• Veterans Day

    Veterans Day

    Ceremony held Saturday at Alliger Park Photo by Mike Chipowsky    On Saturday, the Hopewell Valley Veterans Association held its Veterans Day ceremony at Alliger Park, Route 546, Hopewell Township.    At the ceremony, the Valley’s oldest known veteran, Peter Hexter, 93, was presented a veteran’s hat and shirt by Daniel Mitrano, the youngest Boy Scout of…

  • WEST WINDSOR: Board aims to close achievement gap

    By Allison Musante, Staff Writer    PLAINSBORO — Despite above-average academic performance in the West Windsor- Plainsboro school district, the Board of Education is keeping the achievement gap among students at the forefront of discussion.    At the board’s meeting on Tuesday night, Russell Lazovick, the assistant superintendent of curriculum and planning, presented a detailed report comparing…

  • Guard against Princeton becoming a golden ghetto

    Roland Foster Miller, Princeton To the people of Princeton who supported my campaign and voted for me on Nov. 2, thank you. You wanted to see new ideas on the Princeton Borough Council, and it was your desire to seek fairness for everyone in the community.    Let’s guard against our town becoming a homogeneous golden…

  • 8CALENDAR

    By: centraljersey.com 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:…

  • Catholic Charities appeal for holiday donations

    By: centraljersey.com Catholic Charities’ Emergency & Community Services program is collecting food for Thanksgiving baskets to help vulnerable individuals and families this holiday season. If you would like to contribute non-perishable food items, feel free to drop them off at 132 N. Warren St., Trenton, before Friday, Nov. 19. Items needed to fill the baskets…

  • Young photographers display their art

    By Lea Kahn     Tahir Henry is a veteran photographer.     The 13-year-old Trenton resident has been taking photographs for several years, mostly with the type of disposable camera that you can buy at the corner drugstore.     That’s why it was such a treat for Tahir to be able to handle a “real” camera…

  • School district launches Facebook page

    Seeks new social media friends By Lea Kahn    The Lawrence Township public school district is looking for some friends — on Facebook, that is.    With the press of a computer button at the Lawrence Township Board of Education’s Monday night meeting, the school district’s new Facebook page went “live.”    Many organizations have a Facebook presence,…

  • Historic District lit up for Halloween

    By: centraljersey.com Historic halloween Crowds of trick-or-treaters descended upon Hightstown’s historic district when Stockton Street was transformed with haunted yards, spooky houses – one with a 10-foot tall man on stilts – and even a magical kingdom, on Halloween night.The "Magic Castle" Halloween spectacle was hosted by Dan Buriak and Mike Schmidt complete with lavish…

  • CORRECTION

        The article in the Nov. 4 edition of The Lawrence Ledger, “Holt defeats Sipprelle thanks to Mercer votes,” did not properly attribute allegations from Scott Sipprelle concerning Congressman Rush Holt’s campaign. It should have read:     “Asked about what he said were political smears and what he characterized as a negative campaign waged by…

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