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  • Borough voters OK sale of water utility to Elizabethtown

       The borough will sell its water utility to Elizabethtown Water Co., following the wishes of two-thirds of voters. By:Eric Schwarz    In a race that brought out 74.9 percent of eligible voters, citizens approved the sale of the utility for $4.91 million, ending the borough’s distinction as the final one in Somerset County to operate its…

  • Car wash keeps customers coming back

    COMMUNITY OUTLOOK by A. Lisa Hosfield    You have to respect a man whom people entrust with their Rolls Royce, or any other car for that matter. Our cars represent status, freedom and personal taste.    Hubert Zada, owner of Capitol Car Wash, located at 1617 Princeton Ave., is attuned to that fact and demands excellence from…

  • Twelfth District still up in air

    Neither Holt nor Zimmer claim victory    With most of the votes counted Wednesday, there is still no clear winner in the 12th Congressional District, which includes Lawrence Township.    Both ABC News and CNN were reporting Democrat Rep. Rush Holt up by a mere 56 votes – 142,900 to Republican Dick Zimmer’s 142,844.    Totals by The…

  • Edition of Nov. 9

    Charles H. Hibbs    Charles H. "Buzz" Hibbs, 54, died Oct. 30 at home.    Born in Pennington, he had lived in Syracuse since 1964. Mr. Hibbs owned an office services business in Syracuse. He graduated from Hopewell Valley Central High School and attended Syracuse University.    Son of the late Charles H. and Mildred S. Hibbs, he…

  • Johnsons get building OKs for Hopewell farm property

    TOWNSHIP ZONING BOARD By: Marianne Hooker    On Nov. 1, the Hopewell Township Zoning Board of Adjustment approved a use variance for a 168-acre property near Hopewell Borough, where Joyce and Seward Johnson Jr. plan to build three residential buildings.    The board also approved the Johnsons’ request to incorporate a separate parcel of six acres into…

  • LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

    Edition of Nov. 9 Why tenure? To the editor:    On Nov. 6, Pennington Borough Council discussed granting tenure to the Public Works director. I am puzzled as to the wisdom, both short- and long-term, of this step.    At a time when public institutions are moving away from tenure, why would Pennington renew it? Tenure was…

  • Brandstetter got the job done

    By: Rudy Brandl    Lost in the ugly season-ending 2-1 loss to Oratory Prep was the classy manner in which Manville High boys’ soccer coach Mike Brandstetter handled his troops after the game.    While most players and fans were still complaining about the controversial call that led to the defeat and several unsportsmanlike incidents that took…

  • DISPATCHES: We need campaign controls, or I need a bigger mailbox

    By: Hank Kalet    The best thing about Election Day is it marks the end of the election season.    That may seem like an odd comment, coming as it does from a self-professed political junkie like myself. But the end of the political season means we’re done with political advertising, done with the bulk mailings that…

  • Business group trims up downtown

       Manville will be decorated with banners and flags celebrating the holidays, with the Manville Business and Professional Association paying the cost of about $6,000. By:Eric Schwarz    The decorations will be placed on borough’s 96 lampposts in the business district temporarily to replace the seasonal banners, which for the fall have featured a cornucopia, leaves and…