Category: archives

  • HoVal boys snap losing streak with win over Princeton

    Hopewell boys basketball By: Mike Molaro    After the Hopewell Valley Central High School boys basketball team scored just five fourth-quarter points in a Jan. 13 setback to Notre Dame, the Bulldogs had a meeting on how to get better team scoring, especially down the stretch of close games.    The discussion worked, as HoVal ended its…

  • And babies make … five

    More Hillsborough families are having triplets. By: Donna Lukiw    When Anthony, Tommy and Diana Visicaro were born on April 19, 1987, they were the first triplets ever born in Hillsborough, accoridng to press reports at the time.    But they were quickly joined by more. Now, Hillsborough has more than the average number of triplets in…

  • So long, soda

    School cafeterias change menus to meet new state and federal requirements regarding school food choices. By: Donna Lukiw    As part of an initiative to encourage students to eat healthy and exercise, Pomptonian, the Manville School District’s food service, has changed menus in all four school cafeterias.    Manville schools have adopted new policies addressing student nutrition…

  • Austra Szwarc

       MANVILLE — Austra V. Szwarc died Jan. 22 at Somerville Medical Center in Somerville. She was 83.    Born in Riga, Latvia, she had been a resident of the Bridgewater and Manville area since the 1950s.    Mrs. Szwarc was a homemaker.    Surviving are four sons, Raymond Skurbe of East Brunswick, Henry Szwarc of Hillsborough, Joseph Szwarc…

  • Farmers offered disaster relief

    News Jersey Department of Agriculture and state Farm Services Agency offering low interest loans By: Scott Morgan    Farmers aren’t known for having easy lives and they’re not the types to paint their self-portraits in rosy hues. Talk to them and you get the distinct impression that farming can be a very harsh job. The hours…

  • MHS wrestlers striving to go six minutes

    Team drops close one to Carteret By: Rudy Brandl        It’s not easy for a young, inexperienced wrestler to survive six full minutes on the mat. Three two-minute periods can be a very long time, especially when a wrestler is trying to stay off his back against a more polished opponent.    Going six minutes has…

  • Michael Vinchur

       SOMERVILLE — Michael G. Vinchur died Jan. 17 at home. He was 63.    Born in Hazelton, Pa., he lived in Somerville since 1960.    Mr. Vinchur retired in 2000 as a laborer from 3M Corp. in Belle Mead where he worked for many years. He spent time working on the 3M Newspaper and was a member…

  • Business booster group is formed in Hopewell Valley

    When group sets up a firm calendar, meetings will be publicized By John Tredrea    Last spring, about a dozen people interested in the local business scene sat down to talk things over. They decided to get together again, and again. Other people joined them as an informal networking and brainstorming group came into being. The…

  • Mary Hallock

       RARITAN — Mary Giasullo Hallock died Jan. 22 at Raritan Health and Extended Care Center in Raritan. She was 91.    Born in the Bronx, N.Y., she lived in Manville for 30 years before moving to Raritan two years ago.    Mrs. Hallock was a weaver for the former American Velour Mills in Middlesex for 30 years.…