Category: archives

  • SPRINGFIELD TOPICS

       Due to my vacation schedule, all submissions for the Springfield Topics Column, July 3 edition of the paper, must be submitted by Friday, June 27, at 8 p.m. to be included. * * *    The Springfield Township Recreation Committee will meet tonight, Thursday, June 19, at 8 p.m. in the Municipal Building, Jacksonville-Jobstown Road, Jobstown.…

  • Bill would extend state, local permits

    By Sean Ruppert, Staff Writer    Some environmentalists and local officials remain concerned about the possible effects of a proposed legislation that would extend state and local permits, despite amendments that lessen its scope.    The Permit Extension Act, introduced to the Assembly on May 22 and reported out of the Environment and Solid Waste Committee with…

  • James Stuart Brown

       EAST RUPERT, Vt. — James Stuart Brown, 87, of East Rupert, died June 5 at his home.    Born in Asbury Park, N.J., Mr. Brown retired in 1985 as an associate editor of The Asbury Park Press, where he began work as a cub reporter in 1939. During his years at the Press, he earned a…

  • Police blotter

       A caller reported a small fire behind Riccadonna’s Home Improvements on South Main Street at 8:16 p.m. June 9. Patrols reported that the Fire Department extinguished the blaze, and no damages or injuries resulted from the fire.    Lorraine Martine, 46, no address given, and Brandon Norway, 23, no address given, were charged with trespassing after…

  • MTHS seniors ready for the big day

    By Davy James, Staff Writer    MONROE — The seniors of Monroe Township High School are getting ready for the big event.    The students will graduate Tuesday at 6 p.m. at Sovereign Bank Arena in Trenton. Tickets are required for the event.    ”We’ll be having speeches by the valedictorian, salutatorian, some selected students, the principal and…

  • Remembering the Class of 2008’s first years

    Don Frank    To the graduating seniors of Manville High School class of 2008 and their families:    For the past few years I have had the honor of addressing the senior class on graduation night at the ceremony. During those speeches I have shared a few words of guidance as well as a bunch of memories…

  • Board debates – then takes fed money for drug testing

    By Eileen Oldfield Staff Writer    At Monday’s meeting, a divided Board of Education accepted a $41,148 federal grant to defray costs of the random drug testing program that begins in the fall.    After a discussion of the cost of the random drug test program and the grant’s terms, six members voted in favor of accepting…

  • Field Day events a ‘job well done’

    Mansfield Township Committee To the editor: On behalf the resident of Mansfield Township, a sincere thank-you to the members of the Special Events Committee for the countless hours that went into planning the 70th annual Field Day Celebration on June 14. Nearly 1,000 residents and guest partook in the daylong parade, festivities and fun in…

  • Bill encourages ‘green’ schools

    by Davy James, Staff Writer    With a few hurdles left to overcome, local schools may be going green in the future.    In an effort to save approximately $2 billion in nationwide energy expenditures, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the 21st Century High-Performing Public School Facilities Act on June 4. The bill included an initiative…