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  • MANVILLE: Police blotter from Oct. 3-10

       Mike Castagna reported at 7:36 a.m. Oct. 3 that, during the previous week, two aluminum grates had been taken from the Marketplace lot near Skylands Bank. The approximate value of the material is $1,200. Police are investigating. * * *    A woman from Gress Street called at 12:43 p.m. Oct. 3 to say that the…

  • MOVIE REVIEW: ‘The Ides of March’

    MOVIE REVIEW: ‘The Ides of March’

    George Clooney headlines a comfortingly familiar fable for fans of CNN By Elise Nakhnikian    Toward the end of “The Ides of March,” Governor Mike Morris (George Clooney), a presidential candidate maneuvering to win the Democratic primary, gains the crucial support of a powerful senator by promising to appoint him secretary of state if elected.…

  • Community Calendar: Oct. 13 edition

    Thurs., Oct. 13    Senior Center Expo/Health Fair: 1 p.m. to 2:30 p.m., Robbinsville Senior Center Multipurpose Room, Robbinsville-Allentown Road, Robbinsville. Free screenings, giveaways, and door prizes. For information call 609-259-1567.    ”Pruning Techniques for the Home Gardener:” 7 p.m.; Allentown Garden Club meeting, Allentown Methodist Church, Church Street. Guest speaker is Professor Bruce Crawford, director of…

  • BORDENTOWN TOWNSHIP: Couple dies in Route 130 limo-truck crash

    By Birgitta Wolfe, Managing Editor    BORDENTOWN TOWNSHIP — A Robbinsville couple died Oct. 11 after the limousine they were riding in crashed into a flatbed truck carrying construction equipment on Route 130 South.    Mireille Danbury, 68, of Sharon Road, Robbinsville, was pronounced dead at the scene. Her husband, Monroe Danbury, 71, was later transferred to the…

  • Contemporary Chinese Art Exhibition to Open at The College of New Jersey

    Contemporary Chinese Art Exhibition to Open at The College of New Jersey

    By Emily Croll The Art Gallery at the College of New Jersey is pleased to present Inter-Mediate: Selected Contemporary Chinese American Art, an exhibition of eight contemporary artists all born in China and currently living in New York and New Jersey. The exhibition will be on view from October 26 through December 11, 2011 in…

  • Opinion: Foxmoor office building unneeded

    By Deborah Delpopolo, Robbinsville To the editor:    Another huge office building is potentially being built on Washington Boulevard in the Foxmoor development in Robbinsville (“Foxmoor residents pan office building plan” July 28). This unneeded, unwanted building will destroy another untouched open space that now is home to many mature trees, animals and the blue heron.…

  • MANVILLE: Students read to Sammy, the therapy dog

       ”Wow, look at the dog!” was the exclamation heard in the halls of Alexander Batcho Intermediate School when classes were changing Oct. 3. Nancy Turner and her dog, Sammy, a certified trained and licensed therapy dog, visited Mrs. Erin Shannon’s classroom for students to read to.    ”We were so lucky to have this non-profit therapy…

  • LAWRENCE: Community Center holds open house

    By Lea Kahn, Staff Writer    Dominic Macharia lives around the corner from the Lawrence Community Center, so when he learned there was an open house at the center at 295 Eggerts Crossing Road, he decided to stop and spend a few minutes.    ”I came to find out about the programs that I could take part…

  • Opinion: It’s your duty to vote

    By Michael Wysong, Plumsted To the editor:    It is extremely important to the continuation of democracy in this country that every qualified citizen exercise their right to vote. Casting a ballot for the political candidate of your choice is not only a priceless heritage, but a responsibility of citizenship.    Each vote cast is an expression…