• HOPEWELL TOWNSHIP: School bus involved in multi-vehicle mishap 

    By Ruth Luse, Managing Editor    Today, at 8:32 a.m., Hopewell Township police went to a motor vehicle crash at the intersection of Hopewell-Princeton Road (Route 569) and Crusher Road.    The accident involved three cars and a small school bus, according to Hopewell Township police Chief George C. Meyer.    Officers found the bus on its side…

  • HILLSBOROUGH: Montclair educator will replace Scott Rocco

    School boards hires replacement for assistant superintendent By Gene Robbins, Managing Editor Guy Whitlock, currently an administrator in Montclair, will replace Scott Rocco as an assistant superintendent of schools here. At left is Lisa Antunes, the assistant superintendent for curriculum. Mr. Whitlock enjoys a piece of cake at a welcoming moment at Monday’s school board…

  • MANVILLE: It’s gooey fun to make a gingerbread house

    MANVILLE: It’s gooey fun to make a gingerbread house

    Irene Pastula and her granddaughter, Abigail, collaborate on laying the roof on thick in making their gingerbread house at the public library Dec. 12. (Photo by Mary Ellen Day)

  • MANVILLE: It’s gooey fun to make a gingerbread house

    MANVILLE: It’s gooey fun to make a gingerbread house

    By Mary Ellen Day, Special Writer    On a night of imagination and creativity Dec. 12, 39 people put their talents toward making a gingerbread house at the Manville Public Library.    The library-sponsored event drew young and old, families and children to make this traditional holiday treat of gingerbread, icing and candied decorations.    ”I think it…

  • ARE THE HOLIDAYS HAZARDOUS TO YOUR HEALTH?

    By irene maslowski Kessler Institute offers tips to avoid injury and enjoy the holiday season To many people, the holidays are a magical time. But there’s no magical way to get all the shopping, decorating, cooking, cleaning and travelling done without the risk of stress, exhaustion and even injury. “This is a wonderful time of…

  • MANVILLE: SO, this is Christmas?

    A guest column By Rev. Timothy J. Wolf    It took about 15 minutes for TV news pundits to start politicizing the horrific murders of 20 school children and six staff members at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut. There were no real facts and I was still deciding whether I should be angry, scared,…

  • HILLSBOROUGH: Township Democrats organize political club

       Hillsborough Democrats have organized a community club that will work closely with the official party structure.    The announcement says the club says will support Democratic candidates, promote open and fair elections, encourage voter participation and avoid voter suppression and interference by any means.    ”The Hillsborough Democratic Community Club will provide the opportunity and point of…

  • HILLSBOROUGH: Youngsters to sell stocking stuffers to raise money for autistic kids’ education

        Fifth-grader Maya Karkhanis has founded a registered non-profit organization, called The VOWEL Foundation, to raise money for educational equipment and supplies for schools that educate underprivileged children with autism.     She and friends from Woodfern Elementary and Auten Road Intermediate schools helped make a variety of stocking stuffers, including bookmarks, “Reindeer Noses” and “Snowman…

  • HILLSBOROUGH: Former residents Ann and Howard Bolt celebrate 50th wedding anniversary

    HILLSBOROUGH: Former residents Ann and Howard Bolt celebrate 50th wedding anniversary

       Ann (Galcik) and Howard Bolt, of Skillman, recently celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary.    Howard spotted Ann at General Electric’s headquarters in upstate New York in 1961. He was an electrical engineer and she was an executive secretary. He gathered the courage to ask her out.    After about a one-year courtship, they married on Nov. 3,…

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