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  • Good time for a trim

    Annual HopeCuts cut-a-thon benefiting City of Hope will be held at The Hair Palace, 109 So. Main St., Manville. Guests should make appointments now since spaces are limited. To make an appointment and for information, call 526-8828.

  • Princeton Pike resident supports Falk Engel

    Edith Pike, Princeton Pike On Nov. 6, the people of Lawrence Township will elect three persons to serve as our representatives on town council. Our votes will authorize "the winners" to make decisions on our behalf, decisions impacting our quality of life and that or generations to come. If we want local government to take…

  • Bearfort Way resident unsure of former mayor’s explanation

    Glenn Collins, Bearfort Way Let’s see if I can follow Bob Kusek’s logic in his letter (last week) defending the town council’s decision to sell the site of the old Trent Motel for just $500,000 after they paid $2.3 million to buy the property. 1. The money the council paid to buy the Trent Motel…

  • MYAL sets breakfast to benefit Oset family

    By Eileen Oldfield Staff Writer    Though Thomas Oset, of Haran Avenue, coached baseball with the Manville Youth Athletic League (MYAL) for only three years, he had already made an impression on the coaches and the kids.    Mr. Oset, 45, had just finished his first week of coaching football for this season, when he died after…

  • Parents tie up anti-drug messages at schools

    Parents tie up anti-drug messages at schools

    LIVING IN MANVILLE By Mary Ellen Zangara Special Writer    A series of events at Manville schools last week helped highlight the anti-drug use message of national Red Ribbon Week.    The events were organized by the PTAs at each school and the Manville Municipal Alliance, a municipal group working to educate students on the dangers of…

  • Martin Sferrazza

       Martin Charles Sferrazza, 71, of Mullica Hill, died Saturday, Oct. 20, at Kennedy Memorial Hospital, Washington Township Division.    Born in New York City, he served in the U.S. Army from 1958 to 1961 as SP5th Class, and was stationed in Germany. He was a graduate of Rider College in 1965, and was fluent in French,…

  • A glowing tradition

    A glowing tradition

    Bordentown backyard lights up for Halloween week each year By Anthony V. Coppola, Staff Writer    BORDENTOWN CITY — There are about 200 reasons to stroll by 18 Third St. this Halloween season.    Wade Roberson, 34, started carving pumpkins about eight years ago, and for the last four he has treated the people of Bordentown City…

  • Kids, cars dress up to tailgate

    Zombies, pirates and princesses gather at Woodlot Park by Megan DeMarco, Special Writer    A rainy Saturday didn’t stop zombies, pirates and princesses from gathering in the parking lot of Woodlot Park on Sunday for South Brunswick’s Tailgate Trick or Treat event.    The event, hosted by South Brunswick Parks and Recreation Department, consisted of families and…

  • Work This Out

    Work This Out

    ‘High School Musical: The Ice Tour’ comes to Sovereign Bank Arena    Millions of elementary-school girls have seen Troy and Gabrielle fall in love, break up and get back together again while Sharpay schemes to dominate every talent show in sight, but have they seen it on skates?    Ice becomes the dance floor in Disney’s High…