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Eugene DeFazio
MANVILLE Eugene DeFazio died Aug. 19 at Somerset Medical Center in Somerville. He was 45. Born in Somerville, he lived in Hillsborough before moving to Manville. He was a graduate of Hillsborough High School where he was a varsity wrestler, and was a volunteer wrestling coach for South Plainfield High School. He served in…
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Bordentown regional ready for first day
New high school to open Sept. 11 By: Molly Petrilla BORDENTOWN TOWNSHIP This September, students in the district will meet new teachers and take new courses, just as they do every year. However, for many Bordentown students, these traditions will occur not only in new classrooms, but also in new school buildings. With $37.4…
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New state funding targets Revolutionary properties
Legislation to preserve open space By: Courtney Gross Legislation signed by Gov. Jon S. Corzine this month could preserve open space throughout Central Jersey for recreation and development, including land associated with the American Revolution. Although municipalities would not directly receive funding, $80 million has been set aside for the state Department of Environmental Protection…
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Fundraising for MYAL takes to the links
The league needs sponsors for its annual Golf Outing, to be held Sept. 13 at Hillsborough Country Club. By: Charlie Olsen The Manville Youth Athletic League is looking for business and individual sponsors for its third annual Golf Outing fundraiser, which will take place on Sept. 13 at the Hillsborough Country Club. According to organizer…
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Life-saving volunteers
Fire company project finds possible donors. By: Charlie Olsen The Hillsborough Volunteer Fire Company No. 2 collected tissue samples from 101 potential donors Saturday as part of a drive to register bone marrow donors in memory of 18-year-old Tatiana Alissa "Tata" Ingraham, who died of leukemia last year. The bays of the fire company …
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My Turn
How green was my valley, in Chesterfield By: Hank Reeves "How Green Was My Valley" won the Academy Award in 1941. It is the story of a Welsh man who grew up in a coal mining village in Wales. As a boy, the valley was green, but over the years as the coal slag poured…
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Study could help local officials address consolidation issue
EDITORIAL By Ruth Luse Copies of a resolution adopted by the Hopewell Township Committee Aug. 14 are being sent to officials of Hopewell and Pennington boroughs. The resolution asks them to agree to join the township in an application for a state grant to fund a consolidation study. Consolidation is indeed a timely topic, particularly…
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Charlotte Kiernan
NEW EGYPT Charlotte (Golcheski) Kiernan died Aug. 21 at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in Hamilton. She was 64. Born and raised in Manville, she was a resident of Washington Crossing, Pa., and Fredon Township before moving to New Egypt 32 years ago. Mrs. Kiernan was a partner along with her husband Frank Kiernan,…
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Bordentown 105-pounders plan on winning season
By: Sean Moylan Last year the Bordentown Bulldogs 105 -pounders won three games and made tremendous strides in improving as a football team. But this year, they can be so much better. "I really believe that we can be a better than .500 football team if the returning players play the way I think they…
