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  • In Manville, the play’s the thing this spring

    High school musical revisits’Little Shop of Horrors.’ By: Donna Lukiw    Dressed in plaid skirts, fish-net stockings and striped socks, Manville High School students in the cast of this year’s musical production, "Little Shop of Horrors," were ready to perform.    Leslie Strauss, an English teacher at MHS and director of the musical, said about 35 students…

  • Mary E. Werner

       Mary Elizabeth Gottiaux Werner, 81, died Wednesday, March 8, at University Medical Center at Princeton after a brief illness.    Born in Monmouth Junction, she was a lifelong township resident. She was a production worker for Bristol Myers-Squibb Co. for 35 years retiring in 1988. She was member of the company’s Retirement Club. She was a…

  • Wrestling is huge in New Jersey

    Fans flock to A.C. for state finals By: Rudy Brandl    ATLANTIC CITY — The popularity of high school wrestling is unbelievable.    Just look at the attendance figures from last weekend’s NJSIAA Championships in Atlantic City. A record 11,772 fans packed Boardwalk Hall for Sunday’s finals. The total weekend attendance for the event was a staggering…

  • Farmland rezoning prepares the way for sewer system

    Committee introduces ordinance rezoning Carty farm property By: Scott Morgan    MANSFIELD — By reclassifying nearly 200 acres of farmland as residential zoning last week, the Township Committee officially began laying the groundwork for a major development project that would bring hundreds of new dwellings to Mansfield and a sewer system to the Village of Columbus.…

  • From ring to stage

    Gress Street resident Steve Zacharko, a professional wrestler, grapples with acting in Hillsborough play. By: Melissa Edmond    Gress Street resident Steve Zacharko — perhaps more familiar as professional wrestler "Hadrian" — will make his acting debut in a play opening next week in Hillsborough.    Though many may say acting is just as important in the…

  • Despite final loss, Drew’s boys take ‘LEAP’ into history

    By: Sean Moylan    On March 7th, as soon as word came down that LEAP Academy had defeated Burlington City 90-83 to win the South Jersey Group 1 title on March 7, Scotties’ fans started getting a little nervous.    Because although the Scotties had lost to the Blue Devils earlier in the season, they knew in…

  • Sustainabilty conference aims to shed talking points and take action

    At the end of a three-day conference later this month, township residents will have a better idea of what to do about sustainability and how to accomplish it, said Ralph Copleman, executive director of Sustainable Lawrence. By:Lea Kahn Staff Writer    Ecological and social sustainability is like the weather — everyone talks about it, but no…

  • Helen Saunders

       HILLSBOROUGH — Helen B. Saunders died March 3 in Somerset Medical Center in Somerville. She was 77.    Born in Houtzdale, Pa., she lived in Queens, N.Y., and Brooklyn, N.Y., before moving to Hillsborough in 1960.    Mrs. Saunders was a homemaker.    She was a communicant of St. Joseph Church in Hillsborough and a reader at daily…

  • Three township police officers promoted

    Lance Maloney, Thomas Puskas and William Springer move up By John Tredrea    Three Hopewell Township police officers — in addition to George Meyer, who took the oath as chief (see separate story) — were promoted during Monday night’s Hopewell Township Committee meeting.    Promoted to lieutenant from sergeant were Lance Maloney and Thomas Puskas. Promoted to…