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  • FLORENCE:School board OKs budget calling for 2-cent tax rate hike

    By Amber Cox    FLORENCE — The $27.9 million final 2011-12 Florence Township School District budget was adopted unanimously March 28. The budget calls for a 2-cent tax hike for the district.    Residents will have a tax rate of $1.356 per $100. Homeowners assessed at the average $231,420 will pay $3,138.05 in taxes, an increase of…

  • ROBBINSVILLE: Tiger tales: Students hear about new endangered species e-book

    ROBBINSVILLE: Tiger tales: Students hear about new endangered species e-book

    Janet Wong, author of “Once Upon a Tiger,” tells fourth-graders where she gets her creative ideas during a March 30 guest-author appearance in teacher Linda Biondi’s classroom at Pond Road Middle School. (Staff photo by Joanne Degnan)

  • Mercer County Community College Dinner Dance Gala Raises Scholarship Dollars; Honors Supporters

    Mercer County Community College Dinner Dance Gala Raises Scholarship Dollars; Honors Supporters

    By Saveria Symons WEST WINDSOR, N.J. — The Foundation Board of Mercer County Community College honored major college and community supporters at “La Bella Notte,” (A Beautiful Evening) on March 26 at the Hyatt Regency, Princeton. Proceeds go to scholarships for deserving students and other student and program needs. Event co-chairs Nina Melker, senior vice president of The…

  • Dennis Tyburski Memorial Fundraiser

    Dennis Tyburski Memorial Fundraiser

    Eddy Murphy and Lisa Horton of Mike’s Towing and Recovery present a check for $300 to Eric Harris, Executive Director of Family and Community Services of Somerset County. The check is for the first car donated to FCS.

  • Registration is Open for Summer Classes at MCCC

    Registration is Open for Summer Classes at MCCC

    The West Windsor Campus outdoor eating area.

  • COMMUNITY CALENDAR: Week of April 7

       Tell us about you. If your local nonprofit organization plans a special event and you would like to have the information published in The Manville News, send a note to Manville News Calendar, P.O. Box 350, Princeton, NJ 08542.    All items should be typed and must be mailed, faxed (609-924-3842) or e-mailed to: [email protected] before…

  • MANVILLE: GOP picks mayoral, council candidates

    By Mary Ellen Zangara, Special Writer    The Manville Republican Club chose its candidates for mayor and council last week, selecting incumbent Mayor Lillian Zuza and Susan Horensky Star and Kathryn Quick for the two Borough Council seats available in the November election.    Incumbent Councilman Steve Szabo was not nominated to represent his party. Robert Kaminski,…

  • MANVILLE: Elks Lodge gives honors to 2010’s top members

    MANVILLE: Elks Lodge gives honors to 2010’s top members

    By Mary Ellen Zangara, Special Writer    Five local members of the Elks were honored at the Manville-Hillsborough Elks Lodge No. 2119 Installation on March 26. The members were recognized for their contributions to the Elks Lodge by Past Exalted Ruler Virginia (Ginny) Shields.    Ms. Shields, of Hillsborough, completed her term of office and presented each…

  • MANVILLE: Dancer to compete in world event

    MANVILLE: Dancer to compete in world event

       Even David Janovsky finds it amazing.    ”Who would have thought that a young man named David Janovsky from Manville, New Jersey, would get the opportunity to compete in the top Irish dance competition at the world championships in Dublin?” he asked rhetorically.    Now he’s getting some help with his expenses. The Irish Business Association, based…