Category: archives

  • Good to be back home

    By:Mary Ellen Zangara    Boy is it good to be back in Manville! For the past 10 days we have been traveling south down the East Coast.    Our journey began after school May 4. Our home for the next few days would be Disney’s All Star Sports Resort. It was a huge football field with goal…

  • LHS, Cisco partners in new academy

    Computer training will result in certification By: Lea Kahn    In the 1950s, auto shop and wood shop courses were popular offerings in most high schools. But today, students are just as likely to take computer-related courses.    Lawrence High School is no exception. Beginning in the fall, students will be able to enroll in the Lawrence…

  • Libraries

    Libraries Mary Jacobs Memorial Library 64 Washington St. Rocky Hill, NJ 08553 (609) 924-7073 Fax: (609) 924-7668 E-mail [email protected] URL: www.somerset.lib.nj.us Hours: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, 9:30 a.m.- 8:30 p.m.; Friday, 9:30 a.m. – 5 p.m.; Saturday, 9:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. Library Director: Helen Morris Adult Services Librarian:Gail Madak Youth Services Librarians: Mary…

  • Manville has lowest per-pupil expenses

    Council makes budget cuts official By:Eric Schwarz    Manville School District now ranks “dead last” in New Jersey in its spending on materials and supplies for kindergarten through 12th grade, Borough Council members said Monday.    Councilman Thomas J. Weiss made that comment as the council made official a compromise to cut $175,000 from the defeated Board…

  • Sumpter Thomas

       TRENTON — Sumpter Thomas, 73, died Friday at Mercer County Geriatric Center.    Born in Orangeburg, S.C., he lived in Trenton more than 56 years.    Mr. Thomas retired after more than 20 years as a chef for Landware Restaurant.    He was a member of Holy Church of Christ.    Mr. Thomas was educated in the Orangeburg schools.…

  • Lessie Napper

       PRINCETON TOWNSHIP — Lessie Napper, 95, died May 9 at the Merwick Unit of The Medical Center at Princeton.    Born in Rockfish, Va., she lived in Princeton more than 65 years.    She was a member of the First Baptist Church of Princeton and attended Virginia public schools.    Daughter of the late Albert and Roberta Napper,…

  • Local students headed ‘Down Under’

    Davis selected by People to People Student Ambassador program By:Susan Van Dongen        MANSFIELD — Tory Davis, an eighth-grader at Northern Burlington County Regional Middle School, has been selected by the People to People Student Ambassador program to visit Australia this summer as one of a 26-member South Jersey delegation.    Students are chosen for the…

  • History

    History The Art Museum Princeton University Princeton, NJ 08544-1018 (609) 258-3788 Fax: (609) 258-5949 E-Mail: [email protected] Internet address: http://www.princeton.edu Hours: Tuesday to Saturday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.; Sunday, 1-5 p.m. Open to the public. Admission: Free, donations accepted Acting Director: Peter Bunnell The Art Museum, Princeton University, houses collections ranging from ancient Egyptian, Greek, and Roman…

  • Expand state-road truck ban, city says

    Officials press for safety steps after fatal crash By: Cynthia Williamson LAMBERTVILLE — City officials hope to prevent another tragedy like the one Friday when a tractor-trailer hauling trash went out of control and crashed through the Lambertville Video store, killing the clerk inside and injuring four other people. So they have asked the state…