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  • MANVILLE: Volunteer fireman faces theft charge

    By Eileen Oldfield Staff Writer    A South Third Avenue man was charged with burglary and theft Dec. 4 and official misconduct following an investigation into thefts of cash at the Manville Volunteer Fire Company No. 1, police said.    Robert Wilson, 41, was charged with two counts of third-degree burglary, two counts of third-degree theft and…

  • Township briefs

    By Audrey Levine Township receives road funds    Committeeman Carl Suraci announced Tuesday that Hillsborough will receive $250,000 in grant money from the New Jersey Department of Transportation for road repaving.    Mr. Suraci said the money will be used for repairs on Mountainview Road and other streets in the area, especially those that were affected by…

  • MANVILLE: Finally, a deli of his own

    MANVILLE: Finally, a deli of his own

    New Midtown Gourmet owner Joe Veglatte (right) gets help from (left to right) his son, Matthew; granddaughter, Caitlyn; wife, Maryann; daughter, Cheryl and son, Joey. Staff photo by Audrey Levine

  • Robbinsville—RHS hockey opens with two shutouts

        The Robbinsville High School ice hockey team scored four goals in the first period and went on to a 6-0 win over Hamilton on Dec. 3.     Mike Piet led the way with three goals, with Robbie Zingaro and Ryan Boyne assisting on two of them. Piet and Zingaro also assisted on a goal…

  • MANVILLE: Christmas events to brighten your celebrations

    By Mary Ellen Zangara Special Writer    ’Tis the season to celebrate the holidays, and in Manville, there are lots of special events taking place to get you into the holiday spirit over the next two weeks.    Roosevelt School is holding their holiday concert tonight (Thursday) at 7 p.m. in the Manville High School auditorium. Fourth…

  • CRANBURY: New requirements for using school cafeteria

    By Maria Prato-Gaines, Staff Writer    CRANBURY — Organizations that frequently use the Cranbury School cafeteria may have noticed a new fixture on the premises — “bio security.”    School officials have recently implemented a state-mandate that requires outside organizations to pay for a food service employee to supervise the groups’ activities both inside and outside the…

  • MONROE: Myrtle (Bunn) Rogers Lindgren

       Myrtle (Bunn) Rogers Lindgren, 82, died Friday Dec. 5, at the Cranbury Care Center, Monroe.    Ms. Lindgren was born and raised in Jamesburg, moved to Somerville, S.C., in 1974 where she lived for five years before moving to Washington, N.C., where she lived for five years, then moved to Rossmoor in 1984 and finally to…

  • HIGHTSTOWN: Housing Authority renovations seen as way to satisfy COAH

    By Matt Chiappardi, Staff Writer    HIGHTSTOWN — Despite state regulations that only allow public housing built after 1980 to be used to fulfill New Jersey Council on Affordable Housing obligations, the borough plans to ask the state if renovating some units in its 50-year-old Housing Authority apartments would fit the bill.    The Planning Board unanimously…

  • COLUMBUS—NBC co-ed swim team posts win in opener

        The Northern Burlington County Regional High School co-ed swimming team opened the season with a 116-47 win over Pemberton last Thursday.     “It was a great showing for our opening meet of the season and it really got our swimmers pumped,” noted Northern Burlington Coach Jessica Murray.     Tori Barnes (back), Rich Haff (breast),…