• MANVILLE: Gingerbread house contest returns

    MANVILLE: Gingerbread house contest returns

       Gumdrops, candy, icing, creativity and imagination will be a part of the annual Gingerbread House contest sponsored by the Manville Public Library. The event will help you get into the holiday spirit, make your house smell great and you get a yummy treat.    The contest will be held at the library on South 10th Ave…

  • LAWRENCE: Only 2 nonprofits contribute

    By Lea Kahn, Staff Writer    Despite Lawrence Township officials’ request for voluntary contributions from nonprofit organizations and educational institutions, only two have stepped forward — SERV Behavioral Health System Inc. and the Islamic Circle of Mercer County.    SERV, which operates a group home on Darrah Lane, sent a check for $2,101.97 and the Islamic Circle…

  • SOUTH BRUNSWICK: CIL hosting annual Indik Award dinner

    By Jennifer Larkin, Special Writer    The Citizens for Independent Living will honor two community volunteers with its highest honor next month.    CIL is an organization that assists disabled adults with transportation, housing, and employment, according to its President, Jessie Parker.    ”Our primary goal is to develop a clear direction through the energy and expertise of…

  • LAWRENCE: Police blotter

    By Lea Kahn, Staff Writer    Gerard Charlemagne, 24, of Hamilton, was charged with shoplifting clothing worth $194.50 from Macy’s at 10:10 p.m. Nov. 24.    Christine S. Aerial, 37, of Trenton, was charged with driving under the influence, refusal to submit to a Breathalyzer test and other motor vehicle violations on Brunswick Pike at 11:24 p.m.…

  • GOP will lose again if it fails to be tolerant

    Tyler Pewitt, Hillsborough With the presidential election now long over, the Republican Party can only sit back and ponder on how it all went wrong for Governor Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan.    As the final voting results in Florida became official, President Barack Obama could add the state to the list of many key battleground…

  • LAWRENCE: Office park plan back on table

    By Lea Kahn, Staff Writer    The next chapter in the lengthy history of a planned office park on Princeton Pike at Lewisville Road — the former site of the Union Camp Corp. — will be written next month when the Planning Board considers an application to amend the plan, which was approved in 2000.    Last…

  • Church slates ‘A Tour of Titusville’

    Church slates ‘A Tour of Titusville’

       The Titusville Presbyterian Church will present “A Tour of Titusville,” a series of self-guided tours of the church and eight historic homes in the village, on Dec. 2 from 1-5 p.m.    This event will mark the opening of the church’s 175th anniversary celebrations. The Rev. Will Shurley, pastor of the church, said: We could not…

  • SOUTH BRUNSWICK: American Legion calling for essays

    By Jennifer Larkin, Special Writer    American Legion Post 401 in Monmouth Junction is calling on students to write essays on safety, according to its President, Gary Cooper.    The essay contest is open to 6th, 7th, and 8th grade students of South Brunswick attending either public, private, or parochial schools, according to Mr. Cooper.    ”The topic,…

  • SOUTH BRUNSWICK: Nathanson keeps BOE seat

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