Category: archives
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MHS winter teams in a time warp
Hoops on the rise, wrestlers down By: Rudy Brandl You hear retro music on the radio all the time. There are even some 80s nightclubs out there now. Manville High athletics is experiencing its own version of a time warp this winter. In my 12 years with The Manville News, things have never been like…
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Having an inkling of ink
Rubber-stamping has become a way to create art, even for those who can’t draw. There’s another world in Lawrence, one not yet discovered by many residents. And its named after Wally. By: Linda J. Field Wally’s World of Stamping is located inside the Pick Quick-Paper Superstore in the Lawrence Shopping Center. Since its opening in…
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Library holding computer classes for seniors
Manville Public Library is planning to offer computer classes to teach senior citizens how to use its new databases. By:Eric Schwarz The two sets of sessions, which begin in mid-February, already are full, with five seniors each, said Ed Smith, library director. The seniors will learn how to use computers to access the library’s electronic…
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Ambulance firm seeks OK to bill insurers
The ambulance company serving Manville during the day hopes to gain an extra $22,000 this year by billing insurance companies for its services. By:Eric Schwarz Gregory Scott, vice president of Bridgewater-based Able Medical Transportation Inc., on Monday asked the Borough Council to approve a contract with his company that would allow Able to bill insurance…
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For Jan. 25
By: George A. Umbro Sr. ALLENTOWN George A. Umbro Sr., 68, died Sunday, Jan. 14, at home. Born in Howland, Maine, he was a longtime resident of Allentown. He retired as an employee for Allentown Caging Equipment Co. in Allentown. Previously, he retired after 30 years with Exide Batteries in Clark. He was an…
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Calvo recants threat to quit board
Board of Education President Timothy Calvo returned to the board with an apology two days after leaving a meeting abruptly. By:Eric Schwarz It was less than 48 hours after he left the Jan. 16 meeting. At that meeting, Mr. Calvo left the room after a disagreement with Michael Fiure Sr., a former board president. "I’m…
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Mary Martin
Mary E. Martin, 63, died Friday, Jan. 19, at Genesis ElderCare — Park Place, South Brunswick. Born in Glasgow, Scotland, and formerly of Reisterstown, Md., she lived in Lawrenceville 27 years. Daughter of the late Donald and Muriel Duncan Macready, she is survived by her husband, Arthur C. Martin; a son and daughter-in-law, Ian and…
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Ruling due Wednesday on Greenbriar order
Judge Roger Mahon is expected to deliver a final ruling next week on objections to a draft court order that vacates approvals for a 3,000-unit development on Mill Lane had received from the Hillsborough Planning Board. By:Laura Toto That ruling is expected at 10:30 a.m. Jan. 31 in state Superior Court in Flemington. Judge Mahon…
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Limits set on open space properties
By: Frank C. D’Amico MILLSTONE In response to residents’ concerns about recreational facilities, the Township Committee on Jan. 17 adopted a deed-restriction ordinance to make certain municipal tracts more compatible with surrounding private properties. The ordinance allows only certain uses for nine lots totaling 157 acres. Residents were concerned large recreation fields might be…
