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  • Mayor expects taxes to be 2006’s top issue

    Another issue facing the mayor and council involves the redevelopment of the Rustic Mall. By: Melissa Edmond    Mayor Angelo Corradino says he looks forward to solving many of the issues facing Manville in the new year with a new Borough Council and the No. 1 issue on their agenda is property taxes.    The Borough Council…

  • McLaughlin, Kull settle for second on county mats

    No HHS champs for first time since 1989 By: John E. Powers        Something was missing from the 30th Somerset County Wrestling Tournament at Hillsborough High on Dec. 27. The host school didn’t have an individual champion.    For the first time since 1989, the Raiders didn’t have at least one winner.    Senior Adam Kull, who…

  • A New Year’s tradition

    Bordentown Township reorganizes, names mayor By: William Wichert    BORDENTOWN TOWNSHIP — As Mark Roselli sees it, the transformation of Bordentown Township is under way.    New parks are set to be created around the different neighborhoods, more businesses are setting up shop along the highways that crisscross the municipality, and township officials are looking to develop…

  • Township mayor gives officials their assignments

    Each committee member gets special tasks By John Tredrea    After taking the oath of office Tuesday night as Hopewell Township mayor for 2006, Vanessa Sandom gave out department assignments to the five members of the Township Committee.    In charge of administration, health, environmental issues and wastewater for 2006 will be Ms. Sandom herself.    — Deputy…

  • Sewer construction to begin

    Township committee approves $1.8 million contract with construction company By: William Wichert    MANSFIELD — After more than a year spent in the planning stage, construction of a sewer system in the Lynwood Farms community off Columbus Road is expected to begin next month.    The Township Committee approved a $1.8 million contract last week with Mount…

  • Redevelopment leads agenda for year

    Bill Tilton named North Hanover mayor at reorganization meeting By: William Wichert    NORTH HANOVER — As township mayor, Bill Tilton said he is going to get the job done.    The job, of course, includes creating a redevelopment zone to attract new businesses, finalizing several township contracts, and reforming the municipality’s administrative procedures, but Mr. Tilton…

  • Vikes looking good in a 4-2 start

    By: Lance Manion    Like most first-year coaches, Chris Balent had modest expectations for his South Brunswick boys basketball team before the season.    A former assistant at The College of New Jersey, Balent watched his team do all the things it was supposed to do in preseason practice, but he didn’t know what that hard work…

  • FILM CAPSULES

    Short descriptions Balls of Fury Pingpong is played to the extreme in this comedy about Randy Daytona (Don Fogler), a former table tennis phenom, who is recruited by the FBI to infiltrate an underground pingpong tournament led by the murderous Feng (Christopher Walken), who killed Daytona’s father.Rated PG-13 for crude and sex-related humor, and for…

  • Letters to the Editor for the week of Jan. 5

    Fire district changes have safety in mind To the editor:     In recent news accounts and letters, firefighters have criticized my decision to form a committee to examine whether our current fire district is the most effective way to deliver protection to our community. Even the suggestion that a job might be eliminated or services…