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  • ‘Stony Brook’ now name of new Brandon school

    The school board approved the name unanimously Monday night By: John Tredrea    The Hopewell Valley Regional School District’s fourth elementary school will be named the Stony Brook School.    The school board approved the name unanimously Monday night.    Chances are very good that the new, 520-student, K-five school now under construction on Stevenson Road in the…

  • Schools hire new business chief

    Thomas Eldridge will be paid $100,000 annually. By: Lea Kahn    The Lawrence Township Board of Education last week hired Thomas Eldridge as the new district business administrator.    Mr. Eldridge will replace Nicholas Puleio, who resigned the job to take the identical post in the Brick Township school district. Mr. Eldridge will be paid $100,000 annually.…

  • Work on Rt. 522 begins

    By: Brian Shappell    Construction work that closed a portion of Route 522 between Kingston Lane and Georges Road for two days will continue for the next two weeks.    Meanwhile, the township is trying to get funding to build soundwalls along portions of the road after its original funding option fell through.    The section of Route…

  • Oct. 18, 2001

    By: infoUSA/Donnelley Marketing of Ames, Iowa In some cases the listing represents the property’s mailing address rather than the municipal location. While the intention is to include all reported transactions, Packet Online does not guarantee its completeness or independently verify its contents. Avenel, Raymond McCafferty, 63 Meinzer St, $164,000, 07/26/01 Avenel, Keith Pompliano, 306 Prospect…

  • HHS field hockey team shocked in SCT

    Loss at Mount leaves girls to push for states By: Rudy Brandl    WATCHUNG — The Hillsborough High field hockey team wasn’t expecting to be eliminated from the Somerset County Tournament last Saturday afternoon.    Although the seventh-seeded Raiders were playing No. 2 Mount St. Mary’s on the road, they expected to prevail. Hillsborough plays a much…

  • Students plan show to benefit relief fund

    Event scheduled for Tuesday at Lawrence High School. Proceeds will go to the September 11th Fund. By: Ken Weingartner    WASHINGTON — Jenna Rasmussen isn’t sure where the idea came from. She thinks it might have been from a dream.    But it was inspired by a nightmare.    Jenna, a Sharon Road resident who is a sophomore…

  • Churches planning prayer walk

    Saturday event marks fourth walk by Manville Reformed Church and others By:Alec Moore    Residents are invited to join the Rev. Steven Strickler of Manville Reformed Church and Pastor Willa Rollins of Faith in Action Church for a spiritual prayer walk through the borough on Saturday.    The walk will begin at 3 p.m. at the Manville…

  • Vikes gain state berth after boys soccer game is canceled

    By: Carolyn M. Hartko    That wasn’t a wind storm blowing across Middlesex County on Wednesday. It was a collective sigh of relief emanating from South Brunswick when the high school boys’ varsity team learned that an out-of-conference game with Marlboro had been canceled.    With that contest off the schedule, the Vikings regular season record for…

  • Poll: Most want Lost Valley name

       If the responses to a very unscientific Manville News poll regarding a possible name change for Lost Valley are any indication, Manville residents overwhelmingly want to keep the valley "lost."    More than 78 percent of the calls and online responses received urged the borough to keep the name the same. The alternative names suggested —…