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  • MANVILLE: Sandy can’t scare Halloween away

    MANVILLE: Sandy can’t scare Halloween away

    By Mary Ellen Day, Special Writer      Halloween was on the calendar for Oct. 31 until Hurricane Sandy played a trick on New Jersey     Sandy made the most loved holiday of the year into just a day of cleanup.     Governor Chris Christie rescued the fun and declared Monday was the time for trick…

  • MANVILLE: Community calendar, week of Nov. 8

    Sat., Nov. 10     One-woman play: Actress Regina R. Dasher presents the story of “Big Mary Septak,” a miner’s wife who fought against labor injustices during a coal miners’ strike in Pennsylvania in 1897, in a free program at the library, 100 10th Ave. 10:30 a.m.-1 p.m. Hosted by Raritan Valley Slavic Cultural & Heritage…

  • MANVILLE: Democrats win and knot council, 3-3

        Democrats captured two Borough Council seats Tuesday to knot control of Manville’s Borough Council next year.     Mark Gregor and Ron Skirkanisch, with 1,622 and 1,606 votes, led the four-way race, defeating Republican incumbent Richard Onderko (1,510 votes) and Susan Horensky-Star (1,379).     They will be sworn to three-year terms at the beginning of…

  • MANVILLE: Christ the King school holds first reunion

    MANVILLE: Christ the King school holds first reunion

    By Mary Ellen Day, Special Writer    It has been 37 years since the first class from Christ the King School graduated. On Friday night, Oct. 26, the first alumni reunion was held at the school.    Sarina Urban, a member of the alumni committee, welcomed the attendees.    ”We really didn’t what we were going to expect…

  • MCCC Biology Professor to Discuss State-Threatened Northern Pine Snake in Distinguished Lecture Nov. 20

    MCCC Biology Professor to Discuss State-Threatened Northern Pine Snake in Distinguished Lecture Nov. 20

    By Candace Zafirellis Mercer County Community College (MCCC) Assistant Professor of Biology Ron Smith will speak about the state-threatened northern pine snake in a lecture at the college at noon on Tuesday, Nov. 20 in the Communications Building, room 109.  The talk, “Snake Spacial Ecology: Application for Conservation of the Pine Snake in New Jersey”…

  • SOUTH BRUNSWICK: BOE opens schools Thursday and Friday

    By Ed Birch, Special Writer District schools will be open this Thursday and Friday, Board of Education members decided Monday night. The panel unanimously voted to change the school schedule and add the two scheduled off days this week to make up for the time lost last week during Hurricane Sandy. Schools were scheduled to…

  • Two Family Holiday Shows Warm Audience Hearts at MCCC’s Kelsey Theatre in November and December

    Two Family Holiday Shows Warm Audience Hearts at MCCC’s Kelsey Theatre in November and December

    By Candace Zafirellis Two heartwarming holiday productions will come to life on the Kelsey Theatre stage at Mercer County Community College this November and December.  Perfect entertainment for the whole family, both shows take place on the college’s West Windsor campus, at 1200 Old Trenton Road. The fun starts with the hilarious Christmas tale, “The…

  • Mercer Alum Justin Kaplan Uses Culinary Skills to Open Restaurant with His Own Unique Flavor

    Mercer Alum Justin Kaplan Uses Culinary Skills to Open Restaurant with His Own Unique Flavor

    Mercer alum Justin Kaplan ’06 (A.A.S. HRIM) stands outside his restaurant, Palate, located on State Street in Newtown, Pa.

  • Power Restored to Middlesex Water Company Intake

    By Bernadette Sohler POWER RESTORED TO MIDDLESEX WATER COMPANY INTAKE, CAUTIOUS OPTIMISM REGARDING SUSTAINED POWER RELIABILITY; WATER PRESSURES SLOWLY RISING, BOIL WATER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT   November 6, 2012 (ISELIN, NJ) 4:50 a.m.   Primary power was restored to Middlesex Water Company’s intake at approximately 2:00 a.m. Water pressures can be expected to slowly increase over the…