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  • Police collecting cell phones for seniors

    Washington will be distributing phones to senior citizens for emergency purposes. By: Mark Moffa    WASHINGTON — Have an old cell phone? Drop it off at the police station and a township senior citizen will have a phone to use for emergency purposes.    Police Chief Robert Woodruff said Washington is beginning a program other police departments…

  • Family, friends remember late Elmer ‘Pete’ Tindall

    Former mayor, farmer was a fixture in the village of Windsor. By: Mark Moffa    WASHINGTON — He was as much a fixture in Windsor as any person ever could be in any place. BGCOLOR="#CCCCCC" ALIGN="RIGHT"> COMMENTS To comment on this story send e-mail to [email protected]    Elmer A. "Pete" Tindall farmed a plot of land on…

  • Chiefs reach truce in ‘misunderstanding’

    By:Alec Moore    A misunderstanding resulted between the Raritan and Manville police chiefs last week after Manville Chief John Petrovic was inadvertently misquoted in the Manville News as saying that his department was "better" than the Raritan department.    Raritan Chief Michael Sniscak, who heard about the chief’s remarks, was taken aback by the reference made to…

  • Spring is Here

    Snipes Farm and Nursery in Morrisville, Pa., holds a Garden Party March 23-24. By: Jodi Thompson    Daffodils and forsythia blooms and warm spring breezes put many people in the mood to dig in the earth. The result for those unlucky souls born without a green thumb can be a garden that looks like the victim…

  • Property tax freeze for seniors

    TOWN TALK by Ron Dancer: News from the mayor of Plumsted Township. By:    Senior citizens with incomes less than $47,177 for married couples and $38,475 for singles may not have to pay any increases in property taxes. The Senior Property Tax Reimbursement (PTR) program reimburses qualified seniors and disabled persons for any increases in your…

  • Washington school board declines more cuts

    Members considered clos­ing the Windsor School and in­creasing class sizes to soften the blow on taxpayers. By: Mark Moffa    WASHINGTON — School board members last week opted not to make additional cuts in the budget that would have brought the proposed tax increase down from 26 cents per $100 of assessed property value to less…

  • Foundation provides funds for incubator to be used for scleroderma research

    Man inspired to help after talking to those living with condition By:David Koch    MANSFIELD — Before the summer of 1978, Emanuel Coronis Jr., owner of Coronis Building Systems in Mansfield, had never heard of scleroderma.    Like many Americans, Mr. Coronis knew nothing about the often-fatal disease which deposits excessive amounts of collagen and other fibrous…

  • Linda Konover Meirs, 1884-1972, Part Four

    HISTORICALLY SPEAKING: A look at the Allentown-Upper Freehold of the past. By:    With the kind permission of Ruth Holmes Honadle, Upper Freehold historian and co-author with her son, George, of "Twixt Crosswicks Creek and Burlington Path," the fascinating history of her Aunt Linda is presented here. This heartwarming story of an extraordinarily well-decorated War World…

  • BOARD BRIEFS

    By:Krzysztof Scibiorski Tech coordinator quits    The district’s Technology Coordinator, Michael D. Skara, has submitted a letter of resignation to the board. The board will vote to accept the March 6 letter at its next meeting on March, 19.    Mr. Skara’s resignation will be effective May 6, when he will take up the same duties at…