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  • HOLMDEL: Robbinsville boys’ cross country places fourth in Group I

    By: Sean Moylan Sports Writer     Had it been a little kids race, they would have probably just ruled it a tie.     However the officials running the show at Holmdel Park for Sunday’s NJSIAA Group I State Championship Meet used all of the sophisticated timing equipment at their disposal to determine that Verona’s Dave…

  • MANVILLE: MHS boys more productive, competitive

    MANVILLE: MHS boys more productive, competitive

    Soccer team won three games in 2008 by John Beisser, Sports Writer    In one short year the Manville High boys’ soccer team transformed itself from a barely competitive, one-win team into a three-win club that was dangerous, productive and a whisker away from a host of more victories.    The Mustangs signaled their arrival as a…

  • MANVILLE: Mustangs brace for Bound Brook challenge

    MANVILLE: Mustangs brace for Bound Brook challenge

    Angelo Bell tries to break a tackle during a Manville High football game. Photo by Mary Ellen Zangara

  • Jeanne U. Folsom

       ROBBINSVILLE — Jeanne U. Folsom, 82, died Nov.12 at Kennedy Memorial Hospital, Stratford.    Born in Trenton, she was a lifelong area resident, and was a graduate of Trenton Central High School.    She retired as a bookkeeper from the Peddie School after 20 years.    She was a member of St. Gregory the Great Roman Catholic Church…

  • Thanksgiving donations sought in Florence

    For many years the Knights of Columbus Council 7428 of Florence Township and the Parish of Sts. Francis and Clare Holy Name Society have provided Thanksgiving Day dinners for needy families throughout Florence Township. In order to prepare the meals they have relied on donations of turkeys.  They need community support more than ever to…

  • HILLSBOROUGH: ‘Quiet zone’ residents not hearing train whistles

    by Audrey Levine, Staff Writer    Hillsborough’s railroad quiet zones have gone into effect as of Tuesday at the Beekman Lane and Auten Road rail crossings, and nearby residents say they are enjoying the “sounds of silence.”    ”We are very pleased that the township went ahead with this as they said they would,” said Rose Reina-Rosenbaum,…

  • CRANBURY: Area businesses getting by in a tough economy

    By Maria Prato-Gaines, Staff Writer    ”In these economic times” — it’s become a catchphrase for economists and politicians alike. But no one may be better qualified to diagnose the state of the local economy than small business owners on the cusp of the biggest shopping season of the year.    Seeing the trickle-down effect of a…

  • EAST WINDSOR: Twin Rivers fees to rise

    By Matt Chiappardi, Staff Writer    EAST WINDSOR — Twin Rivers residents will be paying higher association fees across the board next year under a 2009 budget of about $5.2 million unanimously adopted by the Homeowners Association board of trustees.    The budget, approved Nov. 13, has increased by 2.92 percent, explained board Treasurer Aaron Sears. Last…

  • MANVILLE: Planned garbage rules include stiffer penalties

    By Audrey Levine Staff Writer    MANVILLE — Proposed fines that could be imposed for repeated violations of a garbage collection ordinance introduced last week had one resident trashing the plan.    The Borough Council on Nov. 10 unanimously introduced an ordinance to regulate the collection and disposal of bulk trash items, garbage, municipal waste and solid…