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  • Tyler Vrabel

    By: centraljersey.com Jean Shepherd’s "A Christmas Story" is a perennial holiday favorite movie, and one of the most memorable scenes is when the kid gets triple-dog-dared to put his tongue on the frozen flag pole. This was Tyler Vrabel’s favorite scene to act out as he played Flick in the Somerset Valley Players’ presentation of…

  • CENTRAL JERSEY: Budgets ‘getting walloped’ by snow

    CENTRAL JERSEY: Budgets ‘getting walloped’ by snow

    A Robbinsville Department of Public Works truck plows Richardson Road on Jan. 27, after a foot of snow fell closing schools and causing a two-hour delayed opening of township offices. (Staff photo by Joanne Degnan)

  • MANVILLE: Churches celebrate pastor’s installation

    MANVILLE: Churches celebrate pastor’s installation

    The Rev. Stanislaw Slaby, at center, was installed as pastor of Sacred Heart and Christ the King churches on Jan. 22. Photo by Mary Ellen Zangara

  • MANVILLE: Niro’s Auto Body continues despite former owner’s death

    By Mary Ellen Zangara, Special Writer    Manville is saddened to have lost one of its most personable businessmen and a long time owner of a local business. Nicholas (Nick) Niro, the former owner of Niro’s Auto body, passed away Jan. 20 at the age of 77.    Over 800 people attended Mr. Niro’s wake at Hagan-Chamberlain…

  • DARE sets graduation dates

       Since November 1990 the Drug Abuse Resistance Education program has been part of all fifth-grade classes, both public and parochial, in Manville. The final phase of the program is a culmination of the students’ work, which takes place in a school assembly.    Graduations are to be held at the Roosevelt School at 1 p.m., Friday,…

  • COMMUNITY CALENDAR: Week of Feb. 3

    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…

  • ROBBINSVILLE: Council gives red light, then green light to traffic signal

    By Joanne Degnan, Staff Writer    ROBBINSVILLE — After hearing complaints from a Beechwood Drive resident, the Township Council initially voted to table a resolution authorizing an agreement with the county for a traffic signal on Route 526 at Pond Road and Beechwood Drive — then changed its mind less than an hour later.    After the…

  • HILLSBOROUGH: Trial finals postponed to Thursday

    By Andrew Corselli, Staff Writer    For the second time in three weeks, the Hillsborough High School mock trial team had its try for the gold postponed due to snow.    On Jan. 18, the team had its semifinal match against Somerset County Vocational Technical School, a contest the Raiders eventually won last week, after it was…

  • MANVILLE: Dentists help to Give Kids a Smile

    By Mary Ellen Zangara, Special Writer    Manville Dental Group will once again participate in its annual Give Kids A Smile program tomorrow, Friday, to kick off National Dental Month.    The nationwide event is observed the first Friday of February and focuses on providing oral health education to all children despite their economic status. Give Kids…