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  • 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…

  • Sferrazza likes arms on MHS staff

    Sferrazza likes arms on MHS staff

    New MHS baseball coach Dan Sferrazza talks things over with his team at a practice session last week. Photo by Mary Ellen Zangara

  • Library plans anniversary festivities

    by Sean Ruppert, Staff Writer    April marks an important milestone for community, history and knowledge in South Brunswick.    The township’s public library is celebrating its 40th anniversary with a series of events beginning Saturday and running through April 27.    Library service began in South Brunswick on April 27, 1968, in a rented house with a…

  • Ten reasons why going organic is good for everyone

    Weekly eco-tips courtesy Sustainable Lawrence By Ralph Copleman, Sustainable Lawrence    Spring is here, and we’ve got fresh food on the brain. Especially wholesome, locally-grown, organic vegetables. In the coming months, Sustainable Lawrence will be publishing a guide to Lawrence Township farms: what they grow and where you can buy it.    For now, though, as we…