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  • DIRECTOR’S DESK: Helping kids

    New programs being offered by the Plumsted Township Police Department. By: Peter L. Weinrich    PLUMSTED — Within several weeks, the Plumsted Township Police Department will begin to distribute Student/Family Lifeline Cards to high school students and Safety Coloring Books to grade school students in a combined effort to reduce injury and death among these age…

  • EDITIORIAL: Let us help you become better voters

    Our goal is to help residents make educated decisions and we need your help    The mission of community newspapers is to be the eyes and ears of the community and to offer residents a voice they might not otherwise have.    We take this mission seriously.    Our goal is to offer residents of South Brunswick a…

  • For the week of Aug. 15

    By: Douglas C. Gunda    HAMILTON — Douglas C. Gunda, 48, died Saturday, Aug. 10, at Millhouse Nursing Home.    Born in Princeton, he was a longtime Hamilton area resident.    Mr. Gunda owned Doug’s Landscaping Service and was a stock car racing fan.    He is survived by his wife, Melody Dawn Gunda; a daughter, Valerie Leigh Gunda…

  • Leonard Smolenyak

       MANVILLE — Leonard Smolenyak died Saturday, Aug. 10, at home. He was 67.    Born in Wilkes-Barre, Pa., he lived in Hillsborough fr 25 years before moving to Manville in September.    Mr. Smolenyak retired from the A&P Food Company in Edison where he worked as a warehouseman for 30 years.    He was a communicant of Sacred…

  • West Nile Virus update

    From the Monmouth County Mosquito Commission. By:    As the mosquito season enters into the peak period for West Nile Virus activity, the Monmouth County Mosquito Commission urges residents of Monmouth County to take precautions to protect themselves from mosquito bites.    "Our mosquito surveillance shows that WNV amplification in the bird-mosquito cycle is beginning to accelerate,"…

  • FROM ROOSEVELT: At the pool

    The luxury of local pool membership holds strong appeal. It’s not a day at the beach, no. But then, it’s not supposed to be. By: Linda Schuster    My kids and I were invited to spend an afternoon at Hilltop Swim Club as guests of my neighbor who is a member there. The first noticeable difference…

  • Board wants land for school growth

    Millstone eyeing 135 acres to handle future enrollment projections. By: Scott Morgan    MILLSTONE — Committeeman Cory Wingerter said it most succinctly: "The rainy day has come in Millstone."    Referring not to the weather, but rather the township education system, Mr. Wingerter’s comment reflected the need to provide room for a growing student population expected by…

  • Jump to Elite League will benefit girls

    Valley Division foes will seem easier after tough summer slate By: Rudy Brandl    Although the experience has included plenty of ups and downs, Manville’s jump to the Elite summer softball league was the right move for the program.    The girls weren’t learning anything beating up on the young, inexperienced teams in the Hillsborough Senior League.…

  • Pennington is site of 9/11 unity walk

    Hands Across Hopewell Valleyis planning events By John Tredrea    Officials and volunteers from all three Hopewell Valley municipalities are planning a Community Unity Walk that will take place in Pennington Borough on the evening of Sept. 11.    The borough is near the geographic center of the 60-square mile Valley, which includes Hopewell Borough and Hopewell…