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  • Star-spangled trumpeter performs for president

    Manville man appears at fund-raiser for local congressman. By: Krzysztof Scibiorski        A local amateur trumpeter realized a dream when he played the national anthem in front of President George W. Bush on June 24.    Jim O’Reilly Jr. met the president at a Newark fund-raiser for Republican Congressman Mike Ferguson, who represents the 7th District,…

  • Cellco loses cell tower suit

    A three-judge panel said the company failed to show that it had made a good faith effort to locate alternative sites for its cell tower. By: Lea Kahn    The Cellco Partnership, which sought to build a cell tower in Lawrence, lost its day in court — again.    A state appellate court has upheld a state…

  • Toby Gerard is ‘ready to play’

    After 25 years at Cambridge Elementary, Toby Gerard is ‘ready to play’ By: Sarah Winkelman    After spending 25 years teaching in South Brunswick, Toby Gerard, a second-grade teacher at Cambridge Elementary School, is "ready to play."    Ms. Gerard grew up in Brooklyn and got her teaching degree from Brooklyn College. After teaching in Brooklyn for…

  • Township approves $300,000 more for Master Plan

    Including money to design a traditional neighborhood development (TND) in the south-central section of the township stirs discussion. By: John Tredrea    The ongoing job of completely rewriting Hopewell Township’s Master Plan can get $300,000 more in funding under an ordinance adopted by a 4-1 Township Committee vote June 20.    The Master Plan project received a…

  • Roller hockey rink almost ready

    Township hopes to open Docherty Park facility next week. By: Alec Moore    The township is putting the finishing touches on the Docherty Park roller hockey rink. Officials are hopeful that the rink will be ready for a grand dedication, and opening, sometime next week.    "They’re laying down the stripes on it right now," Recreation Director…

  • Andreyko, diamond teams provided thrills

    Manville High Spring Sports Awards By: Rudy Brandl Andreyko highlights Manville High Spring Sports Awards RUDE AWAKENINGRudy BrandlPhoto by Elane ColemanManville High sophomore Franklin Andreyko shows off his shiny new medal at the NJSIAA Meet of Champions in South Brunswick.    Franklin Andreyko’s school-record, medal-winning jump at the NJSIAA Meet of Champions capped a fine season…

  • DISPATCHES: The power of a live show can’t be beat

    DISPATCHES by Hank Kalet: Live music events can’t compare to those on a CD By: Hank Kalet    Neil Young once wrote, "Live music is better." Who am I to argue?    The charge that a live show offers differs dramatically from what you get on disc, or at least it should.    There is something in watching…

  • Week of June 27

    By: Janine Hosein    HILLSBOROUGH — Janine Andrea Hosein died June 13 at her home. She was 30.    Born in Brooklyn and a resident of Green Brook prior to moving to Hillsborough in 2000, Mrs. Hosein was a contract negotiator with AT&T in Bedminster.    She was a 1992 graduate of Pace University, Manhattan Campus, earning a…

  • End of an era at Auten Road

    Elementary school gets ready to become home to all fifth- and sixth-graders in district. By: Krzysztof Scibiorski    There were many more goodbyes than usual at Auten Road School’s end-of-the-year celebrations last week, as the elementary school gets ready to be transformed into the home of all fifth- and sixth-graders in the district.    Starting this fall…