Category: archives

  • Working together

    Seniors help elementary school children complete crafts projects By Mary Ellen Zangara    Some students from Weston, Roosevelt and Christ the King schools made the most of their spring breaks, taking time on March 27 to complete some craft projects — with the helping hands of seniors at the Manville Senior Center.    The children, who are…

  • Springfield school budget to see slight rise

    By Stephanie Prokop, Staff Writer SPRINGFIELD — Residents are likely to see a slight increase in their 2008-09 school tax bill.     Under the proposed $4.4 million budget that will go before voters April 15, the tax rate (not including debt service) would increase 1.4 cents to 65.8 cents per $100 of assessed house value.…

  • Full slate for council race

    by Sean Ruppert, Staff Writer    The township Republican Party has picked a full slate of candidates to challenge three incumbents in November’s Township Council election.    First-time candidates Laura DeRuve, Rich Nasdeo and John O’Sullivan have been endorsed by Republicans and expect to file nominating petitions before Monday’s deadline. Democrats Carol Barrett, Charlie Carley and Joe…

  • Manville softball team seeks improvement

    Girls set for second year in Skyland by John E. Powers, Sports Writer    Manville High School softball coach Ed Knapp is a realist. He understands how deep and talented the teams his Lady Mustangs will confront in the Skyland Conference and what that may mean.    It means his team might be better than last year’s…

  • DNA expert explains task; routine items, water are key

    By Anthony V. Coppola, Staff Writer     Routine hygienic items from the Hightstown apartment of Amy Giordano could be the key to determining if the skeletal remains found in a New York pond are those of the missing mother.    But the fact that the remains were apparently in water for more than nine months and…

  • Residents protest time limits

    By Audrey Levine    The question of time limits for the public portion of Borough Council meetings led to a war of words over its necessity between a councilman and a resident last week.    Mayor Lillian Zuza said she instituted the policy setting a five-minute limit for residents who want to speak as a way to…

  • Editorial: Budget cap, reform needed in New Jersey

       Farmers from around the state descended on Trenton on Tuesday to protest the elimination of the state Department of Agriculture — a protest that is sure to be the first of many.    New Jersey’s farmers are just one of many groups with a stake in the state budget, groups that will feel the pinch if…

  • Church seeking help with repairs

    by Sean Ruppert, Staff Writer    Building repairs cost more than a song, but for the parishioners at Kingston United Methodist Church, music could provide a partial payment.    In an effort to raise money for structural repairs for the historic church, the congregation is holding a benefit concert on April 26. “Wellspring: Tapping into the Source,”…

  • North Hanover school district budget up 5 percent

    By Stephanie Prokop, Staff Writer NORTH HANOVER — The school district’s proposed $20.8 million budget for the 2008-09 year, will go before voters April 15.     The proposed amount to be raised through taxation this year is $1,892,543. The budget is up about 5 percent, or $1.2 million higher than the previous year.     The…