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  • MANVILLE: Churches continue holiday traditions

    MANVILLE: Churches continue holiday traditions

    By Mary Ellen Zangara, Special Writer Sacred Heart celebrates with birthday party    The annual “Birthday Party for Jesus” at Sacred Heart Church featured the church’s youngest parishioners dressed in costumes to reenact the nativity of Jesus, during the church’s Christmas Eve mass for children. MRC program showcases children’s class lessons    Manville Reformed Church presented its…

  • MANVILLE: Police blotter

       Employees at two South Main Street businesses reported graffiti painted on the sides of their buildings Dec. 29.    A Discount Mattress and Furniture employee reported graffiti on the building at 10:58 a.m. Dec. 29. Police said symbols and other marks were spray painted on the second-floor side of the building, and estimated the damages at…

  • Franklin Township Public Library Presents Ghost Hunting Author

    By FTPL On Tuesday, January 27th at 7 pm, NJ Ghost Hunters Society founder and author L’Aura Hladik will present “ Paranormal Investigating: Capturing Ghosts’ Pictures and Voices” in the Community Room of the Franklin Township Public Library. L’Aura has been ghost hunting since 1993 and founded the NJ Ghost Hunters Society back in 1998.…

  • 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…

  • HILLSBOROUGH: Committee taps DelCore for township mayor

    HILLSBOROUGH: Committee taps DelCore for township mayor

    By Audrey Levine, Staff Writer    Hillsborough welcomed its first new mayor in two years when former Deputy Mayor Frank DelCore accepted a nomination at Tuesday’s reorganization meeting to serve in the position for a one-year term.    ”It’s a little different view from this seat,” Mayor DelCore said as he took his position in the center…

  • ROBBINSVILLE—RHS’s O’Toole wins wrestling tourney title

    By: Kyle Moylan Sports Editor     Robbinsville High School placed two wrestlers in title matches and came away with an individual champion while competing in the Holy Cross Tournament this past Saturday.     Brian O’Toole won the individual title at 103 pounds. O’Toole decisioned St. Anthony’s Chris Brienza, 10-5, in the championship match.     “He…

  • MANVILLE: Council regroups for new year

    MANVILLE: Council regroups for new year

    Councilman Steve Szabo is sworn in for a second term with his son Jeff helping. Staff photo by Audrey Levine

  • SOUTH BRUNSWICK: High school offers college program

    by Davy James, Staff Writer    With the country in the midst of a recession, attending college is becoming more difficult as fewer people have the resources to pay the high costs.    However, a program at South Brunswick High School is offering students the chance to earn college credit while saving hundreds of dollars in the…

  • CRANBURY: Fire destroys home

    CRANBURY: Fire destroys home

    Photo courtesy www.njfirefighters.com. Fire ravages this Cranbury Township home.