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  • Mary Kozden

       MANVILLE — Mary J. (Limyansky) Kozden died Dec. 29 at Somerset Medical Center in Somerville. She was 83.    Born in Manville, she had been a lifelong resident.    Mrs. Kozden was a homemaker.    She was a communicant of Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Church in Manville.    She was a member of the Manville High School Booster Club;…

  • Community Calendar for the week of Jan. 5

    Shrimp Night    Friday, Jan. 6 — American Legion Post 39 will sponsor "Shrimp Night" the first Friday of each month from 5 to 8:30 p.m. at the post home, 112–114 4th Ave., Roebling.    Cost is $10 per serving and shrimp, coleslaw and potato salad will be served. Meatball platters cost $7. Walk-ins welcome or make…

  • Pennington eyes water, sewer rate hike

    A public hearing is expected at council’s Feb. 6 meeting, which will begin at 7 p.m. in Borough Hall By John Tredrea    Pennington’s public water and sewer customers would see a 24 percent rate increase this year if an ordinance introduced by Borough Council on Tuesday night wins final approval next month.    A public hearing…

  • Township ponders cable channel uses

    Township and school to share channel 19 By: Scott Morgan    FLORENCE — Depending on whom you ask, Channel 19 on the Comcast box could be anything.    Ask Tom Sahol, assistant township administrator, and he outlines Channel 19 as "a revolving wheel of information" intended to keep Florence residents up to speed with municipal information.    Mr.…

  • Mustangs win first wrestling match

    Stibitz enjoys feeling of 1-0 By: Rudy Brandl    It took six years, but Manville High head wrestling coach Brett Stibitz finally won his opening match. The Mustangs will enter the New Year at 1-0 for the first time in Stibitz’s tenure atop the program.    Manville accomplished that feat with a 48-36 victory at Barringer in…

  • 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…