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  • Heyer a chip off the old block

    Aside from the lack of a tournament winning goal, Viking defender enjoys soccer success just like dad By Ken Weingartner, Sports Writer    That Michael Heyer gets a kick out of soccer probably should come as no surprise. It is in his blood.    Heyer’s father, James, played scholastic soccer at St. Joseph’s and was the team’s…

  • New Jersey Restaurant Association Endorses Christie for Governor

    By Steinreich Communications NEW JERSEY RESTAURANT ASSOCIATION ENDORSES CHRISTIE FOR GOVERNOR GROUP SAYS CANDIDATE’S PRO-BUSINESS PLATFORM WILL HELP REVERSETHE STATE’S ECONOMIC DECLINE TRENTON— The New Jersey Restaurant Association (NJRA) today endorsed Chris Christie as the candidate best qualified to reverse the governmental policies that have negatively impacted restaurant establishments in the state and which threaten…

  • ROBBINSVILLE: District seeks $40M for new school, upgrades

    By Vic Monaco, Managing Editor    ROBBINSVILLE — Local voters will be asked in March to approve spending about $33 million to build an elementary school and about $6 million to renovate the Pond Road and Sharon schools.    The new K-5 facility would be built next to the Pond Road Middle School with an opening eyed…

  • MANVILLE: MEA holding clothing drive Oct. 24

    By Eileen Oldfield, Staff Writer    If it didn’t sell during your yard sale, donate it during the Manville Education Association’s annual clothing drive Oct. 24, organizers said.    ”Give us your leftovers,” said Carolyn Rogue, Alexander Batcho Intermediate School library clerk. “You have time to go back and keep cleaning out your closet.”    The MEA will…

  • MANVILLE: After clerical error, council reintroduces bond ordinance

    By Audrey Levine, Staff Writer    A clerical error caught by Manville’s bond attorneys is the reason the Borough Council was forced to reintroduce a bond ordinance Monday that had been approved Sept. 28.    According to Borough Administrator Gary Garwacke, there was a mistake in the publishing of notices about the introduction and adoption of the…

  • SOUTH BRUNSWICK: Council seeks change in state zoning rules

    By Davy James, Staff Writer    The Township Council passed a resolution Tuesday asking the state Legislature to protect the role of citizens in the zoning process.    The resolution calls on the state to address what the township calls an “inequity” in the state Supreme Court decision in December ruling that the township’s rezoning of a…

  • LETTERS: Cranstock kudos

    Debbie Rifkin, Joanne Hanson, Cranbury Arts Council    On behalf of the Cranbury Arts Council, we would like to take this opportunity to thank everyone who was involved in helping make Cranstock, a Candlelight Music Festival, a huge success.    First and foremost we would like to thank George Conley and Conley Sound for building the stage,…

  • Anything but Lonely

    Grammy-award winning rock band Los Lonely Boys embarks on its ‘Acoustic Brotherhood’ tour By Megan Sullivan    CONTRARY to the name, Los Lonely Boys have plenty of companionship and love to spread around. “Family is everything to Los Lonely Boys,” says JoJo Garza, who plays bass and sings in the Grammy-award winning rock band from San…

  • GOP candidates will move town forward

    John Mehalick, Manville    This is a very important election in our town of Manville. We can either continue to move forward or fall backward. We must move forward. That is why I am endorsing both Republican candidates for council this year.    The Republican ticket of Sherri Lynn and Richard Onderko has vastly more experience and…