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  • HILLSBOROUGH: Officials say taxes, economy loom as issues in 2009

    By Audrey Levine,Staff Writer    Ahead of Tuesday’s Township Committee reorganization, committee members — both incoming and outgoing — say the economy and taxes will be dominant themes in the coming year.    The meeting will be held at 7 p.m. in the municipal courtroom.    During the reorganization meeting, Mayor Anthony Ferrera will be sworn in for…

  • EAST WINDSOR: Township tax revaluation delayed a year again

    Market blamed but work was far behind By Matt Chiappardi, Staff Writer     EAST WINDSOR — The township’s county-mandated tax revaluation has been delayed yet another year, with both the local tax assessor and county tax administrator citing the unstable housing market.     But the tax administrator added that East Windsor was so far behind…

  • MANVILLE: Ambulance agreement renewed at a savings

    By Audrey Levine, Staff Writer    With seven years of experience after first contracting with the borough for daytime ambulance services, Somerset Medical Center has dropped the annual fee charged to the borough for the service.    As lead agency for the Somerset Ambulance Shared Services Agency (SASSA) – which is made up of Manville, Raritan, South…

  • MANVILLE: New project could end residents’ train woes

    By Audrey Levine, Staff Writer    A project to reduce railroad congestion in Manville where the Norfolk Southern and CSX lines meet should also reduce the noise and odors residents near the tracks have been experiencing, according to an engineer on the project.    The project will restore a section of tracks known as the Port Reading…

  • LAWRENCE: Boys hoops reached tourney final

    Cardinals fall despite huge efforts By Bob Nuse, The Packet Group    Pat Tarrant is still waiting to see his Lawrence High basketball team play its best for four quarters.    The fact the Cardinals have started the season 3-1 without doing that is a pretty good sign of things to come.    ”I like what I see,”…

  • MANVILLE: Police blotter

       Brian E. Walker, 36, of South Third Avenue, was charged with disorderly conduct and harassment following a Dec. 23 incident at the Wal-Mart on North Main Street, after police received a call from the store at 6:08 p.m., reporting a man inside the store was swinging a baseball bat.    Mr. Walker was released after posting…

  • HIGHTSTOWN: Peddie School hit hard by economic slump

    Endowment down $63M as of November By Matt Chiappardi, Staff Writer     HIGHTSTOWN — As of November, the Peddie School’s endowment of $280 million had fallen by $63.2 million, as the private boarding school joined the ranks of Ivy League universities such as Princeton, Harvard and Yale in taking major hits as a result of…

  • 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: Volunteer firefighter making up for late start

    HILLSBOROUGH: Volunteer firefighter making up for late start

    By Audrey Levine, Staff Writer    About two years ago, Bruce Vatter, of Steinmetz Road, was fighting a fire at Marlborough Commons with his colleagues in Hillsborough Volunteer Fire Company No. 2.    But as he worked in a second-floor bathroom, the floor gave way, and he suddenly found himself hanging down from the bathtub, fire completely…