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  • Board members agree on new MHS principal

    Unanimous vote puts Allentown High’s Dr. Rodney Logan in charge of school By:Sally Goldenberg    The Manville Board of Education selected its first and only candidate for the recently vacated position of high school principal at its work session in the Alexander Batcho Intermediate School on Tuesday night.    Rodney J. Logan, the current vice principal of…

  • Police warn of burglaries

    Incidents have happened along Robbinsville-Allentown Road in Washington Township. By: Sarah Winkelman    WASHINGTON — Police said there have been a rash of burglaries on Robbinsville-Allentown Road during the past month and are asking residents to look out for suspicious activity in the area, especially during the daytime.    On July 16, between 11 a.m. and 4…

  • High hopes top Freshman Agenda

    Incoming Lawrence High students attend three-day orientation session at Rider University. By: Sarah Winkelman    Driven by the urge to become acquainted with their future classmates, almost half of Lawrence High School’s incoming freshman class voluntarily spent last weekend at an orientation program.    Of the 375 students to enter LHS next month as part of the…

  • RCA acceptance opens door for home repairs

    Manville Borough Council approves plan to use $300,000 from Hillsborough for improvements. By:Alec Moore    After considerable debate, the Borough Council accepted a Regional Contribution Agreement (RCA) from Hillsborough Township Monday.    The RCA will give Manville $300,000 to renovate homes in town that are in dire need of repair.    Hillsborough is granting the money to Manville…

  • Parents pan new bus plan

    Parents want all middle-school children bused By: Nick D’Amore    Parents along Georges Road and Route 522 want their middle school-age children bused to school.    Students living in these areas were bused to the Upper Elementary School, now Crossroads North, and to Crossroads, now Crossroads South, last year. However, because the school board redrew the boundaries…

  • BACK PORCH: Searching for a cure with the healing powers of touch

    By: Melissa Morgan    With my eyes closed tight, I lay on top of a blue velvet blanket and tried my best to put my mind at ease. I concentrated hard on the instructions for my breathing, taking the air in and out slowly and picturing my lungs filling up like a balloon.    "Try to relax…

  • Blaze destroys new house

    Several firefighters treated for exhaustion after battling fire in 90-degree weather By:Alec Moore    A fire on Tuesday that destroyed a house under construction on Castle Hill Lane and forced the evacuation of six nearby residences started in a pile of construction debris, according to police and fire officials.    Hillsborough Fire Inspector Chris Weniger said that…

  • Of Antiques and Treasures

    DiAnna Tindell will share her restoration skills at the Antiques Weekend in Somerset at the Garden State Exhibit Center, Aug. 17-18. By: Mary Jasch    DiAnna Tindell’s got gumption. It rose when people told her she’d never make a living with art. It surfaced when she went to Appalachia’s back-country to live with a family of…

  • 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…