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  • Born to ride: HoVal’s Lindsay Alston

    Her aim is the Olympics in 2004 By: John Tredrea    Listening to her talk about horseback riding makes it difficult to imagine Lindsay Alston without the sport as an integral part of her life. She’s been so wrapped up with riding since she was 5 years old that she routinely talks about things from the…

  • Andreyko, spring teams ended school year in style

    MHS YEAR IN SPORTS By: Rudy Brandl    I was beginning to think my 13th full year covering Manville High sports was going to be an unlucky one. The football team struggled, neither soccer team made the states and the wrestling program had another rough season.    After only one MHS varsity team posted a winning record…

  • Company refuses shortenedschool maintenance contract

    Board to reconsider optionsat special meeting Monday By:Krzysztof Scibiorski    Board of Education members will meet Monday in a special meeting to readdress the district’s custodial and maintenance contract with ServiceMaster.    During the June 17 meeting, board member Wolf Schneider’s motion to extend the contract for only six months, was passed 6 – 2 by board…

  • Businesses broken intoonce again

    Variety store, Krauszer’s hit for second time in two weeks By:Krzysztof Scibiorski    Manville businesses H & R Variety and Krauszer’s were burglarized again for the second time in as many weeks with more than $500 worth of lottery tickets reported stolen this time from the two stores.    "It’s just a nightmare," said Manville police Detective…

  • Martin benefit picnic held in Titusville

    Event organized by Titusville’s Lisa and Dane Wood for the purpose of helping the young children of their late neighbor, Jane Martin By: Ruth Luse    Many Valley area residents gathered Saturday at the Union Firehouse in Titusville for the Jane Martin Children’s Benefit Picnic.    The event was organized by Titusville residents Lisa and Dane Wood…

  • Negotiations werehandled responsibly

    To the editor    In response to the letter from Annette Sammer that appeared in the June 27 Hillsborough Beacon, I must disagree with her accusation that our elected Township Committee members have broken their campaign promises.    From my perspective, they have acted (in regard to the PEC/SKP housing project, which was the subject of Ms.…

  • Pennington ponders meter replacement for water company

    Officials hope move might help keep better tabs on water loss By: John Tredrea    Pennington officials are considering a program of replacing water meters in town, hoping the move could keep better tabs on the millions of gallons of water that are now pumped to customers, but not recorded on the meters.    Borough Engineer Bob…

  • PENNINGTON COUNCIL UPDATE

    Officials make appointments By: John Tredrea    The Pennington Borough Council voted unanimously Monday night to appoint Kathleen O’Connor to the borough library board of trustees and Tom Griffin to the borough’s Economic Development Commission.    Also by unanimous vote, Councilman David Garber was appointed council’s liaison to the Economic Development Commission and the Pennington Business and…

  • Meet the new boss

    Donald Burkhardt accepts district’s offer By:Krzysztof Scibiorski    Donald J. Burkhardt, superintendent of Bethlehem Township schools, has been appointed as the new leader of the Manville School District.    Dr. Burkhardt will earn $125,000 in the first year of his four-year contract with the district, which was approved by the Board of Education on July 1. About…