Category: archives
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Manville High celebrates fall season
Six teams hand out awards, recognition By: Mary Ellen Zangara The Manville High fall athletic teams recently held their awards banquet at the VFW hall. The event was sponsored by the Manville Athletic Booster Club. Manville High athletic director Pat LaMastro began the evening by praising all the fall athletes. "I would like to congratulate…
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Group fosters Tamil culture
South Asian Community Association dedicated only to promotion of culture By: Bill Greenwood The South Asian Community Association is hoping to foster Tamil culture. The group held a program at a South Brunswick middle school earlier this month that featured a speaker with alleged ties to a federally designated terrorist group. However, the organization says…
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Because she has ‘heart,’ Hopewell girl excels as Highland dancer
"In my very first competition, I won first prize," said Emily By Rosalie Ann LaGrutta Highland dancing is not for everyone, but for 8-year-old Emily Aline Janoski, a third-grade student in Hopewell Elementary School, it’s sheer joy. "I started dancing when I was 4," said Emily. "I had seen other forms of dancing ballet,…
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Town seeks grant for sidewalk project
Officials have applied for a $127,200 state grant to build new sidewalks and improve crosswalks in four neighborhoods. By: Lea Kahn Township officials have applied for a $127,200 state grant to build new sidewalks and improve crosswalks in four neighborhoods in hopes of making it safer for children to walk to school. The grant application,…
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Letters to the editor
In defense of a name change To the editor: There are six townships in New Jersey with the name Washington. Two of these townships are within seven miles of each other. When something happens in Glouchester or Burlington county or in Warren, Bergen or Morris county, where other Washington Townships are located, newspapers do…
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Michael Powers reflects on year as mayor
The thirty-eight-year-old has been on Township Council since 2004. By: Lea Kahn Ask Michael Powers to sum up his year as mayor of Lawrence Township, and he will respond with one word community. Creating a sense of community has been Mayor Powers’ goal from the day he took the position on New Year’s Day,…
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Mall’s final tenant ordered to leave
Judge gives Laundromat until Friday to vacate mall space By:Rebecca Weltmann A judge has cleared the way for demolition of the Rustic Mall by ordering the last remaining store tenant to vacate the property by Friday. Mall owners have been trying to evict the tenants since April in order to demolish the building for the…
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Surrogate will help Valley residents
Meetings will be held at township Municipal Building Beginning in January, Mercer County Surrogate Diane Gerofsky will be available for appointments on the third Friday of every month from 9:30-11:30 a.m. at the Hopewell Township Municipal Building. The surrogate will help residents with the following: the probate or administration of an estate, adoption filing, appointment…
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Council to review new FEMA-set flood levels
New rules raise levels by 2 feet in Millstone, Raritan rivers By:Rebecca Weltmann Manville will have to raise the elevation of new construction in certain floodplain areas due to new Federal Emergency Management Agency modifications. FEMA recently announced its plan to modify the base flood elevations for areas of Manville, which would take effect following…
