr. Moran said Tuesday night. "I put my Alliance membership card in the…

  • Campaign event was ‘exceptional’

    To the editor    On June 24th, I attended the Republican Club Campaign Kickoff which was held in honor of the candidates who are running for office this year and I have to say that it was one of the nicest events that I have been to in a long time.    It was held at the…