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  • POLICE BLOTTER

    Lambertville and West Amwell    Lambertville police reported:    — Police are investigating a reported burglary that occurred at Bell’s Tavern on North Union Street sometime between Feb. 25 and 26.    An undisclosed amount of cash was removed from a safe that had been cut open by the burglars. The investigation is ongoing and is being handled…

  • MANVILLE: Fans flock to Dr. Seuss fete

    MANVILLE: Fans flock to Dr. Seuss fete

    By Mary Ellen Zangara, Special Writer    More than 190 local fans of Dr. Seuss showed up for the Manville Public Library’s Feb. 24 birthday party in his honor.    The birthday celebration in the community room at the library was organized by Children’s Librarian Ruth Bielanski and Jennifer Dietrich, of the library’s board of trustees. Weston…

  • HILLSBOROUGH: Trio tapped for county honors

    By Audrey Levine, Staff Writer    At its 18th annual dinner, Somerset County’s Commission on the Status of Women is taking the time to honor 19 women, including three from Hillsborough, who were nominated for enriching the lives of people in their communities through their jobs and volunteer work.    The dinner is held in celebration of…

  • SOUTH BRUNSWICK: Six candidates file for school board

    By Davy James, Staff Writer    Six candidates have filed to run for three, three-year seats on the South Brunswick Board of Education in April’s school elections.    Incumbents Harry Delgado, of Dayton, Deborah Taylor, of Kendall Park, and Anna Tupe, of Monmouth Junction, all filed for re-election.    The incumbents will be challenged by Daniel Boyle, of…

  • Community calendar for March 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…

  • MANVILLE: Fans flock to Dr. Seuss fete

    MANVILLE: Fans flock to Dr. Seuss fete

    Weston School third-grader Shelby Slater reads during the Feb. 24 Dr. Seuss event at the library. Photo by Mary Ellen Zangara

  • HILLSBOROUGH: Police tap Pineno as IT head

    By Audrey Levine, Staff Writer    The job has previously been part time in the department, but increasing demands for technology in aiding police officers has led to the Hillsborough department preparing for it to be full time, as of April 1.    ”There has always been an information technology (IT) position, however, it was split between…

  • LAWRENCE: Police protest layoff of custodians

    Council mulls outsourcing By Lea Kahn, Staff Writer    More than a dozen police officers turned out to protest the proposed layoff of the Municipal Court and Police Department building custodian at Township Council’s meeting Tuesday night.    The proposed 2010 municipal budget calls for laying off two custodians to help balance the budget. One custodian, Michael…

  • LAWRENCE: Planner outlines principles of sustainability

    By Lea Kahn, Staff Writer    A draft version of the proposed Sustainability Element to Lawrence Township’s Master Plan should be presented to the Planning Board next month.    In the meantime, township planning consultant Beth McManus offered some background and outlined some of the principles that likely would be contained in the Sustainability Element at the…