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  • Lottie Sawicki

       MANVILLE — Lottie T. Sawicki died Jan. 8 at Somerset Medical Center in Somerville. She was 82.    She was born in Manville, and was a lifelong resident.    Mrs. Sawicki was a homemaker. She had also worked for many years at Diehls, as well as Baker and Taylor before retiring.    She was a member of the…

  • Lady Bulldogs seeking another state crown

    Winter Track By: Steve Feitl    The Lady Bulldog winter track team has its eyes set on its second state title of the winter track season this weekend, when it competes at the state individual meet.    Anything less than a victory at the meet would be a bit of a disappointment after the girls’ state relay…

  • FEATURES: Cancer patients fight back

    Personal experience and passion were the seeds of the Cancer Wellness Program at Momentum Fitness. By: Lisa Pettit    Personal experience and passion were the seeds of the Cancer Wellness Program at Momentum Fitness.    For Tony Vlahovic, president and co-owner of the Princeton fitness center, it was a matter of giving back to the community which…

  • Quarrels and arrests heat up summer of 2001

    From the 01/17 edition of the Register-News By:Michael Maugeri    This is the fourth in a series of six articles recapping some of the events of 2001 as reported in the Register-News. The following dates reflect the issue in which the story was published. July 5    In a major step forward in the construction of two…

  • EDITORIAL

    High HIV rates require new needle policy Gov. James E. McGreevey appears ready to take the state in a new direction on needle-exchange programs.    At a press conference last week introducing his nominee for health commissioner, Dr. Clifton R. Lacy, he declared that the time may be at hand to let drug addicts get free…

  • Missile location will see cleanup

    Plumsted officials happy that work to begin in spring at BOMARC site along Route 539. By: Scott Morgan    McGUIRE AFB — At 3:15 p.m. June 7, 1960, fire erupted inside an Air Force missile shelter and cracked the nuclear-tipped shell of an interceptor’s warhead. As emergency crews raced to douse the blistering flames, the heat…

  • Train collision injuresHillsborough motorist

    By:Alec Moore    Martha Jaynes, 28, of Valley Road was released from Somerset Medical Center Tuesday after suffering injuries in a train accident early Saturday morning in Bridgewater.    Ms. Jaynes had been transported to Somerset Medical Center following the accident, which occurred at 1 a.m. at the Chimney Rock Road railroad crossing on Route 22 East.…

  • Manville school projects face voters now

    Board members hopeful Tuesday’s referendum will be successful By:Krzysztof Scibiorski    School district leaders are hoping they’ve convinced the public to support this Tuesday’s $2.3 million school referendum for building repairs and improvements at Manville’s schools.    "I have all the confidence that this will pass," said board member Phil Fuccille. "Even the most diehard critics of…

  • Traffic count for mall area

    Study will examine Richardson and Edgebrook roads and the Hamilton Marketplace. By: Ken Weingartner    WASHINGTON — As commercial and residential development continues to increase, concerns regarding traffic and its affect on the area are growing, too.    In Washington, township officials are hoping to take proactive measures to deal with traffic before it turns into trouble.…