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  • MANVILLE: Mayor-elect looks ahead to ‘restore pride’

    To the editor:     I want to express my gratitude to the voters of Manville for electing me to my fifth term as your mayor. I look forward to working with the members of the Borough Council and you to restore the pride in Manville and resolve the issues presently facing our Borough.     We’ve…

  • Letters: Keep marijuana farm out of Upper Freehold

    From: Dr. Curtis Byrnes, Upper Freehold To the editor: The recent proposal to construct New Jersey’s first medical marijuana farm in Upper Freehold Township lacks concrete planning and grossly underestimates the potential problems associated with such a business.    The Breakwater Alternative Treatment Center has formally requested initial facilities on Rues Road to include greenhouses and…

  • ALLENTOWN: Anthony prevails in Borough Council race

    Provisional ballots counted; results to be certified Tuesday By Joanne Degnan, Managing Editor    ALLENTOWN — Democrat Angela Anthony picked up two additional votes when the provisional ballots were counted on Monday, giving her a 287-to-284 margin of victory over Republican Don Swaysland in the Borough Council race.    ”She has won by a three-vote margin,” Monmouth…

  • ALLENTOWN: They’re going to Disney!

    ALLENTOWN: They’re going to Disney!

    Pee Wee cheerleader Samantha Polcari shows her stuff executing a Scorpion.

  • Diocese to Host Workshop for Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion to the Sick and Homebound

    By Erin Friedlander PISCATAWAY – The Diocese of Metuchen will host a liturgical formation workshop on the topic of Pastoral Care for the Sick for Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion on Saturday, December 3 from 10 a.m. to noon at the St. John Neumann Pastoral Center. Catholic chaplains, who serve in medical facilities in the…

  • SOUTH BRUNSWICK: Honoring those who served

    SOUTH BRUNSWICK: Honoring those who served

    By Charles W. Kim, Managing Editor More than 100 community members came out Nov. 11 to pay tribute to those who have served this nation in the military.¶ "George Washington, in 1789, said ‘the future of the American soldier depends on how we treat the veterans of past wars,’" Mayor Frank Gambatese said during the…

  • LAWRENCE: Roxboro Road proposal before Planning Board

    By Lea Kahn, Staff Writer    A revised application for an eight-lot subdivision, proposed for 125 Roxboro Road, is set for a public hearing before the Planning Board Monday at 7:30 p.m. in the lower level conference room at the Municipal Building.    Edward Bucci Builders Inc. is seeking preliminary major subdivision approval for the development, which…

  • MANVILLE: Community calendar: Week of Nov. 17

    Sat., Nov. 19     Tricky tray basket raffle: Manville-Hillsborough BPOE 2119 hosts at 1500 Brooks Blvd. $10 in advance, $15 at door (includes one free sheet of tickets). A person will pay cash for gold on site. No one under 18 admitted. Doors open 5:30 p.m.; raffle at 6:30. 908-725-1717.     Free throw shooting: Local…

  • ROBBINSVILLE: Auction set for two farms, former Cattail Tavern