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  • MANVILLE: Youngsters test all their baseball skills

    MANVILLE: Youngsters test all their baseball skills

    Evan Canica, 5, of Manville, takes some swings at the exhibit set up by Sports Academy Zoned, of Bridgewater. Jake Augustus assesses the mechanics and gets set to offer suggestions.

  • ALLENTOWN: Annual walk to benefit African country

       ALLENTOWN — Villages in Partnership (VIP) will be hosting its Fourth Annual Water Walk event from Friday, May 3 to Saturday, May 4 at the Allentown High School track located at 27 High St.    VIP will kick-off the Walk with a spaghetti dinner fund-raiser at the Allentown Presbyterian Church located at 20 High St., Allentown…

  • ROBBINSVILLE: Township donates car to Sea Bright

    by James McEvoy, Managing Editor    ROBBINSVILLE — Township officials took the next step toward fulfilling a promise made they made to Sea Bright when they adopted the Jersey Shore community in January.    The Township Council unanimously approved the donation of a used police car to community ravaged by Superstorm Sandy at the April 25 meeting.…

  • MANVILLE: Community calendar, issue of May 2

    Sat., May 4    Basketball benefit: Harlem Wizards will play The Slamming Stangs, a team of Manville teachers, coaches, recreation and Municipal Alliance members, 7 p.m., Manville High School gymnasium. Buy tickets at any school or at the Manville Recreation office. In advance, it’s $12 general admission and $10 students/seniors; at the gate it’s $2 more.…

  • COMMUNITY CALENDAR: May 2

    Saturday, May 4    Loud and Rowdy Folk Tales, will be performed by international storyteller Julie Pasqual at the Plumsted Branch of the Ocean County Library at 10:30 a.m. Ms. Pasqual will share her love of world language and cultures through her interactive stories. The library is located at 119 Evergreen Road, New Egypt. The performance…

  • HILLSBOROUGH: Students to stage British drama, ‘Jane Eyre’

       Theater students at Hillsborough High School — and younger “future high schoolers” in the district — will present a stage adaptation of Charlotte Bronte’s Gothic love story, “Jane Eyre,” on May 10-11.    In recent years, the spring production on the theater calendar has featured a smaller cast, a respite from the exhausting late-winter musical blockbuster.…

  • PLUMSTED: School officials discuss energy saving progress

    PLUMSTED: School officials discuss energy saving progress

    Superintendent Dr. Karen Jones and other school officials discussed potential energy saving initiatives after a presentation from district maintenance staff at the April 24 Board of Education meeting. Staff photo by James McEvoy.

  • HILSBOROUGH: In township budget, employees take 60% of tax dollar

    By Gene Robbins, Managing Editor    Local government is largely about providing necessary services, and that means people are at the heart of the operation.    More than 60 percent of the township’s $27.4 million budget that comes up for public comment Tuesday, May 14, goes to salaries and benefits for the 152 full-time and 27 part-time…

  • ROBBINSVILLE: Police warns drivers to ‘Click It or Ticket’

       ROBBINSVILLE — Law enforcement officers from the Robbinsville Township Police Department will be cracking down on unbuckled motorists and passengers as part of the national “Click It or Ticket” campaign.    Beginning May 20 through June 2, the annual initiative includes high visibility law enforcement seat belt checkpoints and saturation patrols, as well as local and…