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  • COMMUNITY CALENDAR: March 14

    Friday, March 15    Spaghetti Dinner: sponsored by the Hope Fire Company Ladies Auxiliary, 4 to 7:30 p.m., Hope Fire Company, 82 Route 526, Allentown. Admission is $12 for adults, $6 for children; kids under 4 free. Dinner includes salad, rolls, pasta, meatball, drink and dessert. Tuesday, March 19    Create a Lamb, for children accompanied by…

  • MANVILLE: Petti, Petrone bring home wrestling gold medals

    MANVILLE: Petti, Petrone bring home wrestling gold medals

    Manville recreation wrestlers pose for a team photo. In bottom row, from left, are Lukas Rios, Timothy Whitenight, Ernest Freitag, Justin Petti, Tyler Kesolitz, Rich Freitag, Matthew Mullins, Ethan Mullins, Jack Lombardino and Nicholas Colom´baroni. In second row, Daniel Lyons, Christopher Wagner, Thomas Camacho, Ethan Burlew, Alan Rainz, Jorge Barsa, Ian Rodriguez, Sebastian Rodriguez, Douglas…

  • MANVILLE: On church’s soup menu: Lentil and tomato basil

       Through March 29, Holy Ghost Church at Roosevelt and 6th Avenue, Manville, will make a variety of soups, pirohi and halushki on Fridays during Lent. This year, the church has added potato pancakes.    The soups for Friday, March 15, are lentil and tomato basil.The church hall will be open from 1-6 p.m. each Friday for…

  • LAWRENCE: Mary Tanner a role model for Lawrence

    LAWRENCE: Mary Tanner a role model for Lawrence

    Mary Tanner … first woman on council

  • MANVILLE: Senior Corner column, week of March 14

       The Manville Senior Citizens meet at 12:30 p.m. the second Thursday of each month at the VFW on Washington Avenue. Residents of Manville age 50 and older are eligible for membership. Also, persons who do not remain residents of Manville are still eligible for membership.    Canned goods or nonperishable food items will continue to be…

  • LAWRENCE: School tax rate to increase by 7 cents

    By Lea Kahn,Staff Writer    The Lawrence Township public school district’s proposed $67.5 million operating budget for 2013-14 was approved by the school board last week, clearing the way for the March 21 public hearing on the proposed spending plan.    The Lawrence Township Board of Education will hold a public hearing on the proposed budget on…

  • Fight development at intersectiomn

    Catharina Sshimert As a resident of Lawrenceville, I am strongly opposed to the scale of development planned at the corner of Route 1 and Bakers Basin Road.    A zoning variance is sought to allow the building of: A Wawa store with 16 fuel pumps, a McDonald’s, a TD Bank, a new Mrs G TV and…

  • MANVILLE: Making cards is fun — even the guys like it

    MANVILLE: Making cards is fun — even the guys like it

    By Mary Ellen Day, Special to the News       One of the new programs at the Manville Public Library brings people together for service projects to support local organizations.    Monday was one of those programs. Young and old came to make greeting cards for Compassionate Care Hospices, one of which is Branchburg. The cards — made…

  • ROBBINSVILLE: School officials pursuing security audit

    Mayer hopes board will select consultant March 26 By James McEvoy, Managing Editor    ROBBINSVILLE — School officials are continuing their pursuit of a comprehensive school security audit to address safety throughout the Robbinsville School District.    Bids for security audits were accepted through March 15, according to the school district website.    The move comes months after…