Category: archives

  • Holiday promotes religious harmony

       As Baha’is, we applaud your editorial "Celebration rings through rich cultures" of Dec. 21 and its heartfelt sentiment that the many traditions our community celebrated this past month, though different in practice, are "tied together in spirit."    In this same spirit of oneness, Baha’is in this country and all over the globe will commemorate World…

  • Raider wrestlers capture first dual meet win

    Wagner, Amerman win key county rematches By: Rudy Brandl        MANVILLE — While two rematches of county wrestling bouts highlighted last Saturday’s dual meet between Hillsborough and Manville, several subplots emerged to make it a much more interesting contest than the final 54-21 score would suggest.    The visiting Raiders won both rematches, avenging one defeat…

  • Township sues to preserve Route 92 land

    Action seeks to have 85 acres set aside for road included in a 2,700-acre agricultural development area By: Amanda Bok    The township is taking the state and Middlesex County agricultural panels to court in an effort to have 85 acres of farmland reserved for proposed Route 92 included in a 2,700-acre agricultural development area.    The…

  • Princeton leaders unfair to Scouts

    LETTER TO THE EDITOR To the editor:    I write for the purpose of objecting to the Princeton Borough Council, who finds it necessary to discriminate against the Boy Scouts during their annual Christmas tree sale on Chambers Street in Princeton.    How do they justify denying the Scouts the lease for parking meters, based on the…

  • Residents makes weather station a reality

       SPRINGFIELD — A $500 grant from the Exxon Foundation will help to make Springfield Elementary School a school for all seasons, by enabling the purchase of high-tech weather station equipment and software. By: Vanessa S. Holt    SPRINGFIELD — A $500 grant from the Exxon Foundation will help to make Springfield Elementary School a school for…

  • LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

    Edition of Jan. 11, 2001 Seat belt inspections To the editor:     The Hopewell Township Police Department will be offering free child safety seat inspections to interested residents. An inspection can be scheduled by calling the police department at 737-3100, and asking the dispatcher to connect you with Officer Lance Maloney or Officer Ray Pental.…

  • With right people, Manville will go far in 2001

    STATE OF THE BOROUGH By:Mayor Angelo Corradino    Mayor Angelo Corradino delivered the following speech at the annual Borough Council reorganization meeting Saturday.    I want to thank everyone who participated in today’s 72nd annual Reorganization Day meeting. I especially want to thank Nancy Kagan and Patty Zamorski for their efforts in making the arrangements for refreshments…

  • Study finds contaminant in wells near depot

       Four wells on Roycefield Road are contaminated with a carcinogen called trichloroethene, or TCE, a solvent used for removing grease, according to a recent study of 34 residential wells by Parsons Science and Engineering. By: Laura Toto    The mid-December testing was done to see if there was any contamination from metals stored at the nearby…

  • Planning already under way for Manville’s 75th birthday`

       The borough will celebrate its 75th anniversary with yearlong celebrations in 2004, and planners have a lot several events in mind already. By:Eric Schwarz    Mayor Angelo Corradino at Saturday’s reorganization meeting appointed Jeanne Golden and Rudy Nowak to chair the 75th Anniversary Committee.    Ms. Golden, a Board of Education member and a former councilwoman, and…