• LAWRENCE: Schools to take part in principals evaluation program

    By Lea Kahn, Staff Writer    The Lawrence Township public school district has been awarded a $22,000 grant to participate in a state Department of Education pilot program to evaluate school principals, assistant principals and supervisors, according to Superintendent of Schools Crystal Edwards.    The goal of the program, which will be implemented statewide in the 2013-14…

  • LAWRENCE: Proposals for Mrs. G’s site outlined for board

    By Lea Kahn, Staff Writer    Representatives of TD Bank, McDonald’s and Mrs. G’s TV & Appliances outlined proposals for their respective portions of a 16-acre parcel — slated for redevelopment and currently occupied by the appliance store — on the corner of Brunswick Pike and Bakers Basin Road last week at a public hearing before…

  • ROBBINSVILLE: McKesson to open warehouse distribution center

    ROBBINSVILLE: McKesson to open warehouse distribution center

    350,000-square-foot facility to be operational in April 2013 By Joanne Degnan, Managing Editor    ROBBINSVILLE — McKesson Corporation, a major U.S. pharmaceutical distributor and healthcare information technology company, is building a 350,000-square-foot distribution center inside a redevelopment zone off Old York Road.    Known as Project Liberty, the warehouse/office facility under construction on a 22-acre lot in…

  • MANVILLE: Library Happenings, Sept. 27

       The library has reopened as a branch of the county library system and has new hours. The library is open at 10 a.m. every day except Sunday. It closes at 8 p.m. Monday-Thursday, and at 5:30 p.m. on Friday and Saturday.    Manville residents who have a library card should not discard it. It will be…

  • LETTERS: Elect Democrats in Washington Nov. 6

    From: Bonnie Tillery, NJ Chapter of the Sierra Club To the editor:   There has been much in the news about the “war against women.” What you haven’t heard is that in Congress, Chris Smith has been leading the attack.    On the floor of the House, he has called birth control pills “baby pesticide.” For the…

  • MANVILLE: Community celebrates at Lincoln Park event

    MANVILLE: Community celebrates at Lincoln Park event

    Competitors get set for the egg toss at Community Day. Photo by Mary Ellen Day

  • ALLENTOWN: Less is more?

    Students’ beef about shrinking lunches aired at BOE meeting By Joanne Degnan, Managing Editor    ALLENTOWN — The school district is considering selling “after-school” lunches to hungry athletes who say they are running on empty at practices because new federal rules have reduced portion sizes in the cafeteria during the school day.    In response to students’…

  • Armstrong backed in softball dispute

    Kenneth Kosensky, Manville Armstrong backed in softball dispute To the editor: I have been under the weather recently and just stumbled onto the writings about the softball fund raiser at the high school fields.    I, for one, am very grateful that we have a Mayor and Council in place that saw the situation for what…

  • SENIOR CORNER: Sept. 27

    CHAPTER A    The next Chapter A meeting will be Thursday, Oct. 4, at the Municipal Building. Our speaker’s topic will be “How To Get a Good Night’s Sleep.”    Please bring your merchandise for the dollar store, which will be open at the Nov. 1 meeting. Mollie Zezulinski is looking for helpers for that event.    Nominations…

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