Category: archives

  • Plan for 22 houses in township spurs criticism

    By Geoffrey Wertime, Staff Writer    EAST WINDSOR — A plan for 22 single-family houses on an 8-acre tract at the northwestern corner of Old York and Conover roads has drawn criticism from local officials, whose concerns include density, and a number of neighbors worried about traffic.    About 10 residents showed up to Monday’s Planning Board…

  • Seniors learning to tickle the ivories

    by Sean Ruppert, Staff Writer    Once a week, Marie Thomas heads for a backroom in the Senior Center and sits down in front of an upright piano, ready for her latest lesson.    Ms. Thomas, of Dayton, retired from nursing several years ago and found herself in need of hobbies to fill all her newly acquired…

  • Mary G. Kotz

       Mary G. Kotz, 61, of Cranbury, died Friday, Oct. 17.    Mary was born to the late Thomas and Victoria Gallagher on June 24, 1947, in Newark. She graduated from Weequahic High School in 1965 and received a bachelor’s degree in elementary education from Kean State College (formerly Newark State College) in 1969. She met Robert…

  • EDITORIAL: Finally: Time for new curriculum

       When we first looked into the state Department of Education’s plans to revamp high school curricula across the state, following a presentation at last week’s Manville Board of Education meeting, we had one thought: finally.    If there’s one view that seems universally accepted, it’s the notion public education is failing. It seems each year, there’s…

  • Police blotter

       At 4:26 p.m. Oct. 13, a South Main Street resident reported that a section of exhaust pipe on his 1988 Ford F-150 truck was removed from the vehicle.    The owner said he believed the pipe was removed while the vehicle was parked on private property sometime in the past three weeks. The pipe is valued…

  • Woman charged with assault

    by Sean Ruppert, Staff Writer    An 18-year-old South Brunswick woman was charged with assault by auto and obstructing the administration of the law on Oct. 16 after an incident that left a 16-year-girl hospitalized.    On Oct. 14, Christine Smith, of Monmouth Junction, allegedly launched two juveniles off the trunk of a car after she hit…

  • Republicans failed to meet promises

       In a couple of weeks, we will be voting in what the national media has dubbed “an historic election” but, more importantly, Manville residents will be voting in a local election that will impact our daily lives much more than any presidential election could.    Knowing this, I have a question for the voters of Manville.…

  • Late surge puts BRHS girls’ soccer on verge of states

    By: Sean Moylan Sports Writer     For the Bordentown Regional High girls’ varsity soccer team, the math is simple.     “We need to win or tie a game to make the playoffs,” said the Scotties’ Hall of Fame girls’ varsity soccer coach Dominick Castaldo this past Monday.     This season, at a time when most…

  • Fright night at Woodlot

    by Sean Ruppert, Staff Writer    South Brunswick residents looking for autumn fright need look no further than the “Tent of Terror” at the Halloween Hullabaloo on Friday and Saturday.    The annual event is being put on by the South Brunswick Municipal Alliance Against Substance Abuse. It will feature outdoor movies, music, activities for kids along…