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  • MOVIE REVIEW: ‘Contagion’

    MOVIE REVIEW: ‘Contagion’

    A creepily effective reminder why Mom was right when she told us to wash our hands By Elise Nakhnikian   You don’t need to bring any Kleenex to “Contagion,” but you might want to pack some Purell.    For a story about a brain-liquefying virus that decimates the human race worldwide, “Contagion” is surprisingly unemotional. As…

  • MANVILLE: Senior Corner for week of Spet. 22

       The Manville Senior Citizens meet at 12:30 p.m. the second Thursday of each month at the VFW located on Washington Avenue. The club is open to new members who are residents of Manville, age 60 or older, and age 55 if disabled.    Canned goods or non-perishable food items will continue to be collected before each…

  • Princeton Academy of the Sacred Heart announces newest members of their Board

    Princeton Academy of the Sacred Heart announces newest members of their Board

    By Judy Springer At its first meeting of the year Princeton Academy of the Sacred Heart welcomed three new trustees to its Board of Directors. Princeton Academy, now in its thirteenth academic year, is an independent JK-8 school for boys in the Sacred Heart tradition located on the Great Rd. in Princeton. www.princetonacademy.org

  • MANVILLE: Dentist will buy back Halloween candy

        The Manville Dental Group is gearing up for its fourth annual Halloween candy buy-back.     Children two to 12 years old may come to the office on Nov. 1 from 8:30 a.m. to 7 p.m. to receive $1 per pound (up to $5) for their treats.     Not only will each child received cash…

  • MOVIE REVIEW: ‘Contagion’
  • MANVILLE: Library Happenings for week of Sept. 22

       As a result of a lawsuit, the Manville Public Library now has access to new durable materials relating to healthy eating, promoting health, and a healthy lifestyle.    The lawsuit is the State of New Jersey vs. Salton, Inc. lawsuit, also known as “The George Foreman Anti-Trust Settlement Grant Program.”    ”The Manville Library has been awarded…

  • Diocese of Metuchen to celebrate Red Mass

    Diocese of Metuchen to celebrate Red Mass

    By Joanne Ward The Diocese of Metuchen will celebrate its sixth Red Mass Oct. 9 at the Cathedral of St. Francis of Assisi, 32 Elm Avenue in Metuchen. The 10:30 a.m. liturgy will be celebrated by the Bishop Paul G. Bootkoski. Delivering the homily at the Mass will be Msgr. David I. Fulton, STD, JCD,…

  • HILLSBOROUGH: ‘Titanic’ will sink on stage in March

    Student theater group announces its season By Gene Robbins, Managing Editor    Here’s this year’s challenge for high school theater students: Create the luxury liner Titanic…and then sink it, to music.    ”Titanic: A New Musical” will be performed next March by the renamed Hillsborough High School Theatre group. It follows last year’s successful “Phantom of the…

  • HILLSBOROUGH: ‘E-Mail’ lures Players’ vets back to stage

    By Gene Robbins, Managing Editor ‘E-Mail’ lures Players vets back to stage    Ten years ago, Margaret Huang reluctantly walked down the stairs of one of the World Trade Center towers in an effort to escape the damage inflicted by jetplanes deliberately flown into the adjacent skyscraper by terrorists on Sept. 11, 2001.    Ms. Huang was…