Category: archives
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
From the issue of May 11, 2006. Help Readington OK airport plan To the editor: Much of the news coverage regarding the future of Solberg Airport concentrates on the airport’s home township of Readington. But if Solberg Airport becomes a jetport, the noise of take-offs and landings will also affect property values and quality of…
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Joseph Shellick
CORNELIUS, N.C. Joseph Shellick died Jan. 12 at home. He was 85. He was born in Primrose, Pa., and lived in Elizabeth, Manville and Brick before moving to North Carolina. Mr. Shellick was employed as a mechanical designer with RCA for 30 years, and was awarded a number of U.S. patents for his work.…
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Bradley, Brozyna honored as county scholar-athletes
MHS seniors enjoy special evening By: Mary Ellen Zangara Manville High School seniors Christine Bradley and Rafal Brozyna were among the 34 student-athletes honored at the Somerset County Scholar-Athlete Awards Dinner last Thursday night at the Doubletree Hotel in Somerset. Timothy O’Halloran, president of the Somerset County High School Principals’ Association, began the awards…
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Obituaries
For the week of May 11 David J. Kerr UPPER FREEHOLD David J. Kerr, 49, died on April 29 in Fairless Hills, Pa. Born and raised in Baltimore, he lived in Mount Holly and Florence before moving to Upper Freehold 12 years ago. Mr. Kerr was a licensed master plumber and owned and operated…
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A Red Sox fan offers a cheer for Yankee skipper
I must have spring fever. How else to explain writing in praise of New York Yankees manager Joe Torre? Let me back up a few steps. I am a Red Sox fan. I revel in the missteps, passed balls, errors, and strikeouts of those overpriced players in the Bronx. When I took the job as…
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Morley likes to keep busy
HHS senior honored at county dinner By: John Beisser Meghan Morley is the epitome of a student-athlete. She endeavors to excel at whatever task is before her and, more often than not, she hits her target, whether it’s acing a math exam, swishing a jump shot or sprinting to the finish line. Asked what…
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Free to Dance
Using multimedia components and spoken text, the Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane Dance Company maps out a terrain of doubt, hope and wonder. By: Susan Van Dongen Choreographer and dancer Bill T. Jones is well-read and well-versed in philosophy, politics and history and has a passion for current events as they play out nationally and internationally.…
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Letter: Help first-aiders help community
To the editor: As May 14 through 20 is National EMS week, I am writing to update you and your readers on the Kendall Park First Aid and Rescue Squad. Kendall Park First Aid is a 100 percent volunteer organization whose members live, and respond to emergencies, in the communities of Kendall Park, Franklin…
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MHS track and field athletes set for big meets
Team competes in final MVC Championships By: Rudy Brandl Manville High track and field head coach Michelle Mongillo didn’t have any trouble deciding where to take her athletes this week. The Mustangs found themselves with a scheduling dilemma with the Mountain Valley Conference Championships slated for May 9-10 and the Somerset County Championships on…
