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BOOK NOTES: Joan Ruddiman
FPS then and now, a success story A year ago, I discovered “The Kids From Nowhere: The Story Behind the Arctic Educational Miracle” (Alaska Northwest Books, 2006) by George Guthridge. The memoir of this man’s experiences teaching Siberian-Yupit Eskimos in an icy outpost of civilization captured my imagination on more than one level. What a…
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Ryan Finch, Gess Charniga latest Willow record setters
The records continue to fall for the Willows Wave swim team this summer. The South Brunswick-based squad set two more this week, as Ryan Finch broke the club’s 100-meter backstroke mark in the 13/14-year-old division with a time of 1:12.96 in a 145-131 loss to the Middlesex Wrats. Also in the Wrats meet which…
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SBAA to host travel tourney for the first time in its history
Sid Lee Viking Classic on tap for July 18-20 By Rich Fisher, Sports Editor Sid Lee has to be looking down and smiling. Thanks to a year’s worth of legwork by SBAA Softball Director John Ezzo, the first-ever travel softball tournament will be held in South Brunswick the weekend of July 18-20. Appropriately, it is…
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Cameras roll on ‘Midwestern’ landscape
By Stephanie Prokop, Staff Writer NORTH HANOVER Right around the corner from chain stores and suburbanites running their daily errands, tents and camera crews abounded this week, waiting to get the next shot for “The Perfect Age of Rock ‘n’ Roll.” The crew of the movie (which will star Peter Fonda, Kevin Zegers and Jason…
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Rising gas prices not affecting local meal provision programs
Rural areas found to be most affected By Lisa Merolla, Staff Writer Times should not be good for local Meals on Wheels programs. The nationwide organization, which relies on volunteer drivers to deliver food to homebound seniors, has struggled significantly in the face of skyrocketing food and gas prices. Chapters throughout central New Jersey, however,…
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Two new council leaders say they look forward to upcoming year
By Jessica Ercolino, Staff Writer ROBBINSVILLE Two members of the Township Council took leadership positions on the dais for the first time in their council tenures last week as the township held its annual reorganization meeting. Councilwoman Chris Ciaccio, a 28-year Robbinsville resident, was elected president of the Township Council during the July 1…
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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…
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Borough mulls library plan
Referend would end library funding By Maria Prato-Gaines, Staff Writer JAMESBURG — The Borough Council is again seeking to cut funding to the Jamesburg Public Library. On Wednesday, it introduced an ordinance to place a referendum on the November ballot that if approved would cut municipal funding from the library. If the referendum is approved,…
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EDITORIAL: Community at heart of July 4
Carol Loewen came all the way from New York on Friday to be a part of South Brunswick’s annual Independence Day fireworks celebration. The reason, according to the former township resident, is that “there is more community here.” And that is what the Fourth of July event is all about: community. Held annually for the…
