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  • Back legislation mandating breaks

       I would like to raise the public’s awareness about bill A-2629, which presently sits in committee. This bill would require New Jersey employers to provide rest and meal breaks to employees.    For those of you who are lucky enough to work in an environment where this is not a concern, consider this: Imagine working 12…

  • Third-grader challenges ‘fifth-grader’

    by Davy James, Staff Writer    The question is posed to a television viewing audience coast to coast on a weekly basis and one Monmouth Junction resident has proven she is, in fact, smarter than a fifth-grader.    Ria Anand, a third-grader at Monmouth Junction Elementary School, recently won three desktop computers and a printer for her…

  • Community calendar

    Compiled by Mary Stulack    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, drop a note to Mary Stulack, Calendar, 52 Broad St., Hopewell, NJ 08525.    All items should be typed and must be mailed, faxed (609-466-2123) or…

  • If it’s not broke, why fix it?

       Supporting Carol Barrett, Charles Carley and Joe Camarota should be of utmost importance for the upcoming election on Nov. 4.    The current Township Council has seen the need for refurbishing the community center, maintained their stance on preserving open space, and expanded the library.    Most importantly, in my opinion, three police officers were added to…

  • Borough deserves better from council

    To the editor:    I couldn’t agree more with some of the points raised in a recent editorial by Tara Andrews concerning our property tax increases.    That’s exactly why I decided to run for council, to give residents of Manville a better choice and expose unnecessary spending.    However Ms. Andrews over looked the fact that we…

  • Cardinals can improve on last year’s record

    CROSS COUNTRY    Victories over Hightstown and Steinert helped the Lawrence High School girls cross country team match their total wins from last season and get a shot at improving on last season’s record at the final Colonial Valley Conference regular season cross country meet on Tuesday.    The Cardinals edged Steinert, 27-29 and defeated Hightstown, 24-42,…

  • SPOTLIGHT: Such good taste: Lawrenceville Main Street celebrates the town’s culinary bounty

    SPOTLIGHT: Such good taste: Lawrenceville Main Street celebrates the town’s culinary bounty

    Christy Garrison Never an empty wine glass at the Taste of Lawrenceville. Garrison Photography

  • Strebeck in middle of South’s uprising

    By John Beisser, Sports Writer    Things are starting to click for the South Brunswick High girls soccer team.    A big reason for the team’s 8-4 record (7-4 in the Greater Middlesex Conference Red Division) and current three-game winning streak has been the fine play of junior center-midfielder Lauryn Strebeck.    Following a 1-0 defeat to East…

  • City Historical Society to have house tour

       LAMBERTVILLE — The annual Lambertville Historical Society will have its annual house tour Sunday, Oct. 19, from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.    Eleven historical sites will be open to the public, including, for the first time, the original Lambertville schoolhouse, now a multi-level home.    Included on the tour are six homes plus the Swan Hotel,…