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  • Manville church plans festival to draw a little attention

    By Mary Ellen Zangara Special Writer    The Manville Reformed Church is a little off the beaten path, at South Fifth Avenue and Pope Street.    But the entertainment and food that will be offered at the church’s Summer Festival —slated for noon to 4 p.m. Aug. 23 at the church — may help introduce a few…

  • Police targeting drunken drivers

    By Maria Prato-Gaines, Staff Writer    CRANBURY — Cranbury police plan to make it that much harder for drunken drivers to fly under the radar, hoping to have their first sobriety checkpoint in nearly four years.    Timing of the possible checkpoint was meant to coincide with New Jersey’s Over the Limit, Under Arrest campaign, an annual…

  • George Chiselko

       ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. — George Chiselko died July 23. He was 72.    He was born in Manville and resided in Bridgewater before moving to St. Augustine, Fla., in 1985.    Mr. Chiselko worked as a sheet metal mechanic and job estimator for Consumers Plumbing and Heating Co. in Somerville.    He served in the U.S. Navy aboard…

  • Sunning at the battlefield: It’s a lot closer than the beach

    Sunning at the battlefield: It’s a lot closer than the beach

    Vince Ardery of Hamilton enjoys the sunshine at Princeton Battlefield Park last week. Staff photo by Mark Czajkowski

  • Township budget approved

    By Audrey Levine Staff Writer Property tax rate rises less than a penny    Despite questions over the possibility of reducing additional spending, the Township Committee unanimously adopted its $27,973,630 municipal budget, which includes a 2 percent increase in spending over the $27,418,879 budget of 2007.    The budget increases the municipal tax rate by less than…

  • Samuel J. Guarino

    LAWRENCEVILLE – Samuel J. Guarino, 91, died Aug. 6 at Capital Health Systems at Fuld. Born in Trenton, he was a lifelong area resident.     He retired from the General Motors plant in West Trenton with 38 years of service in the salvage department. He served in the U.S. Army during World War II with…

  • Police blotter

       A Hillsborough resident reported his vehicle vandalized while parked in the Body Shop health club parking lot on Route 206 between 10:45 p.m. Aug. 7 and 8:30 a.m. Aug. 8.    Police said all four tires were punctured and flat; the driver’s side window and windshield were smashed; and there were dents in the hood of…

  • Ruthann Harrison

       Ruthann Harrison, 86, of Monroe, died Monday, June 16, at her home.    Born in Anderson, Ind., Dr. Harrison was a resident of Rossmoor for many years. She was a professor of music from 1959 to 1984 at Trenton State College, receiving an outstanding service award at her retirement in May 1984.    Dr. Harrison earned her…

  • Economic slump hits home

    By Sean Ruppert    The nation’s economy is teetering on the edge of recession, creating hardships for families around the country.    And few know this better than a single-mother of a special needs child in South Brunswick whose school-aide salary used to be enough to cover the bills for her and her daughter.    The woman, who…