Category: archives

  • Henry D. Hill

       Henry D. Hill, 74, died Sunday, June 29, at Monroe Village, Monroe.    Born in Newark, he lived in Cranbury and Hightstown before moving to Monroe five years ago. Mr. Hill was the office manager for Atlantic Towne Cars Limousine Company in Morristown before retiring in 1997.    His former wife, Thelma, died in 2006. He is…

  • Police blotter

       A Louise Drive resident reported that an iPod was taken from a vehicle parked at the residence July 14.    The theft was reported at 6:43 p.m., with the iPod being valued at $350.    At 7:44 p.m. July 14, a caller reported seeing two 6-year-olds throwing glass bottles in the road near the intersection of North…

  • Juniors also gain district berth with title

       The South Brunswick Vikings Junior Legion team captured the Middlesex County Championship with a 13-3 trouncing of East Brunswick in the third and deciding game of the championship playoff series.    Ryan Phillips pitched all five innings, yielding just three hits, while the Vikings pounded out 15 hits. South Brunswick set the pace from the get-go,…

  • Historic panel’s work to take many months

    By Anthony V. Coppola, Staff Writer     HIGHTSTOWN — A strategic planner has told the Historic Preservation Commission that it should take at least three to six months to achieve its two primary goals — updating the historic element of the borough’s Master Plan and finalizing its two preservation ordinances.     Donna Ann Harris, of…

  • Jean D. Rhodes Krolikowski

       Jean D. Rhodes Krolikowski, 74, of Monroe, died Tuesday, July 15, with her husband and son by her side, at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, Rahway, following a six month hospitalization and complications following surgery.    She was a beloved wife, mother, aunt and friend.    Of Norwegian and American Indian descent, she was born June 21,…

  • 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…

  • EDITORIAL/Hard to justify tax breaks for corporations

    There’s been a great deal of talk lately about how New Jersey is an unfriendly place to do business.     Taxes are too high. Environmental regulations are too stringent. Highways are too congested. Other states welcome businesses with open arms while New Jersey gives them every reason to take a hike.     This, at least,…

  • First Aid Squad gets new ambulance

    by Sean Ruppert, Staff Writer    The Monmouth Junction First Aid Squad has a much-needed new ambulance.    The squad normally keeps three ambulances for rescue services, but found itself short on transportation when a November 2007 crash totaled one of its vehicles.    Unable to come up with the $167,000 needed for a new ambulance on their…

  • Not too late to claim payments

    Gregg Semanick Mountainside    It is not too late to file a return to claim an economic stimulus payment.    The IRS urges people to file by Oct. 15 to ensure they receive a payment prior to year’s end. Keep in mind that it can take up to eight weeks for the IRS to process the return…