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  • Residents thankful for vote results

    Letter to the editor To the editor:    This morning, we were very happy to see that the referendum for improvements to the public schools in Lawrenceville had passed. While it was difficult for many to cast a vote that would ultimately increase their taxes, it was such an important step for the future of our…

  • Commercial art

    Manville High art students decorate business windows for the holidays By:Sally Goldenberg    It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas, everywhere you go. Well, at least in downtown Manville.    The front and back windows of Towne Centre Hardware and Midtown Gourmet on South Main Street are now adorned with paintings, courtesy of Manville High School’s…

  • Mustangs expect improvement on hardwood

    New coach Blasi optimistic about season By: Shawn Tyrrell        The 2002-03 Manville High School boys’ basketball season kicks off tomorrow night when the team travels to Summit to take on Oratory Prep in the opener for both schools. There are a lot of questions that will be answered in the coming weeks, with perhaps…

  • New year will bringnew committee members

    Departing Democrats look back; incoming Republicans look ahead By:Alec Moore    For Deputy Mayor John Gelardi and Committeeman Bill Gold, the outcome of November’s election was not favorable, but nonetheless the longtime Hillsborough residents said it was an honor to serve their fellow townspeople as Township Committeemen. GOP looking forward to serving    Dr. Steven Sireci and…

  • Washington Township considering sidewalk projects

    Officials prioritizing a list of areas deemed in need of walkways and taking input from residents. By: Cynthia Koons    WASHINGTON — The Township Committee is pushing ahead with plans to install five or six major sidewalks in the coming year to accommodate the township’s growing pedestrian population.    A few residents, such as Beth Fox-McManus, have…

  • Last Christmas crossing for Abbott

    Titusville native has headed boat security for half a century By John Tredrea    After 51 years as head of boat security for the re-enactment of George Washington’s crossing of the Delaware River during the American Revolution, Titusville’s Jim Abbott will call it a day.    Mr. Abbott, long known as "River Jim" because of his extensive…

  • Anti-war protesters plan rally Thursday

    Local event part of statewide effort    An anti-war rally set for 6-7:30 p.m. tonight (Thursday) at Amwell Road and Route 206 is expected to draw at least 20 protesters, according to organizers.    "We have people coming from other towns, like Montgomery and Somerville, but most will be from Hillsborough," Susan Johaneson, the Hillsborough resident who…

  • Weston kindergartners helpbrighten holidays for seniors

    LIVING IN MANVILLE By:Mary Ellen Zangara    Christmas is a time of giving as well as receiving. On Tuesday, 17 kindergarten students, their teacher Mrs. Perry and five parents boarded a school bus and traveled to the Raritan Health Care center in Raritan to spread some holiday cheer.    The young Weston School students went to visit…

  • Restaurant opens with gift to Rescue Squad

    By:    A special offer to attend the grand opening of the Applebee’s Restaurant in exchange for a $5 donation to the Hillsborough Rescue Squad packed the new restaurant Monday night, raising $2,700 for the local service.    The restaurant, located in the Hillsborough Promenade, is the 34th location in New Jersey and New York opened by…