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  • MANVILLE: State grant received for West Camplain Road work

       Manville will receive $160,000 in state aid for the planned work on West Camplain Road.    Hillsborough Township was awarded $200,000 for work on Hamilton Road.    The bulk of the Local Aid grants was awarded under the Department of Transportation’s Municipal Aid program; there were 374 grants totaling $76,126,200.    About 57 percent of the 661 project…

  • Somerville Aluminum Unveils Top Home Remodeling and Design Trends in NJ for 2012

    Somerville Aluminum Unveils Top Home Remodeling and Design Trends in NJ for 2012

    By Jodi Mayo Alessandri Somerville Aluminum Unveils Top Home Remodeling and Design Trends in NJ for 2012 Somerville Aluminum Home Remodeling and Design, one of the largest home remodeling contactors in Central Jersey, details the hottest home remodeling trends and home design ideas that promote functionality, fashion and family while focusing on energy-efficiency and sustainability.…

  • MANVILLE: Community calendar, week of March 29

    March 31-April 1    Bake sale and butter lamb sale: Sponsored by Sacred Heart Altar Rosary Society at the church at South Main and Filak streets. Saturday and Sunday before and after the weekend Masses, beginning with 6 p.m. Saturday Mass.. 725-0072. Wed., April 4    Superintendent’s evaluation: The Board of Education will meet in closed session…

  • Princeton-area Metal Heads To Compete in NYC For Best Shredder Crown

    Princeton-area Metal Heads To Compete in NYC For Best Shredder Crown

    Guitarist Anant Murty will represent School of Rock Princeton at "MetalFest" in NYC on April 7

  • SOUTH BRUNSWICK: Crossroads principal retiring

    SOUTH BRUNSWICK: Crossroads principal retiring

    By Ed Birch, Special Writer    Raymond Tucholski, an employee of the district for more than 35 years and current principal at Crossroads South Middle School, has announced his plans to retire at the end of July.    The Board of Education voted unanimously Monday night to accept his retirement.    Mr. Tucholski has served Crossroads South in…

  • MANVILLE: More than 90 kids share breakfast with Easter Bunny

    MANVILLE: More than 90 kids share breakfast with Easter Bunny

    Two-year-old Skyla Joswick, of Hillsborough — with help from mom, Tara — picks out candy, pencils and small toys from the offerings at the Manville-Hillsborough Elks Easter Bunny event on Sunday.

  • HILLSBOROUGH: Township spending to drop to 2007 level

    By Gene Robbins, Managing Editor    Spending for local government will be reduced to 2007 levels, but even that won’t avert a small rise in property taxes.    On Tuesday night, the Township Committee introduced a $26.5 million budget that would spend 5.76 percent less — or more than $1.6 million — than 2011. It goes right…

  • Community Calendar: March 29 edition

    Thurs., March 29    Children’s Weekly Storytime Sessions: Allentown Public Library, 16 South Main Street, Allentown. Stories, rhymes and music for all ages. Please call library for age groups and times (609) 259-7565.    School-age Storytime and Crafts: 4:15 p.m., Robbinsville branch of the Mercer County Library System, 42 Robbinsville-Allentown Road; for children in grades kindergarten and…

  • MANVILLE: Police blotter for week of March 29

       A Kendall Park man came to headquarters at 12:09 p.m. March 19 to report a theft of an 18-inch gold chain valued at $3,000 on March 16. * * *    Wal-Mart security reported holding a suspected shoplifter in custody at 7:07 p.m. March 19. Kaitlyn Albanese, 26, of Manville was charged with shoplifting, and, while…