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  • Family Programs Happening Soon at Fernbrook Farms

    By Claire Wildermuth, Fernbrook Farms Chesterfield, NJ – Fernbrook Farms Education Center invites you to sign-up for their upcoming family programs sure to engage everyone from children to grandparents.    The Sheep to Shawl program is the first in a two-part series on processing wool. Participants will see a sheep-shearing demonstration and learn some shearing and…

  • State aid loss: Towns look at fiscal options

    On March 16 announced a $359 million reduction in aid to municipalities By Linda Seida, Staff Writer    Local communities are facing serious financial difficulties as they try to determine ways to make up for large losses in state aid.    Gov. Chris Christie on March 16 announced a $359 million reduction in aid to municipalities as…

  • Community calendar for week of April 1

       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…

  • Personal Health Records Help Patients Manage Their Own Care

    By Zach Halper Personal Health Records Help Patients Manage Their Own Care New Jersey is one of only 14 states chosen to participate in a national pilot program to help identify the best ways to ensure coordination as older patients move from one care setting to the next, such as hospital to home, to a…

  • ’Shroud of secrecy’

    Ron Shapella, West Amwell Township     I am deeply concerned about the shroud of secrecy that is covering more and more official actions in West Amwell Township. In January, the Township Committee decided to hold only a single monthly meeting, instead of two, which had been the policy for many years. This decision has greatly…

  • JAMESBURG: Library to become a gallery

    By Maria Prato-Gaines, Staff Writer    JAMESBURG — The Jamesburg Public Library is calling on artists to help transform the building into a gallery in April.    In its third year, the Jamesburg Art and Exhibition Sale is looking to draw in local artists with original work.    The juried art show will be held at the library…

  • Joe Sergi’s New Novel Features Central New Jersey’s First Superheroine—Sky Girl is a Superheroic Jersey Girl
  • MANVILLE: Driver of car striking undercover officer sentenced

    By Audrey Levine, Staff Writer    A former Flemington resident who pleaded guilty to aggravated assault on an undercover police officer during a drug arrest on South Main Street on Feb. 25, 2009, was sentenced today (Thursday) to eight years in prison, with 85 percent to be served without parole.    Jesse Paulino, 26, also pleaded guilty…

  • CENTRAL JERSEY: EWRSD school board focused on one finalist for superintendent post

    By Matt Chiappardi, Staff Writer    The East Windsor Regional School District appears very close to finding a permanent superintendent.    Board of Education President Alice Weisman said this week that the board has whittled down about a half dozen interviewed candidates to one finalist, who will soon be asked to come in for a third job…