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  • Helen Hallad

       MANVILLE — Helen Matyola Hallad died Saturday, June 15, at her home. She was 89.    Born in Lehighton, Pa., to the late Michael and Helen Sidun Matyola and a resident of Manville for most of her life, she had been a seamstress for 25 years with FranBee of Manville, retiring in 1974.    Ms. Hallad was…

  • HOPEWELL TOWNSHIP ZONING UPDATE

    By: Marianne Hooker    At its June 6 meeting, the Hopewell Township Zoning Board of Adjustment approved hardship variances for four residential properties.    The variances will allow construction of a detached garage, a deck, and two building additions, one of which will include an attached garage.    Building addition and garage — Edward Kasses, who lives at…

  • POLICE BLOTTER

       Erwin B. Mialkowski, 21, of Hillsborough was charged with several motor vehicle offenses after being pulled over on North Main Street at 5:31 p.m. June 14.    Police said Mr. Mialkowski, driving a 1989 VW Jetta, was charged with failure to inspect, driving while suspended, failure to surrender a driver’s license and being uninsured.    He was…

  • Agreement would settle PEC lawsuit

    By: Alec Moore    A joint meeting of the Township Committee and Planning Board was scheduled for last night (June 19) to vote on whether to accept a settlement agreement with PEC Builders.    The settlement agreement allows for the construction of a 680-unit age-restricted housing development on nearly 200 acres just south of Falcon Road, but…

  • Mayor questions district’s legal fees

    Ongoing battle with high school contractor cost district nearly $1 million so far By: Alec Moore    News that the school district has spent more than $1 million in legal fees fighting off a lawsuit from a contractor has raised questions in the mind of Mayor Joseph Tricarico as to how much more the district is…

  • Jefferson, Madison … Ellerson

    Upper Freehold fifth-grader has her poem on display in the national archives building in Washington, D.C. By: Mark Moffa    UPPER FREEHOLD — Alyssa Ellerson is going to be "someone" someday. Her fifth-grade teacher at the Upper Freehold Regional Elementary/Middle School thinks so, anyway.    And she already has done something most people never will do. She…

  • Mary C. St. Gelais

       MANVILLE — Mary C. Fierro St. Gelais died Tuesday, June 11, at Green Brook Manor Nursing Home. She was 92.    Born in Shenandoah, Pa., to the late Ponto and Emanuella Camarano Fierro, and a resident of Manville for most of her life, she had been a seamstress with Lo Gidding Company in Middlesex for many…

  • Past Associations

    Bits and pieces of dwellers’ lives give personal meaning to Greymont By: Ilene Dube Gentility Revisited: Greymont reclaims bygone era of afternoon teas.   Photo by Mark Czajkowski Homes of Prestige VIEW THE PRINT ADS Beco, Inc. – Kitchens Century Kitchens & Bathrooms Coldwell Banker – Residential Couches USA Creative Ceramic Tile, Inc Doerler Landscapes,…

  • Baseball programa great success

    To the editor    This past Sunday, the Hillsborough Little League Challenger Division held its final game of the season. It was followed by a picnic and awards ceremony.    As I think back over the past three years that I have participated in this league, as a parent and coach, I have seen some pretty impressive…