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  • Manville High studentsearn honor roll status

       These students have been named to the MHS Honor Roll for the third marking period. Grade 9    High Honors: Steven Anderson, Michael Chabra, Xi Chen, Ashley Davey, Sebastian Firak, Jaclyn Jankowy, Amanda Kita, Melody Leach, Nelya Levitsky, Katharazynn Mrozowski, Katy Walinchus and Karol Wieczorek.    Honors: Levan Abramia, Denise DeCamp, Hryhority Fabiyan, Aimee Ferrebee, Christopher Hosgood,…

  • Choral Society spring concertset for Friday at St. Joseph’s

    Music by Brahms, Wagner on tap    The Raritan Valley Choral Society will present "The Glory of Spring" at 7:30 p.m. Friday at St. Joseph’s Church and Parish Center at 34 Yorktown Rd., Millstone.    Under the direction of Phillip Steffani, accompanied by orchestra and featuring James Lubrano on piano, performed will be songs of the season…

  • Education, the arts to meet at show

    The South Brunswick Arts Commission will unveil the ‘Art Smart’ exhibit Saturday. By: Brian Shappell    Saturday will mark the opening of the South Brunswick Arts Commission’s most ambitious exhibit to date as it celebrates the "artist educators" of the township.    The commission will unveil the "Art Smart" exhibit, a collection of work from seven local…

  • Man robbed at gunpointin ShopRite parking lot

    Lt. Bruce Carnall and Detectives Mike Simonelli and Lance Maloney are investigating the incident By: John Tredrea    A 20-year-old Blackwood man was held up at gunpoint and robbed of $380 in cash, a leather jacket and a cellphone in the ShopRite parking lot on Route 31 at the Pennington Circle.    Lt. George Meyer said the…

  • Township planners want$300K more for Master Plan job

    Appropriation of the $300,000 would bring the amount of money committed to the Master Plan to $500,000 By: John Tredrea    The Planning Board is urging the Township Committee to appropriate $300,000 for the ongoing task of completely rewriting Hopewell Township’s Master Plan.    The board voted unanimously Tuesday night to recommend the appropriation, which would require…

  • BOOK NOTES: A tribute to Mr. Allentown

    Every small town needs an Ellis Hull. By: Joan Ruddiman    Ellis was "Mr. Allentown." He was the longtime editor of the town’s weekly newspaper, then called "The Messenger," operated local businesses, served as a councilman and was elected by his peers as president of the council for many years.    In a town that runs on…

  • In the fast lane

    Borough embraces racersat inaugural Cycling Madness By:Krzysztof Scibiorski    Riders from teams around the country as well as hundreds of spectators combined to make the first Manville Cycling Madness race an exciting way to spend the Memorial Day weekend.    "I loved it. I hope that this will be something that will continue and get bigger and…

  • Police turning to pedal power

    Washington begins community policing initiative with 24-hour bike patrols in township. By: Mark Moffa    WASHINGTON — The Police Department this month began its community policing initiative with 24-hour bicycle patrols throughout the township.    Police Chief Robert Woodruff said the department has five bicycles and nine officers trained to ride them.    "My goal is to increase…

  • Front-row seats

    Family gathering Randy Brokaw (right) of Pennington, his wife, Emily Brokaw and their granddaughter Mary Emily Ballis, 22 months, watch as the units go by on Main Street during Monday’s Memorial Day parade in Pennington.