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  • MANVILLE: Business group gives back to volunteers

    MANVILLE: Business group gives back to volunteers

    The presentation from the Manville Business and Professional Association was made to Fire Chief Marc Pruiksma and First Aid and Rescue Squad President John Snow. Photo by Mary Ellen Zangara

  • CENTRAL JERSEY: Spadea says he’ll run to fill Biondi Assembly seat

       Princeton Township resident Bill Spadea has tossed his hat into the ring for the vacant New Jersey Assembly seat in the newly redrawn 16th Legislative District.    He will be one of an unknown number of candidates who will compete, probably in late January, in a special convention of Republican leaders in the municipalities in the…

  • LAWRENCE: Renovations at Quaker Bridge Mall set to begin

    By Lea Kahn, Staff Writer    The long-awaited renovation to the interior of the Quaker Bridge Mall is slated to begin early next year, the Lawrence Township Planning Board learned Monday night.    The project should be completed by October, said Thomas J. Schneider, the Simon Property Group’s executive vice president for development.    The 1-million-square-foot Quaker Bridge…

  • MANVILLE: Toys for Tots collection

       The local Marine Corps League Detachment 1284 will again support the Marine Corps Reserve’s Toys for Tots program in the Manville area.    The program will collect new, unwrapped toys and distribute them as Christmas gifts to needy children in the community.    In order to receive toys, applicants must apply on line at www.toysfortots.org. Enter Somerset…

  • HILLSBOROUGH: Planners get overview of mixed-use project

    Hotel, apartments, offices in proposal By Gene Robbins, Managing Editor    Planning Board members heard an engineering overview of a 469-apartment plan Thursday night, Dec. 1, that put off talking about potentially the most contentious aspects: trees and traffic.    Robert Heibel of VanCleef Engineering described the mixed-use Green Village project, which includes a 130-unit extended-stay hotel…

  • LAWRENCE: Real Housewife in town

    By Lea Kahn, Staff Writer    Reality met reality at the Design Spree home furnishings store on Litho Road Saturday afternoon.    Kathy Wakile, the newest cast member on “The Real Housewives of New Jersey” reality TV show, spent a few hours at the furniture store, greeting fans and making new friends.    The show, which airs weekly…

  • State Theatre Receives a 2011 People’s Choice Award Nomination

    New Brunswick, NJ (December 5, 2011) It was recently announced that the State Theatre Regional Arts Center at New Brunswick has been selected as a nominee for "Favorite Performing Arts Center" as part of the annual Discover Jersey Arts People’s Choice Awards. From now through January 18, 2012, the public has been invited to vote…

  • LIBRARY HAPPENINGS: Week of Dec. 8

       LIBRARY CLOSED: The Library will be open on Friday, Dec. 23 from 9 to 1 p.m., closed on Dec. 24 and 26 for Christmas. On Friday, Dec. 30 the library will be open from 9 to 1 p.m. and closed Saturday, Dec. 31 and Jan. 1, 2012 for the New Year. Regular hours resume on…

  • MANVILLE: Novicky continues concert’s tradition

    MANVILLE: Novicky continues concert’s tradition

    By Mary Ellen Zangara, Special Writer    Getting into the holiday spirit with music and singing those favorite Christmas songs, young and old gathered at the Manville Public Library Tuesday night for the annual Holiday Concert.    The concert featured Regina Novicky and the Grace Notes performing for the hour-and-a-half event. Ms. Novicky, a former resident along…