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  • Edition of July 17, 2003

    M. Lee Walton    M. Lee Walton, 78, died on Sunday at his home. Born in Trenton he had been a resident of Pennington for 49 years before moving to Lawrenceville in 1997.    Mr. Walton trained as a bombardier in World War II and graduated from Rider College after the war. Before his retirement, he was…

  • Hopewell Borough Council needs new member

    Council is expected to pick a new member by no later than the second full week of August. By Ruth Luse    The resignation of Hopewell Borough Councilman Marc Moran on Monday again places Hopewell Borough Council in the position of having to fill a governing body vacancy — something members did once before, on July…

  • Council eyes cuts to keep taxes flat

    State aid hepled, but $450,000 gap remains By:Alec Moore    Borough officials are hopeful that they will be able to keep municipal taxes flat — or near flat — this year, but to do so, they will have to make up a $450,000 budget shortfall in the borough’s $9.8 million budget, introduced in March.    In applying…

  • Ten things to watch in baseball’s second half

    AS SEEN BY GREEN by Jim Green By: Jim Green    The first half of the 2003 Major League Baseball season was as thrilling as any in recent memory. From hotly contested division races (American League East, National League Central) to monster individual seasons (Albert Pujols, Carlos Delgado) to exciting new faces (Dontrelle Willis, Hideki Matsui),…

  • 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…