Category: archives

  • Letters to the editor

    Township Council fails residents To the editor:     I must applaud the state Department of Environmental Protection’s actions regarding the recent discovery of unhealthy levels of contaminants in two wells in South Brunswick.    The DEP halted South Brunswick from issuing construction permits for projects requiring clean water until the problem is addressed and corrected. Our…

  • Legion team opts out of tourney

    Post 12 ended with forfeit By: Rudy Brandl        The Somerville-Manville American Legion baseball team elected not to participate in the Pyramid League’s post-season tournament.    While the top three teams in the North and South divisions qualified for the state playoffs, the rest of the league was eligible to compete in a double elimination tourney.…

  • Stibitz decides to focus on football

    Steps down after seven years as head wrestling coach By: Rudy Brandl    Brett Stibitz has taken the Manville High football team to a higher level in his two years at the helm. That’s one of the reasons he stepped down as the school’s head wrestling coach at the end of the 2007 season.    Building a…

  • Elizabeth Madden

       MANVILLE — Elizabeth Madden died July 13 in Princeton Medical Center in Princeton. She was 63.    She was born in Shamokin, Pa., and lived in New Brunswick before moving to Manville 10 years ago.    Mrs. Madden was formerly in the retail department of Drug Fair in Manville.    Her parents, Francis and Elizabeth Timco; and a…

  • LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

    From the July 19 edition Don’t trash First Aid Squad To the editor: This past Thursday, I was in the post office in Allentown to get my mail. I glanced into the trash bin, located near the post office boxes, and was appalled by what I saw. There were numerous first aid mailers that had…

  • Lifelong love of hip-hop music spurs Rider professor’s new book

    Mickey Hess’ book, "Icons of Hip-Hop," was released in June. By: Olivia Tattory    It was on a Boy Scout camping trip that 8-year-old Mickey Hess discovered his love for hip-hop music.    Run DMC’s "Walk This Way" was playing and the lyrics intrigued him so much "that was it," said Dr. Hess, now 31, assistant professor…

  • EDITORIAL

    School formula policy warrants open debate.    For several years now, the state Department of Education has been kicking around a wide array of new ideas and concepts — each calling for a new and different formula — for distributing state aid to local school districts.    With state school aid now totaling some $8 billion a…

  • Letters (07.19.07)

    Anger expressed over long wait for ambulance service To the Editor: On July 8, my father fell ill, he was having heart problems and dizzy spells. I had to call an ambulance for him. I was appalled at the length of the response time by the ambulance. Officer John Glenn was there in minutes and…

  • Board in final talks for school chief

    The negotiations committee is working on the terms of a contract with the candidate. By: Eileen Oldfield    Hillsborough’s search for a new superintendent of schools may be nearing a conclusion, Personnel Committee Chairman David Lin said at Monday’s Board of Education meeting.    "We are in the final stages of negotiating with the candidate," said Mr.…