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  • MANVILLE: Show draws personal, novelty and muscle cars

    MANVILLE: Show draws personal, novelty and muscle cars

    Steve Fusco, of Hazlet, sits at the controls of his “Knight Rider” lookalike car, a 1989 Trans Am, which, even in the 1980s, foresaw lots of electronics and screens in dashboard displays.

  • HILLSBOROUGH: Campout, fishing draw residents

    HILLSBOROUGH: Campout, fishing draw residents

    The Housel family were set up and prepared to spend the night. Prone on the recliner at right is mom, Suzi. In the tent is son, Tyler, with son, Nicholas, at left holding 3-month-old Norwich terrier pup Rylee. Tyler caught his first fish in five years at the derby.

  • MANVILLE: Malinowski cited for work with horses

    MANVILLE: Malinowski cited for work with horses

        Lifelong Manville resident Karyn Malinowski, director of the Equine Science Center at Rutgers University, received the 2012 American Society of Animal Science and Equine Science award on July 17 at the society’s annual meeting in Phoenix.     Ms. Malinowski’s research and extension programs concentrate on improving the well-being and quality of life of the…

  • HILLSBOROUGH: Community calendar, week of Aug. 9

    Dining at IHOP helps cheerleaders    Monday, Aug. 13 — Eat at IHOP on Route 206 in Hillsborough from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. and support the Hillsborough Dukes Mitey Mite cheerleaders (2nd- and 3rd-graders.) IHOP will give the team 20 percent of profits earned in the 12-hour period. Money will help fund trip for cheerleaders…

  • ALLENTOWN: Police agree to slash raises

    By Peter Sclafani, Staff Writer    ALLENTOWN — Members of the Police Department have agreed to slash their previously approved 4 percent raises to 2½ percent in order to create two new supervisory positions within the department.    The Borough Council at its meeting July 31 approved a three-year contract for police, which includes the realignment of…

  • LAWRENCE: Township revaluation bids to be opened next week

    By Lea Kahn, Staff Writer    The next step in the township-wide revaluation process will be taken when Lawrence Township officials open bids next week that have been submitted by firms interested in conducting the revaluation.    The bid specifications were sent out July 25, Municipal Manager Richard Krawczun said. They will be opened and read in…

  • HILLSBOROUGH: Campout, fishing draw residents

    HILLSBOROUGH: Campout, fishing draw residents

    Fred Tenore of the Hillsborough Recreation Department weighs entries in the fishing derby Friday night.

  • HILLSBOROUGH: Kozlowski given $4,000 utilities association award

       Thomas Kozlowski, a June graduate of Hillsborough High School, was given a $4,000 award from the N.J. Utilities Association.    Thomas, the son of PSE&G employee Michael Kozlowski, was one of two recipients of the association’s James R. Leva Scholarship.    The Leva awards go to assist two NJUA member company employees or a member of their…

  • LAWRENCE: Bishop helps St. Ann’s celebrate its 75th

    By Lea Kahn, Staff Writer    The storm clouds of war were gathering over Europe, the United States was continuing to struggle under the Great Depression, aviator Amelia Earheart disappeared, and actors Bill Cosby and Jack Nicholson were born.    A new house cost $4,000, a loaf of bread was 9 cents, the average annual salary was…