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  • Council rezones tract for office conference

    Possible office park is rezoned along Route 1 in South Brunswick. By: Sharlee DiMenichi    Township Council on Tuesday rezoned 78 acres along Route 1 from residential to office corporate, possibly paving the way for an office park and preservation of 215 acres of open space near Kingston.    The ordinance, adopted by a 3-1 vote, changed…

  • Dispatches: Difficult to gauge success, failure in Iraq

    DISPATCHES by Hank Kalet: Iraq’s ruling regime has fallen, but with the cost of anti-American sentiment. By: Hank Kalet    The images were remarkable — and yet, they seemed so cliché after a while.    The statues of Saddam Hussein tumbling to the ground, the cheering crowds, the children kissing American soldiers.    We’ve seen them before, in…

  • Weather creates scheduling chaos

    HHS teams spend most of week indoors By: Rudy Brandl    Hillsborough High’s athletic teams took an unexpected week off from competition after a snowstorm and a few subsequent days of rain left fields unplayable.    The April 7 snowfall halted all activities until later in the week, when heavy rain further saturated the baseball, softball and…

  • Man charged in motel thefts

    Maintenance worker charged with the burglary of more than $10,000 worth of items. By: Rebecca Tokarz    The former maintenance manager at the Red Roof Inn on Route 1 was charged with burglary, theft and possession of stolen property after he allegedly stole more than $10,000 worth of items from the motel and its patrons over…

  • Beatrice Smith

       MANVILLE — Beatrice "Dell" Smith died April 9 at home. She was 71.    Born in Trucksville, Pa., she has been a Manville resident since 1976.    Mrs. Smith was a homemaker.    Her brother, Rev. Marvin Sweezy; and her sister, Betty Dalley, are deceased.    Surviving are her husband Donald Smith of Manville; two daughters, Cheryl Smith of…

  • Manville students rise to challenge

    Advisor’s theme boosts results at competition    Manville High School representatives of the Future Business Leaders of America attended the group’s state competition, bringing home lots of honors.    The students in Chapter 3985 attended the New Jersey State Leadership Conference in East Brunswick on March 25-26.    Manville High School chapter members brought home National Honors for…

  • Letter: Pasta dinner’s success a community effort

    To the editor:     The Knights of Columbus Council 7046 (St. Cecilia’s) and The St. Cecilia’s Youth Ministry Group want to thank everyone that came out to support our recent pasta dinner on April 12.    Special thanks to two anonymous St. Cecilia’s parishioners and local merchants Dunkin’ Donuts, Foodtown, Pierre’s and Stop & Shop for…

  • LETTER POLICY

    Guidelines for would-be letter-writers    We encourage our readers to write letters to the editor.    Letters should be typed and signed, and should include the writer’s address and daytime telephone number. It is our policy to print the name and address of the letter writer. The telephone number is for purposes of confirmation only and will…