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  • Mary Bosnyak

       EDISON — Mary E. Bosnyak died Sept. 5 at the Roosevelt Care Center in Edison. She was 90.    Born in Windber, Pa., she moved to Manville in 1927 and resided there until becoming a client at the care center.    Ms. Bosnyak worked as a seamstress in the Bound Brook area for many years.    She was…

  • Manville drops football opener

    Team scores first but falls 12-7 in Newark by Shawn Tyrrell, Sports Writer    Last season when Manville High and Newark Central squared off against each other in the football season opener, the teams combined for a total of 62 points. This time around was much different.    Central scored 12 points in the second half to…

  • Walter Lasin

       MANVILLE — Walter Lasin died Sept. 13 at home. He was 86.    Born in Manville, he was a lifelong resident.    Mr. Lasin was employed as a contract specialist for the U.S. Postal Service in Somerville for 40 years, retiring in 1983.    He served in the U.S. Navy during World War II.    Surviving are his wife,…

  • More sign ordinance changes introduced

    By Audrey Levine Staff Writer    HILLSBOROUGH — To comply with the recent standards set in the newest amendments to the township’s sign ordinance, the Township Committee unanimously introduced an ordinance Sept. 9 changing regulations for signs in the new Gateway A and B districts, and the Town Center zones.    ”The Gateway districts and Town Center…

  • ‘The White Sheik’

    ‘The White Sheik’

    The White Sheik will be shown at the Princeton Library, Sept. 22.

  • Mary Shubiak Lysy

       MANVILLE – Mary Lysy died Sept. 10 at the Eastern Star Home in Bridgewater. She was 88.    Born in Shenandoah, Pa., she was a lifelong resident of Manville.    Mrs. Lysy worked as an engineering associate for the RCA Corporation in Bridgewater for 25 years before retiring in 1982. She was a member of the Thomas…

  • Opening the door to artistic enterprises

    By Audrey Levine Staff Writer    HILLSBOROUGH — A query from an artist has township officials drawing up plans for a new use in township commercial areas.    The Township Committee unanimously introduced an ordinance Sept. 9 to permit art galleries, studios and other related businesses in the Town Center Zone on Route 206 between Amwell Road…

  • Mary, Mother of God Church opening teen center Friday

    By Audrey Levine Staff Writer    HILLSBOROUGH — It started as an idea to create a safe and fun environment for teenagers, and turned into a 3,000-square-foot youth center in the Parish Center behind Mary Mother of God Church, on South Triangle Road.    ”It was the late Monsignor Liam Minogue’s vision to have a place for…

  • ‘Burn After Reading’

    ‘Burn After Reading’

    George Clooney and Frances McDormand in Burn After Reading.