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  • Elizabeth H. Peterson

    Elizabeth H. Peterson    Elizabeth H. Peterson, 92, died at the home of her son, Charles E. Peterson, Jr., on Tuesday.    Born in Trenton she had lived most of her life in the Princeton area where she resided with her beloved late husband Charles E. Peterson, Sr.    Daughter of the late William and Ellen Harvey of…

  • Appointee poised to become principal

    Veteran administrator will lead high school By:Laura Toto    When George D. Poye, better known as Doug Poye, goes to work Jan. 2, he’ll be going to the same place he’s gone to work for 28 years, but he won’t be doing the same job he’s been doing for the past 15 years.    Mr. Poye unanimously…

  • Holiday shopping safety 101

    With safety in mind, the Lawrence Police offer tips for shoppers on how to stay safe while shopping for the holidays.    Vitalina Bueno of Hamilton and her grandson went shopping at the Quaker Bridge Mall a couple of weeks ago. Ms. Bueno bought a food processor at a department store. She went back to her…

  • Princeton drops close one to Rutgers

    Tiger men fail to make plays in the end after solid start By: Justin Feil    All three of the Princeton University men’s basketball team’s wins this season had come when the Tigers made plays down the stretch. Their three losses on the other hand had come by an average of 17.7 points.    Thursday night in…

  • Soup kitchen on wheels brings food to those in need

       MANVILLE — Joan Howell and Louise Mears say there are many reasons they volunteer to feed the hungry at the food mobile that stops weekly in Manville, but what moves them most is the children. By:Laura Toto    "When a little girl first came to the food mobile, she asked, ‘How much is a hamburger?’" Ms.…

  • North Hanover denied $200K grant

           NORTH HANOVER – The township was informed by the New Jersey Department of Community Affairs that it will not receive a $200,000 Small Cities Housing Rehabilitation Grant it had applied for in August. By:Jeff Mikalaitis        NORTH HANOVER – The township was informed by the New Jersey Department of Community Affairs that it will…

  • Mission possible: resolutions can work for you

       Time is running out. There are only a few weeks left until a decision has to be made about New Year’s resolutions. By:    Time is running out. There are only a few weeks left until a decision has to be made about New Year’s resolutions.    Somewhere out there, someone is thinking 2001 is going to…

  • Voters say yes to new school

           Residents in the four sending districts that make up the Northern Burlington Regional School District approved two referendums on Tuesday which will provide for a new 800-student middle school. By:Jeff Mikalaitis        Residents in the four sending districts that make up the Northern Burlington Regional School District approved two referendums on Tuesday which will…

  • For 30 years, Batcho School has educated Manville youth

    LIVING IN MANVILLE By:Mary Ellen Zangara    Happy 30th anniversary Alexander Batcho Intermediate School! This year is the anniversary and will be a year of celebration.    The school officially opened its doors for the first class on Sept. 9, 1970. Paul Safko, the first principal of the school, welcomed approximately 500 seventh- and eighth-grade students to…