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  • Obituaries for the week of April 6

    William S. Gravatt    William S. Gravatt died Friday at the Compassionate Care Hospice in Trenton. He was 75.    Born in Trenton, he resided in Lawrence all of his life.    He was a United States Navy veteran of the Korean War having served with a Mobile Construction Battalion (Seabees).    He was a member of the Lawrence…

  • SCHOOL BOARD CANDIDATES

    Editor’s note: To help voters get to know the candidates for the school board, the Manville News has asked each to submit answers to three questions. This week, we asked what candidates would seek to try and do if elected and what their best idea for helping the schools is. The election for three, three-year…

  • Zamir gives coach 41 reasons to smile

    HOPEWELL VALLEY GOLF By: Tim Falls    If Areeb Zamir can keep his score in the low 40s all season, Hopewell Valley Central High School golf coach Bill Russell will be more than happy.    The Bulldog senior started the season posting a 41 at Hopewell Valley Country Club, par 36, as his team defeated West Windsor-Plainsboro…

  • League marks Opening Day with parade

    Day of Little League activities begins with parade through Bordentown City. By: Vanessa S. Holt    BORDENTOWN CITY — When the first green buds appear on the trees and the streets are awash in pink and white petals – when golden forsythia lines the sidewalks and winter takes its last frosty swipe at the air –…

  • Township wishes a ‘buon compleanno’ to William Albertus

    William Albertus was the first settler of Italian heritage in Lawrence, according to Township Historian Robert Immordino. By:Lea Kahn Staff Writer    William Albertus was honored with two proclamations in recognition of his birthday Friday night — one proclamation issued by Township Council and another one issued by the Mercer County Board of Chosen Freeholders.    Unfortunately,…

  • High school principal announces retirement

    Doug Poye is stepping down after a 41-year career in education. By: Donna Lukiw    It’s good to have a project to work on in retirement, and Hillsborough High School Principal Doug Poye — who’s retiring at the end of the school year after 41 years in schools — already has his project.    "First thing I’m…

  • Web only: Man charged with stealing checks

    Police say he cashed checks and used money to pay for a trip to Florida. By: Joseph Harvie    A 21-year-old Princeton man was charged with theft after he allegedly stole someone’s mail and used unsigned checks from credit card companies to pay for his car insurance and to finance a trip to Florida, police said.…

  • Jamesburg proposes school tax cut

       The Jamesburg school board budget calls for a tax decrease. By: Marissa Maldonado    JAMESBURG — School administrators across the state are using budget public hearings to explain why flat state aid is causing homeowners’ tax bills to skyrocket.    The story was far different at the public hearing for the Jamesburg School District’s budget last week.…

  • Police nab suspect in robbery spree

    Lumberton police recognized man from media reports By: Scott Morgan    BORDENTOWN TOWNSHIP — News coverage of a man who reportedly took his 4-year-old daughter on a robbery and fraud spree last week led to a Lumberton police officer recognizing the suspect as a 29-year-old Wrightstown man.    According to police, Aaron Kelly of Jacobstown-Arneystown Road confessed…