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  • MANVILLE: Audio units allegedly taken from auto yard lot

       Three men seen in the early morning of June 15 with metal sticking out from backpacks have been charged with theft of audio units from ADESA Auto Auction.    Charged with burglary, theft and criminal mischief, all in the third degree, were Kenneth J. Wiles, 21, of Old York Road, Bridgewater Township; Sean M. Niles, 24,…

  • ROBBINSVILLE: Class of 2011 ready to launch

    ROBBINSVILLE: Class of 2011 ready to launch

    Jessica Wortelmann at the Robbinsville High School graduation Tuesday night. Photo by Suzette Lucas.

  • MANVILLE: Farmers market makes debut Friday

    By Mary Ellen Zangara, Special Writer    A farmers’ market will make its debut in Manville tomorrow afternoon, bringing many fresh fruit and vegetables to town. The market will be a weekly event from June 24 to Sept. 30.    The market will be held on Fridays rain or shine from 1-6 p.m. on Main Street in…

  • FLORENCE: Council applauds crossing guards

    By Amber Cox, Staff Writer    FLORENCE — Crossing guards are not always given the credit they deserve for getting children to and from school safely, but the Florence Township Council and mayor recognized them with a proclamation June 15.    All 11 crossing guards for the 2010-11 school year were honored at the council meeting and…

  • MANVILLE: ‘One World, Many Stories’ at library

    By Mary Ellen Zangara, Special Writer    The “One World, Many Stories” summer reading program for children begins at the Manville Public Library on Monday, June 27. The free, 45-minute program runs for six weeks and there is still room for more participants.    Children’s librarian Ruth Bielanski runs the program each summer. Participants will explore places…

  • Proposal would increase cost of health care

    Stephen Monson, Bordentown It is with a great deal of concern that I am reading about the Sweeney/Christie plan to disallow state employees and retirees from using the doctor or hospital of their own choice. Aside from the very simple fact that the Sen. Sweeney’s proposal is an outright gift to the South Jersey Democrat…

  • ALLENTOWN: Three Girl Scouts honored by Borough Council

    ALLENTOWN: Three Girl Scouts honored by Borough Council

    The Allentown Borough Council recently honored three Girl Scouts for completing their community service projects. From left: Kelsey Carroll, 18, of Allentown; her sister Madeline Carroll, 11; Hannah Ferguson-Perl, 11, of Bordentown; Mayor Stuart Fierstein; Council President Michael Schumacher. Photo by Joanne Degnan.

  • ALLENTOWN: Grave Matters

    ALLENTOWN: Grave Matters

    The marble headstones memorializing two Civil War soldiers, brothers Robert C. Voorhees, who was killed in action at Upperville, Virginia, in 1863, and his brother, Alfred, who perished a year later in the Andersonville, South Carolina, prison-of- war camp where nearly 13,000 Union soldiers died of starvation and disease.

  • HILLSBOROUGH: Fresh, green look for Triangle School grounds

    Trees, bushes spruce up landscaping at elementary school By Gene Robbins, Managing Editor    Next year, Triangle Elementary School will celebrate its 50th year. As with any aging property, the grounds were getting to look a little bit tired and spare.    Enter the Triangle School Home and School Association (HSA). It engineered a cooperative effort between…