Category: archives
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BREAKING NEWS: Mayoral candidate leaves race
Republican Richard Kish will be moving out of state. Republican Mayoral Candidate Richard Kish is dropping out of the race. Mr. Kish, who earned a spot on the ballot after waging a write-in campaign during the June primary, said in an e-mail today (Thursday) that he had "accepted a job offer with the company that…
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Three hospitalized after head-on collision
Accident occurred near Pennington Tuesday when rain was falling and the road surface was wet By John Tredrea Three people were hospitalized Tuesday afternoon following a head-on collision involving two cars on Route 31 that forced police to close the entire roadway to traffic for about 40 minutes. The victims still were patients in area…
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Guest Opinion
Who says we can’t do better for our future than a warehouse? By: Micah Rasmussen Our common future is being decided in the weeks ahead, and the choices could not be any more clear – are we to become a community of industrial warehouses and a hopelessly unbuilt school, or will we seize upon this…
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John Paluch
MANVILLE John Paluch died Aug. 28 at home. He was 90. Born in Lwow, Poland, he lived in Poland and England before coming to the United States and settling in Manville in 1958. Mr. Paluch was employed at the former Manville National Bank, retiring after 25 years of employment. He served in the Polish…
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Downed power line burns street
A power line spewed sparks and ignited on the pavement near the corner of William Street and Gladys Avenue following an electrical power transformer fire. No one was injured. By: John Patten William Street residents enjoyed a late-night light show Saturday night and early Sunday morning, as a power line spewed sparks and ignited on…
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EDITORIAL: Be involved in school years
EDITORIAL: Parents urged to be part of children’s school lives. If you were to ask the parents of a South Brunswick High School graduating senior, who head back to school today (Thursday), they might tell you that it seems like only yesterday that their child first headed off to school. But it’s been 13 years…
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Community Calendar
Memorial trip Saturday, Sept. 9 The Vietnam Veterans of America Chapter 899 will sponsor their annual bus trip to the Vietnam Wall and Korean War Memorials in Washington, D.C., leaving from the Bordentown Township Community Center at 9 a.m. and returning by 10 p.m. The trip will include an all-you-can-eat buffet at the Golden…
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Szabo, Lukacs cash in during Vegas bowling trip
Manville duo accumulates scholarship funds By: Mary Ellen Zangara Jeff Szabo took part in the New Jersey Elks Youth Sports Tournament again this year taking a $250 scholarship for his sport of bowling. Szabo was sponsored by the Somerville Elks Lodge No. 1068 for the second year in a row and competed against some…
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Links will key HHS field hockey team
Veteran seniors joined by talented sophomores By: Rudy Brandl The Hillsborough High field hockey team will feature an interesting mix of players this season. Head coach Peach Draper is optimistic that her senior veterans will mesh with a talented group of sophomores who posted a 15-1 record as freshmen last fall. Many of those sophomores…
