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Planner’s agenda includes self-storage facility
Board set to meet at 7:30 p.m. Monday. By: Lea Kahn Township planners will consider an application for a self-storage facility on Lawrence Station Road when the Planning Board meets Monday at 7:30 p.m. in the Lower Level Conference Room at the municipal building. The self-storage facility, proposed by Lawrence Station Storage LLC, would be…
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Lady Raiders still in Delaware Division chase
Several players get involved in rout of P’burg By: Rudy Brandl The Hillsborough High girls’ basketball team has already lost two games in the Delaware Division this year. However, the Lady Raiders certainly aren’t out of the championship picture. The HHS girls made that obvious with last Thursday night’s 72-30 trouncing of Phillipsburg. While…
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LETTER: Governor’s emphasis on wrong problem
Unemployment, economy, not sprawl, are the issues. To the editor: Give me a break, has our governor gone blind? New Jersey is facing a $5 million budget shortfall; DYFS workers are so overworked that they can’t protect our children; auto insurance rates are the second highest in the nation and many auto insurers are threatening…
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Edmund Zabawa
MANVILLE Edmund Zabawa died Jan. 16 in Somerset Medical Center in Somerville. He was 64. Born in Somerville, he lived in Manville all his life. He was a U.S. Army veteran. Mr. Zabawa worked for Manville Borough for 38 years, retiring as superintendent. After his retirement, he worked for the Farmers Co-op in Belle…
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Township Council hires professionals for boards
Contracts awarded for Planning and Zoning Board positions. By: Lea Kahn Contracts for the recording secretary, board attorney, professional planner and traffic consultant for the Planning Board and the Zoning Board of Adjustment gained Township Council’s approval at its conference meeting Tuesday night. The Planning Board and the Zoning Board of Adjustment hired a recording…
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Valley Foundation seeks sponsors for senior lunches
The cost of sponsoring a luncheon is $500. Sponsoring a luncheon through the Foundation allows the donation to be tax-deductible. The Hopewell Valley Foundation is looking for sponsors for the 2003 Senior Citizens Luncheons. The most recent luncheon event a Holiday Senior Citizens Luncheon took place in December at Timberlane Middle School. Students…
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Best lunch in town?
Timberlane parents sample food at Timberlane cafetorium. Timberlane Middle School hosted parents from 50 to 60 of them Friday for lunch. The idea was to acquaint moms and dads with the nutritious and delicious food served in the cafetorium. Shown above are Kathleen Blythe, 14, and her mother, Jenni, chatting while lunching. A…
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Prolific author sets signingfor animal rescue group
Lisa Trumbauer will be at PetCo to benefit Rawhide Rescue By:Sally Goldenberg Laurel Drive resident Lisa Trumbauer, in her latest literary work, reminds readers that a pet’s love is unconditional, overlooking even bad hair days and flunked exams. "50 Ways to Love Your Pet" went on sale through her publisher, Troll, in December. To mark…
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House blaze leaves 4 homeless
Fire destroys a home on Major Road. By: Sharlee Joy DiMenichi Four residents of a two-family house on Major Road are homeless but unharmed following a fire Saturday. According to police, the fire was reported by a resident of the house at 12:49 a.m. after the crackling of the blaze woke him up. Police said…
