Category: archives
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Borough’s budget nightmare: a shrinking tax base
By Audrey Levine Staff Writer Most towns in New Jersey have seen housing stock growing in recent years, but Manville officials have had to contend with a shrinking number of houses. And when property taxes based on those houses are needed to pay for local schools and municipal expenses, less means more that is,…
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Mr. Fixit Appliance Day
The Mr. Fixit Program has set an Appliance Day for Monday, April 21, from 9:30 a.m. to noon. Hunterdon County residents, 60 and older, may bring small appliances in need of repair to the Division of Senior Services at 4 Gauntt Place in Raritan Township. Volunteers will check and repair the appliances as seniors wait.…
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Grandview Road bridge in Montgomery to be closed for repairs
MONTGOMERY — Grandview Road bridge, which is located near Hollow Road, will be closed starting 9 a.m. Monday. It is scheduled to re-open at 3:30 p.m. April 4. Somerset County will be performing emergency repairs following an accident. Emergency vehicles will not have access to the bridge while it is being repaired. For more information,…
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School set to open ‘Zombie Prom’
The cast of "Zombie Prom" will perform 22 songs in the musical. Photo by Mary Ellen Zangara
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School set to open ‘Zombie Prom’
By Mary Ellen Zangara Special Writer The Manville High School Drama Club’s performances of “Zombie Prom” next weekend will present audiences with a lot of intense singing and dancing but not a lot of dialogue. Director Stephen Sallach and Assistant Director Ashley Wollesen have been working with the students since January preparing for the…
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Prosecutor: Boyfriend killed Giordano in Hightstown apartment, then told friends
Baby boy’s photos found with remains By Anthony V. Coppola, Staff Writer TRENTON — Hightstown mother Amy Giordano died after being struck on the head with a tool in her Mercer Street apartment by her married boyfriend, Rosario DiGirolamo, who then confessed the murder to three friends, according to the Mercer County Prosecutor’s Office. And…
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School set to open ‘Zombie Prom’
Alex Holland will tackle the lead role in "Zombie Prom" Photo by Mary Ellen Zangara
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Library News
The South Brunswick Public Library is located at 110 Kingston Lane, Monmouth Junction. Contact information for the following announcements, unless otherwise noted, is 732-329-4000, 7286. Sunday Afternoon Cinema: Enjoy the cinema series’ films Sunday at 2 p.m. For movies titles, visit www.sbpl.info or call the information desk at 732-329-4000, ext. 7286. Cozy Knitters: Knitting group…
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Grazia ‘Grace’ Fornaro
BETHESDA, Md. Grazia “Grace” Fornaro, 104, died March 17 in the Rockville Nursing Home. Born in Palo del Colle, Italy, she lived in Bethesda since 1998. She previously lived in East Windsor for 23 years. Before living in New Jersey, she lived in Astoria, N.Y., for 54 years. She emigrated from Italy to the…
