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  • MANVILLE: Community celebrates at Lincoln Park event

    MANVILLE: Community celebrates at Lincoln Park event

    Scoutmaster Jim Kelly and members of his troop work on a wooden table at Community Day. Photo by Mary Ellen Day

  • ALLENTOWN: Reading milestone celebrated at Newell

    ALLENTOWN: Reading milestone celebrated at Newell

    Students earn Top 20 honors in world summer reading challenge By Joanne Degnan, Managing Editor    ALLENTOWN — They could have dunked her, but they voted instead for a dye job and a song and dance.    Newell Elementary School Principal Kelly Huggins, who had made a deal with her students to “do something spectacular and crazy”…

  • MANVILLE: Community celebrates at Lincoln Park event

    MANVILLE: Community celebrates at Lincoln Park event

    By Mary Ellen Day, Special Writer Mary Ellen DaySpecial Writer    Manville’s annual Community Day brought out residents for fun, food and socializing. The weather was perfect for the people who attended the event Saturday at Lincoln Park in Lost Valley.    Sponsored by the mayor and Borough Council, Recreation Department, Manville Public Works and the Manville…

  • LAWRENCE: Police blotter

       About 15 fleece blankets, valued at $346.33, were reported stolen from a sales bin outside the Jo-Ann Fabrics shop at the Mercer Mall at 6:48 p.m. Sept. 22. A witness told police that she saw a man and a woman take the blankets, get into a car and leave.    Mark Pasowski, 26, of Lawrence Road,…

  • HILLSBOROUGH: Zoners request more details on Chabad application

    By Gene Robbins, Managing Editor    Leaders of Chabad of Greater Hillsborough are trying to make the case before the township zoning board that their application to use back-to-back properties on New Amwell Road won’t change the property or neighborhood substantially and therefore should be approved.    Representatives of the Jewish outreach center presented part of their…

  • MANVILLE: Police will collect unused drugs

    By Mary Ellen Day, Special Writer    Manville Police Department will take part along with The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) in the National Prescription Drug Take Back Day on Saturday.    Prescription Drug Take Back Day is a safe medicine disposal day and open to all residents. It is an opportunity for those who have accumulated unwanted,…

  • Armstrong backed in softball dispute

    Kenneth Kosensky, Manville Armstrong backed in softball dispute To the editor: I have been under the weather recently and just stumbled onto the writings about the softball fund raiser at the high school fields.    I, for one, am very grateful that we have a Mayor and Council in place that saw the situation for what…

  • Letters: Think Teal

    From Assemblyman Dan Benson, 14th Legislative District To the editor:    We all have been touched by a loved one, friend or acquaintance that has fought the brave fight against cancer while suffering its horrific effects. We all know how difficult and helpless it feels to want to do something to assist and ask if it…

  • MANVILLE: Senior Corner, Sept. 27

       The Manville Senior Citizens usually meet at 12:30 p.m. the second Thursday of each month at the VFW on Washington Avenue, but the October meeting has been changed to Oct. 18 for this month only.    The club is comprised of people who are residents of Manville, age 60 or older, and age 55, if disabled.…