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  • Manville girls can’t continue Senior Night party

    Turnovers spell doom by John E. Powers, Sports Writer    The Manville High School girls’ basketball team celebrated Senior Night before its game with Somerville last Friday night. Unfortunately, the Lady Mustangs couldn’t add to the festivities.    Manville fell to 1-11 as Somerville (8-4) left town with a 55-30 win. The Mustangs trailed 16-5 after one…

  • Mary J. Shutack

       MANVILLE — Mary J. Shutack died Jan. 16 at Somerset Medical Center in Somerville. She was 76.    Born in Maizeville, Pa., she was a resident of Manville for the past 58 years.    Mrs. Shutack was a homemaker after working at Diehls Corp. in Bridgewater for many years. She also worked at Foothill Acres Nursing Home…

  • Springfield welcomes new superintendent

    By Stephanie Prokop, Staff Writer    SPRINGFIELD — Students, staff and faculty members started the new year with Beth Godett, the new superintendent who has 30 years of educational experience under her belt.    Dr. Godett, who began her new $62,000-a-year job Jan. 2, replaced Superintendent Helena Sullivan, who retired in 2007.    ”Springfield really is a wonderful…

  • Leave ‘em laughing

    Leave ‘em laughing

    …which lead to some "faux fisticuffs."

  • Theodore H. Covert

       HILLSBOROUGH — Theodore H. Covert died on Jan. 16 at Avalon Assisted Living located in Hillsborough. He was 75.    Born in Franklin Township, he lived in Somerset until moving to Hillsborough in 1964.    Mr. Covert worked as a carpenter for Riccadonna Home Improvements located in Manville.    He served in the United States Navy during the…

  • Two former chiefs get retirement send off

    By Stephanie Prokop, Staff Writer    FLORENCE — Family, friends and former police colleagues attended the Township Committee meeting Jan. 16 to give warm retirement wishes to former Florence Township Police Chief Gordon Dawson and former Police Chief Joesph Gadbois.    Mayor William Berry read and presented each former chief with an inscribed plaque that wished them…

  • Jane. F. Cook

       FLORENCE — Walter G. Paul, 92, of Florence died Jan. 12 at Vitas Inpatient Hospice at Kennedy Hospital in Stratford. Born in Bordentown Township, he lived in Fieldsboro before moving to Florence, where he lived most of his life. Mr. Paul retired in 1974 as a dye maker for the CF & I Corp. in…

  • Designing Dayton: Workshop to focus on village area

    by Sean Ruppert, Staff Writer    Area residents and business people say traffic and pedestrian safety are among the issues they would like to see addressed at the Dayton Village Citizens Coalition workshop next week.    The event, designed to gather public opinions about traffic, pedestrian and aesthetic issues, will run from Monday to Thursday at the…

  • Cranbury/Hightstown Area Community Groups

    Community Action Service Center, Inc. PO Box 88 116 North Main Street Hightstown, NJ 08520 (609) 443-4464 Executive Director: Lydia Santoni-Williams CASC is a multipurpose family services agency providing bilingual (English/Spanish) case management, which includes food and short-term financial assistance to low-income families in crisis, employment skills training and affordable summer enrichment for youths of…