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  • Donations pour in for family that lost mother, brother in fire

    By Geoffrey Wertime, Staff Writer    A sold-out benefit held Saturday for the Ferrell family of Springfield family raised approximately $7,000 for an education fund for the youngest child, James. Siblings Emily McManus, 23, and James Ferrell, 15, were both injured in the four-alarm fire in their Jobstown home early Feb. 27, which killed their mother,…

  • Estimating police costs proves difficult

    By Anthony V. Coppola, Staff Writer Gov. Jon S. Corzine’s budget calls for a $20.5 million decrease in rural patrols by state police, a figure that has some local officials aggravated. Chesterfield Mayor Larry Durr said he’s “offended” by the fact that the township could be forced to pay for state coverage. The township, which…

  • LHS looks for effort

    BOYS LACROSSE By Tim Falls, Sports Editor    Hard work and a solid effort is all Lawrence High School boys lacrosse coach Anthony Ammirata is asking of his players.    The Cardinals fared relatively well in a 9-8 scrimmage loss to East Brunswick in Lawrence’s first preseason test on Tuesday.    Lawrence also takes on Southern Regional today…

  • Michele M. Russo Miller

       WATERFORD — Michele Marie Russo Miller, 36, died suddenly March 10 at Virtua-West Jersey Hospital, Berlin.    Born in Mount Holly and a 1989 graduate of Northern Burlington Regional High School, Ms. Miller attended Kutztown State College and Kathryn Gibbs School in Philadelphia. She was an accountant for 15 years with the NJSIAA, Robbinsville.    She loved…

  • Hearing on apartment complex plan delayed again

       EAST WINDSOR – A hearing on a long-delayed plan for a large apartment complex on One Mile Road has been postponed for a second straight month.    The Zoning Board hearing for Wyncrest Commons, scheduled for Thursday night, has been carried over to April 17.    Township officials said the hearing was delayed this month because the…

  • COMMUNITY CALENDAR

    Compiled 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 e-mailed…

  • Flood, aid cut drive borough tax hike

    By Audrey Levine Staff Writer    Reduced state aid and the loss of ratables due to flooding last year are blamed for a proposed 35 percent hike in the borough’s tax rate included in the $13.7 million preliminary municipal budget introduced at a special Borough Council meeting, Tuesday.    The budget was unanimously approved, with Mayor Lillian…

  • Seniors helped SBHS to another winning season

    By Guy Kipp, Sports Writer    The recently concluded girls’ basketball season at South Brunswick High School featured the convincing comeback of one player from a serious knee injury and the gritty determination of another senior who battled season-long pain and discomfort in her foot.    When the campaign began, the biggest question for coach Beth Barrio’s…

  • 2008 budget in place with 28-cent hike

    Sikorski: Give-backs, service cuts still eyed By Vic Monaco and Matt Chiappardi, Staff Writers    HIGHTSTOWN — The Borough Council has formally introduced a 2008 budget that carries a 28-cent increase in the municipal tax rate.    But Administrator Candace Gallagher says there’s “still more work to be done,” and council President Walter Sikorski says that work…