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  • Lost Valley, local bridge say ‘Manville’

    THE MANVILLE NEWS EDITORIAL — Dec. 7, 2000 By:The Manville News    What does Manville look like? It’s an interesting question, and when consultant Rocky Romeo put it to the members of the Manville Business and Professional Association, they couldn’t think of an answer.    We think you’ll agree it’s an intriguing question. It’s also an important…

  • Mildred Fisher

       Mildred Washburn Fisher, 91, of Monroe, died Monday at home.    Born in New Orleans, she moved to New Jersey in 1935, living in Rutherford, Hasbrouk Heights, Wyckoff and Ridgewood before retiring in 1970. She then moved to Waveland, Miss., returning to New Jersey in 1987 and residing in Ocean Grove and Monroe.    She was a…

  • Brief strike hits auto dealership

    Service technicians from Princeton Nassau-Conover want urgent issues addressed By: Helen Pettigrew    MONTGOMERY — Looking for management to address what they say are urgent issues, service technicians from a local auto dealership, with two union officials toeing the line alongside them, took to the street Tuesday morning — specifically the shoulder of Route 206 —…

  • Truck dumps 200 gallons of chlorine at LHS

    Spill forces 45-minute closure of Princeton Pike By: Steve Bates About 200 gallons of chlorine, intended for the Lawrence High School swimming pool, spilled in the school’s parking lot Friday when a valve on the delivery truck tank broke, according to fire officials.    The spill occurred at about 9:50 a.m. when a delivery truck from…

  • Union files unfair labor charge against township alleging delay

    By:Michael Arges        EAST WINDSOR – The Communication Workers of filed an unfair labor complaint against the township Nov. 17, alleging the township has been moving too slowly on approving a contract both parties agreed to in July.    According to a statement released by the union and the compliant filed with the New Jersey Public…

  • Mixed reviews for Willow plan

    JAMESBURG — Borough officials opinions are split on the Jamesburg Civic Association’s Willow Street redevelopment plan. By: Sara Peters    JAMESBURG — Borough officials are split in their opinions regarding a plan to redevelop portions of the downtown, being proposed by the Jamesburg Civic Association.    Those who support the plan said it will take pressure off…

  • Foreign trade battle may stymie warehouse

    CRANBURY — Local developers oppose the warehouse builders’ application to designate area as a foreign trade zone. By: Brian Shappell    A group planning to build a 2 million-square-foot warehouse east of Route 130 has run into opposition from local developers because the group is seeking a federal tax exemption on the import of foreign materials…

  • Claremont homes razed, site ready for soil tests

       Soil samples will be taken from the land where eight houses have been demolished in the Claremont neighborhood to test the land for creosote contamination. By:Eric Schwarz    In about a week-and-a-half or two weeks, contractor CDM Federal Programs of New York will begin drilling the ground to remove samples from both shallow areas of about…

  • Old nemesis does in Tigers

    PU falls to Lafayette By: Bob Nuse    EASTON, Pa. – Fran O’Hanlon knows a little something about coaching against the Princeton University men’s basketball team.    Now in his sixth season as the head coach at Lafayette College, O’Hanlon has gone head-to-head with the Tigers each year he’s coached the Leopards. Prior to his stint at…