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  • Ways to participate in Enable’s program

    By Janet Purcell    There are several ways to take part in the Enable Holiday Gift Basket Program:    • Request a Holiday Gift Tree Poster (2 feet by 3 feet) supplied by Enable, decorated with 3-inch paper ornaments noting the needs of the agency and of an Enable consumer and his or her family.    • Decorate your own…

  • Agency outlines rail study

    NJ Transit to analyze effects of commuter rail line By: Sharlee Joy DiMenichi    NJ Transit plans to analyze the noise, traffic and environmental impacts of a proposed commuter rail line as part of an environmental study tied to federal funding of the project.    The agency has prepared a scoping document outlining the specific issues that…

  • Isador L. Pollock

       Isador L. Pollock, 91, of Hopewell Township and Coral Gales, Fla., died Monday at the Greenwood House, Ewing Township.    Mr. Pollock was born in Trenton and resided in Coral Gables for several years before returning to Hopewell Township five years ago.    He was a 1934 graduate of Trenton State College where he was captain of…

  • Grant sought for New Egypt firehouse site

    TOWN TALK by Ron Dancer By:    The Township Committee has authorized a grant application to the state for the "Local Aid to Town Centers Program."    Our grant application requests $138,000 for improvements at the historic site of Plumsted’s first firehouse, located on Evergreen Road. The 1901 firehouse was purchased earlier this year by the Township…

  • Rotarians offer financial hand to groups in need

    Second in a series on people and organizations in the area that make giving their yearlong duty. By: Cynthia Koons    WASHINGTON — On Fridays, when most employees are anxious for the weekend, a group of Washington businesspeople add an extra hour to their day.    In the early morning hours, they meet at Daphne’s Restaurant in…

  • Rationale varies in residents’ decisions

    Voting location exit polls reveal diverse motivations By: Lea Kahn    The school district’s $37.2 million bond referendum was overwhelmingly approved Tuesday, but the reasons voters gave for supporting it or denying it were as varied as the voters themselves.    Bob Erickson, who lives on Trumbull Avenue, was one of the 1,936 voters who favored the…

  • Town gets big gift in form of small fire truck

    By:Alec Moore    In the spirit of providing mutual aid whenever possible, the Hillsborough Fire Department has given the Manville Fire Department a new firefighting tool.    The tool in question is a 1985 fire pumper truck, a small fire truck capable of traversing rough terrain and fighting fires with its high-pressure water hoses. Borough officials say…

  • Hockey ticket promotion helps local children’s group

    MIKES for Manville offering discounted tickets to Feb. 9 New Jersey Devils game    MIKES for Manville, a fund benefiting local children suffering from catastrophic illnesses, has a "Devil-ish" offer for Christmas shoppers.    The group is sponsoring a bus trip to the New Jersey Devils hockey game against Minnesota on Feb. 9, as a fund-raising promotion.…

  • Santa visits Hopewell Borough

    Tree-lighting brought St. Nick to town Caroline Meeks, 6, of Hopewell gives Santa the list of things she wants for Christmas during the party at Hopewell Firehouse following the Dec. 7 annual tree-lighting festivities in Hopewell Borough. The tree stands near the corner of West Broad Street and North Greenwood Avenue. With the added glimmer…