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Community calendar
Community calendarCompiled 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, 307 Omni Drive, Hillsborough, 08844. All items should be typed and must be mailed, faxed (359-3930) or…
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John M. Geisel Sr.
Tennis hall of famer NEWTOWN, Pa. — John M. Geisel Sr., a member of both the USTA Middle States and Mercer County Tennis Halls of Fame, died Saturday at home. He was 90. Mr. Geisel lived in Princeton for 38 years, moving to Pennswood Village in Newtown in 2003. Mr. Geisel grew up in…
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Tiles for Technology
The Lambertville PTA will be selling “Tiles for Technology.” The school’s courtyard commemorative tile created and designed by Katherine Hackl, a local tile artist, will be available for purchase. The PTA also will be selling notecards and pictures from the after-school enrichment class for digital photography. The collection is called “Lambertville Through the Eyes of…
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BOE members are looking ahead
by Davy James, Staff Writer The Board of Education on Monday re-elected Martin Abschutz to serve as president and elected Matthew Speesler to serve as vice president. Mr. Abschutz, who was sworn in for his third, three-year term on the board on Monday after winning re-election last week, was named president for the third straight…
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Aid cut or not, budget hearing set for Wednesday
By Audrey Levine Staff Writer With Gov. Jon Corzine acknowledging that the proposed state aid cuts are not yet final, Manville may not have to face the extreme loss in municipal aid that was originally proposed when the state budget was introduced in February. As of now, Manville stands to lose $214,000 in state aid…
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Florence tennis wins Freedom Division
Sean Moylan Sports Writer “Officially, we won the Freedom Division,” said Ovi Dragos after his Florence Township Memorial High boys’ varsity tennis team defeated Delran, 5-0, at home on Monday. Florence’s Milo Milosovici had been anxiously awaiting a first singles rematch with Bears’ star Brett McCaffrey. However, when the Flashes discovered that McCaffrey…
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SBHS gets much needed win over Bears
By Rich Fisher, Sports Editor It wasn’t an ordinary win. At the risk of sounding over-dramatic, it may have been a season-saving win when the South Brunswick High girls lacrosse team held off East Brunswick, 12-11, this past Monday. The Vikings had dropped two straight to East Brunswick (8-7) last Wednesday and Montgomery (9-7) Saturday.…
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Michele A. Pley
FLORENCE — Michele A. Pley, 46, died April 16 at Samaritan Inpatient Hospice in Mount Holly. Born in Mount Holly, she was a lifelong Florence resident. She was an administrative assistant at the Roebling Bank for 15 years. A member of St. Clare’s Church in Florence, she was a warm and outgoing person blessed…
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Teen musicians featured at festival
A selection of outstanding musicians from the Burlington County Teen Arts Festival will present a free concert at the County Amphitheater in Westampton on Wednesday, May 7 from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. “Teen Arts: Music in May” will feature local middle and high school students who participated in the festival sponsored by the…
