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  • House fire sends woman to hospital

    By: Rebecca Weltmann    WASHINGTON – A woman was sent to the hospital and an upstairs bedroom suffered minor smoke damage when a fire broke out in a second-floor bedroom at 48 Church Street on March 1.    Fire Chief Kevin Brink said he believed careless smoking was the cause of the fire, which started at about…

  • JV boys learned team concept

    Team posted three victories By: John E. Powers        Michael Forte didn’t need to be a veteran coach to quickly understand what his role was going to be as head coach of the Manville High School boys’ junior varsity basketball team.    Forte, a U.S. History teacher at Manville High, guided his team to a 3-12…

  • Smith learns about the aura of Atlantic City

    By: Ken Weingartner    Ryan Smith might have been up against more than just his opponents at the NJSIAA Wrestling Championships in Atlantic City last weekend.    He was also facing the aura of Boardwalk Hall.    Smith, a junior at South Brunswick High, was making his first trip to the state tourney, contested in front of large…

  • HHS boys knocked out of state playoffs

    Slow start costly at Freehold By: Rudy Brandl        This time, the Hillsborough High boys’ basketball team fell behind too far and couldn’t recover.    Two nights after coming back from a shaky start to win their first round state tournament game on the road at East Brunswick, the Raiders dug themselves a much deeper hole…

  • Last-second shot ends boys’ year

    By: Sean Moylan    Ever since team sports began, there have always been heartbreaking losses.    But last Thursday in Manasquan, the Florence Township Memorial High boys’ varsity basketball team set a new standard for heartbreakers with a 53-51 NJSIAA Group I Central Jersey second-round loss to Academy Charter.    "We were up (51-50) with two seconds left…

  • Knights’ collections to help ARC programs

    Joseph Morella and Jeff Upshaw presented a check for $1,215. By: Mary Ellen Zangara    Manville Area Knights of Columbus St. Jude Council presented the ARC of Somerset County with a donation Tuesday.    Grand Knight Joseph Morella along with chairman Jeff Upshaw presented a check for $1,215 to Judy Miao, executive director, and Kathleen Hofer, director…

  • Charter study panel continues committee interviews

    Suraci, Nisivoccia and Police Chief Paul Kaminsky interviewed at Feb. 28 commission meeting By:Purvi Desai    Deputy Mayor Lisa Nisivoccia, Committeeman Carl Suraci and Police Chief Paul Kaminsky were forthcoming on their thoughts regarding the current form of government at the Feb. 28 Charter Study Commission meeting. Are you following the commission’s interviews? See our poll…

  • Charges filed in assault

    Two teens allegedly struck the victim over the head with a baseball bat in the parking lot of his apartment complex. By: Joseph Harvie    Police charged a 14-year-old township boy and a 15-year-old Sayreville boy at 4 p.m. Friday with the Feb. 27 attempted robbery of a Royal Oaks man, who was hit on the…

  • Building bridges with hands and minds

    By: Stephanie Prokop    FLORENCE — Students at Florence High School are fusing their love of video games into life skills that could help them land a job in the technology field.    Technology teacher Chris DeGaetano said that he found a software program called the West Point Design Contest that could be uploaded for free, and…