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  • Residents want street-lamp lighting for Columbus

           MANSFIELD – Township resident Marion Reeves would like to enhance the appearance of the village of Columbus by lining East and West Main streets with decorative street lamps. By:Jeff Mikalaitis        MANSFIELD – Township resident Marion Reeves would like to enhance the appearance of the village of Columbus by lining East and West Main…

  • Doris L. Hagberg

       JAMESTOWN, N.Y. – Doris L. Hagberg, 80, died Nov. 17 at home.    Born in Levant, N.Y., she lived in Breckenridge, Colo., and Lawrenceville before moving to Jamestown.    Ms. Hagberg was a teacher with Lawrence schools, retiring in 1982 after 17 years, and previously taught for five years in Tallmadge, Ohio.    She was a member of…

  • MILLSTONE FACES TUITION INCREASE

    Projects more students to Allentown HighThe Board of Education expects to find out within the next five weeks how much it will spend on tuition to Allentown High School for 2001-02, but it can expect to pay more even if that rate remains stable. By: Frank C. D’Amico    MILLSTONE – The Board of Education expects…

  • MHS girls looking for positive season

    Veteran coach Lenihan returns for second tour of duty By: John E. Powers        The pats on the back, the taps on the head and the positive vibes never seemed to fade Friday afternoon even as the score mounted against the Manville High School girls’ basketball team in their game scrimmage against Pingry in Manville.…

  • Head Start party at Woodlot Park

    Santa Claus is coming to town Dec. 21 By: Amanda Bok    Santa is coming to town – laden with Beanie Babies and other gifts – to pay the kids from the Head Start Program an early visit.    The Head Start Program offers 3- and 4-year-old children from low-income families an opportunity to get a head…

  • Manville High wrestlers have a head coach

    Stibitz comes back ‘for the kids’ By: Rudy Brandl        The Manville High wrestling team won’t begin the 2000-2001 season without a head coach.    Brett Stibitz, the assistant to Paul Kolody the past two seasons, has been appointed to the position pending the school board’s approval in a Dec. 19 meeting. It’s been a wild…

  • Township taps consultant to find best course of action

    Mercury goes nowhere for now By:Laura Toto    The Township Committee was expected Wednesday night to hire an environmental consultant to help it address concerns related to the 2,615 metric tons of mercury stored at the Somerville Depot.    Public agitation about the depot increased when more mercury was brought to the storage facility in early November…

  • Point, countertenor

    With a rare voice and a specific role in Baroque music, Drew Minter talks about life as a countertenor and his upcoming performance of Handel’s The Messiah with Princeton Pro Musica. By: Susan Van Dongen Countertenor Drew Minter is performing with Princeton Pro Musica Dec. 16 in Messiah.    If the sopranino or clarion trumpet is…

  • Dr. Bones shares nutritious message

    Jokes and juggling help get the message across to kids By: Amanda Bok    An educator by nature, scientist by profession and juggler by force of habit, Doctor I.M. Bones jokes, juggles and entertains his way into the minds – and funny bones – of young children.    Doctor I.M. Bones, played by Monmouth Junction resident Dr.…