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Gerard J. Hogan
Headed sheet metal firm MONTGOMERY — Gerard J. “Jerry” Hogan died Tuesday at Capitol Health System in Trenton. He was 55. Born in Bayonne, he and grew up in Highland Park and moved to Montgomery 19 years ago. He founded and was currently president of Gerard Sheet Metal in East Brunswick, which recently celebrated…
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Viking girls strut their stuff in NYC
By Sean Richards In the initial meet of the season, it was the boys on the South Brunswick High School winter track team making most of the noise. This time around it was the girls’ turn to shine. Although they were unable to defend their impressive team championship of a year ago at the Holiday…
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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…
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School board meetings may be posted online
But administrators want details on costs, Web site impact By Eileen Oldfield, Staff Writer The Board of Education may post video recordings of its meetings on the Internet, though the process to do it needs further review, Superintendent Edward Forsthoffer said at the board’s Dec. 18 meeting. Dr. Forsthoffer said the board will need to…
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Committee OKs bid for senior center
Federal funding used to pay for design of activity rooms By Audrey Levine Staff Writer A resolution authorizing Cornerstone Architectural Group, LLC, of South Plainfield, to begin designing what will become the Hillsborough Senior Activity Center brings the township a step closer to meeting township seniors’ desire for a larger space to hold activities. ”I…
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Rocky Hill gets $200,000 sidewalk grant
ROCKY HILL — A $200,000 grant from the state Department of Transportation will make it easier for the Borough Council to achieve a longtime goal of improving all the borough’s sidewalks. ”It’s been talked about for several years, because some of them are in pretty bad shape,” said Mayor Ed Zimmerman. “There was a question…
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Sentencing set for second man convicted in 2005 shooting
By Audrey Levine Staff Writer After two court postponements, Peter Ciarletta, 30, of Warren Township, is scheduled to be sentenced Jan. 11 in connection with the 2005 fatal shooting of Hillsborough resident John Grover at Gatto’s Sports Café on Camplain Road. Mr. Ciarletta will face a minimum of three years in prison without parole, but,…
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Businesses help MHS, ABIS robotics teams
By Eileen Oldfield Staff Writer Robotics teams from Manville High School and Alexander Batcho Intermediate School will field robots in the For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology (FIRST) with help from a $3,500 donation from National Starch and Chemical Corporation, of Bridgewater, and other area businesses. The high school team received $1,500…
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‘The Diving Bell and the Butterfly’
Jean-Dominique Bauby’s story comes alive as it celebrates the fragile beauty of life and the adaptability of the human mind. By Elise Nakhnikian A painter before he was a filmmaker, Julian Schnabel specializes in stories about artists and writers. All three of his increasingly light-footed films — Basquiat, Before Night Falls and now The Diving…
