Category: archives
-

ROBBINSVILLE: Council opposes Caffrey rehiring
Mayor now says he wants her part-time By Vic Monaco, Managing Editor ROBBINSVILLE The Township Council opposes Mayor Dave Fried’s stated plan to hire recently ousted Business Administrator Mary Caffrey as economic development coordinator for $70,000. For his part, the mayor is now indicating he plans to offer Ms. Caffrey that position as a…
-

HILLSBOROUGH: Fire damages condo unit
By Audrey Levine, Staff Writer An East Brookside Lane residence was deemed uninhabitable after it sustained extensive damage in a fire about 6:15 p.m. Sunday. Police said they arrived at the scene to find heavy smoke and flames billowing out from the condominium unit, which was unoccupied at the time. Hillsborough police Lt. Fran Mozgai…
-

MANVILLE: Local trombonist tours Italy with jazz orchestra
By Audrey Levine, Staff Writer John Cortelyou, a 2009 Manville High School graduate, recently joined some of the best jazz musicians in New Jersey and Philadelphia for a tour of Italy, performing for audiences of more than 1,000. As a member of the 27-person Philadelphia Jazz Orchestra, Mr. Cortelyou traveled to Italy in July for…
-

MANVILLE: MHS band getting in step for season
By Mary Ellen Zangara, Special Writer With school starting in a couple of weeks and football season right around the corner, the Manville High School Band started working on its halftime show this week at the annual band camp. Thirty-nine students from MHS, along with a few seventh- and eighth-graders from Alexander Batcho Intermediate School,…
-

IRS Spokesperson
By Gregg Semanick MOUNTAINSIDE NJ — With 2009 now half over, the Internal Revenue Service reminds taxpayers to take advantage of the numerous tax breaks made available earlier this year in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA). "The recovery law provides tax incentives for first-time homebuyers, people purchasing new cars, those interested in making…
-

CENTRAL JERSEY: PTA launches ‘cyber-yard sale’
Aim is to help neighbors in rough economy By Matt Chiappardi, Staff Writer EAST WINDSOR If you have something you don’t need, the Parent Teacher Association of the Ethel McKnight Elementary School wants to help you give it away. Likewise, if there’s something you need but don’t have, the PTA wants to help hook…
-

HILLSBOROUGH: Young ‘Olympians’ to get lessons on firefighting
By Audrey Levine, Staff Writer The Winter Olympics may not begin until February, but Hillsborough’s Fire Company No. 2 is getting a jump start on the season with an Olympic game that is being described with four words slide, crawl, drag and squirt. This is the subtitle for the upcoming first Kids Firefighter Olympics…
-

CENTRAL JERSEY: Despite woes, Clunkers spurred traffic
Area car dealers speak of ‘unbelievable’ sales hikes By Matt Chiappardi, Staff Writer EAST WINDSOR When it came to the Cash for Clunkers program, local car dealers said they loved the increased sales. But they added they could have done without some of the bureaucratic headaches from federal reimbursements not coming quickly enough and…
-

MONROE: Birds fly high in Ripken
by Natalie Lescroart, Staff Writer MONROE — After an impressive fourth-place finish at the Cal Ripken World Series in Lamar, Colo., the Dirty Birds have landed back in Monroe as hometown heroes. ”All of us who reside in Monroe are very proud of those boys,” Mayor Richard Pucci said. “It was very exciting for all…
