• BORDENTOWN TOWNSHIP: Bordentown Regional Oks final $33.2 budget

    By Amber Cox    BORDENTOWN TOWNSHIP — The $33.2 million final 2011-12 Bordentown Regional School District budget, adopted 7-2 on March 23, calls for a tax hike for the Bordentowns and a decrease for Fieldsboro.• Bordentown City will have a tax rate of $1.36 per $100. Homeowners assessed at the average $222,994 will pay $3,032.71 in taxes,…

  • “The Berenstain Bears in Family Matters, The Musical” Teaches Valuable Lessons at MCCC’s Kelsey Theatre April 30

    “The Berenstain Bears in Family Matters, The Musical” Teaches Valuable Lessons at MCCC’s Kelsey Theatre April 30

    Aaron Epstein Clockwise from top left, Courtney Daniels as Mama, Joe Thomas as Papa, Liz Froio as Sister, and Matt Densky as Brother. Photo by Aaron Epstein.

  • SENIOR CORNER: Week of March 31

       The Manville Senior Citizens meet at 12:30 p.m. the second Thursday of each month at the VFW located on Washington Avenue. The club is open to new members who are residents of Manville, age 60 or older, and age 55 if disabled.    Canned goods or non-perishable food items will continue to be collected before each…

  • MANVILLE: Library celebrates with workshops

       Manville Public Library is celebrating the 15th Annual National Poetry Month of April by holding two poetry workshops and hosting guest poet John Trause at the library.    A workshop for children ages 7 to 14 will be held on Tuesday, April 5, from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m.; and an adult workshop for anyone over the…

  • PRINCETON: Historian tells the story of the Roebling family

    By Amber Cox    PRINCETON — One of America’s greatest icons, the Brooklyn Bridge, was built by a family company that created the small village of Roebling.    ”The people in Roebling have a fondness for the company that is just remarkable,” author and Roebling historian Clifford Zink said.    Mr. Zink, of Aiken Avenue in Princeton Borough,…

  • MANVILLE: Chess enthusiasts await Saturday challenges

    MANVILLE: Chess enthusiasts await Saturday challenges

    By Mary Ellen Zangara, Special Writer    Chess may be a very intense concentrating activity but some play chess for the pure enjoyment. A group of chess players meet every Saturday at the Manville Public library to play the game.    On Saturday mornings at 10 a.m. players meet in the new quiet room at the library.…

  • BORDENTOWN TOWNSHIP: Believe! We are not alone

    By Amber Cox    BORDENTOWN TOWNSHIP — “I always thought that if we discovered life on the moon, or life on Mars, it would be the most exciting discovery in human history.”    This helps explain why Pat Marcattilio, of Hamilton, also known as Dr. UFO, began a UFO/ET Congress almost 27 years ago.    The 49th semi-annual…

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    Cris Ciobanu  March 28, 2011 Dear Editor: I have been living in East Windsor for the past 3 years and I heard about Rise-a Community Service Partnership a few times but it wasn’t until I started working here two months ago that I fully understood the extent of their programs. Rise helps hard working Americans…

  • COMMUNITY CALENDAR: Week of March 31

       Tell us about you. If your local nonprofit organization plans a special event and you would like to have the information published in The Manville News, send a note to Manville News Calendar, P.O. Box 350, Princeton, NJ 08542.    All items should be typed and must be mailed, faxed (609-924-3842) or e-mailed to: [email protected] before…

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