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  • CRANBURY: Curtailing false fire alarms

    By Maria Prato-Gaines, Staff Writer    CRANBURY — False alarms typically make up a good portion of the Cranbury Volunteer Fire Company’s monthly logs, but soon enough some of the responsible parties will face a steeper fine for their negligence.    Monday, the Township Committee unanimously passed a resolution, which will penalize companies that test their alarm…

  • SOUTH BRUNSWICK: Residents get an inside look at police work

    By Davy James, Staff Writer    While most people have probably forgotten the Steve Guttenberg film “Police Academy 4: Citizens on Patrol,” the idea of giving residents a first-hand look at the inner workings of daily police work still is going strong in South Brunswick.    The South Brunswick Police Department recently wrapped up its 2009 Citizens…

  • HIGHTSTOWN: Etched in history

    Photo project will tell borough’s tale on buildings By Sean Ruppert, Staff Writer    Some images from Hightstown’s past soon will create a window into the history of the borough for everyone who walks around downtown.    Later this month, the first of 15 historical photographs etched into aluminum will be mounted on the outside of several…

  • ALLENTOWN: Girls track runs off with Long Branch title

    Scott becomes first from Robbinsville to win Mercer track title By: Kyle Moylan Sports Editor     The Allentown High School girls’ track team is in full stride now that the tournament season has arrived.     While competing the past two weeks in the Long Branch Relays and the Mercer County Championships, Allentown picked up numerous…

  • ROBBINSVILLE: ‘Crazy weekend’ puts RHS baseball in states

    By: Kyle Moylan Sports Editor     After going a combined 3-1 in doubleheaders on Friday and Saturday, the Robbinsville High School baseball team is 10-10 and heading back to the state playoffs.     Robbinsville was in the Group I championship game last season. With a 1-5 start to this season and makeup games hard to…

  • MANVILLE: Council, board agree to cut $175,000

    By Eileen Oldfield, Staff Writer Reduced surplus, salary and expense savings lower tax hike by $18    The Manville Borough Council unanimously approved a motion to reduce the defeated 2009-10 school budget by $175,000, which the Board of Education accepted at its Tuesday meeting.    The $175,000 reduction would reduce the total budget to $18,944,248, with $12,484,467…

  • 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…

  • ROBBINSVILLE: First business expo to feature 5K run

       ROBBINSVILLE — A certified 5K run will kick off the township’s first business expo Saturday.    The Mercer County Chamber of Commerce’s “All Roads Lead To Robbinsville” Business Expo will feature about 45 business owners showcasing their companies at the business center, at 1 Washington Blvd.    There will be events throughout the day, including live music,…

  • CENTRAL JERSEY: 6-month 2008 crime rates rose in Monmouth, Ocean

    By Sean Ruppert, The Packet Group    The overall crime rate in Mercer County dropped by 3 percent in the latest Crime Index Trends report, released last week by the state.    However, the overall crime index increased by 5 percent in Monmouth County and 14 percent in Ocean County where incidents of rapes rose dramatically, reflecting…