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  • SOUTH BRUNSWICK: Free skin cancer screenings scheduled

    by Davy James, Staff Writer    The South Brunswick Health Department, in partnership with Saint Peter’s University Hospital Community Mobile Health Unit, will be providing a free skin cancer screening July 16 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the South Brunswick Senior Center.    As the most common of all cancers, more than one million new…

  • LAWRENCE: Sunshine experience exciting for Jemison

    By Bob Nuse, Sports Editor    Case Jemison is pretty excited about starting his college football career at Tufts University in Boston.    But before he heads off to college, he has one last high school football game to play. Tonight, Jemison and four of his former Lawrence High teammates will play in the annual Sunshine Classic…

  • Community calendar

       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…

  • SOUTH BRUNSWICK: Educating those half a world away

    by Davy James, Staff Writer    As students spent last week turning in their textbooks in anticipation of being away from school for a few months, many probably didn’t appreciate the gift these learning materials are.    But to children half a world away, just having textbooks at all is a blessing. And thanks to a South…

  • WEST AMWELL: Tax rate hinges on state aid

    by Linda Seida, Staff Writer    WEST AMWELL — If the township fails to win extraordinary aid from the state, the average homeowner would see his property tax bill for municipal services increase by nearly $100.    The tax rate would be 18.34 cents per $100 of assessed value, an increase of almost 2.5 cents. For a…

  • MANVILLE: Selected students are ‘Earth watchers’

    MANVILLE: Selected students are ‘Earth watchers’

    Photo by Mary Ellen ZangaraNatalia Jimenez and Shefkije Barisha show the model of Earth Club adviser Diana Lee they made from recycled and discarded items.

  • MANVILLE: No calls needed for trash pickups

    By Audrey Levine, Staff Writer    In an effort to appease concerns from residents, Councilman Steve Szabo announced at the June 22 Borough Council meeting that the Department of Public Works will discontinue its practice of requiring residents to call to request bulk and trash pickup.    According to Mr. Szabo, there had been problems with having…

  • JAMESBURG: Fate of council candidates rest in hands of parties

    By Maria Prato-Gaines, Staff Writer    JAMESBURG — The attorney general’s office announced last week that it would be up to the discretion of the Jamesburg borough attorney on how to proceed regarding whose name will appear on the ballot for Borough Council come November’s general election.    Issues began when one seat was excluded from the…

  • MANVILLE: Selected students are ‘Earth watchers’

    MANVILLE: Selected students are ‘Earth watchers’

    By Mary Ellen Zangara, Special Writer    For the 38 members of Weston School’s Earth Watchers Environmental Club, learning about protecting the environment meant getting their hands dirty sometimes.    The club was launched at the beginning of the 2008-2009 school year by club advisers and teachers Diana Lee and Shannon Buda, with assistant adviser Melissa Grimm,…