• MANVILLE: From dog paddles to diving

    MANVILLE: From dog paddles to diving

    By: Mary Ellen Zangara – Special Writer Young swimmers show their skills MANVILLE – Esther Williams would have been proud of the show put on Saturday at Memorial Pool by graduates of the summer’s swimming lessons. The show culminated the seven weeks of lessons for swimmers as young as 6 months, which began in July.…

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    Local police, fire departments salvaged library equipment By: centraljersey.com On Wednesday evening, Aug. 4, shortly after closing at 9 p.m., the library suffered a water supply line break in one of the restrooms that resulted in minor flooding. Over 3,000 square feet of the building were affected with approximately a half inch of water. We…

  • Pro wrestlers charged with faking fight

    Fight By: Davy James – Staff Writer Two professional wrestlers were charged with disorderly conduct after staging a fake fight at a township restaurant during the early morning on Aug. 21. John Rechner, 38 of Spring Lake Heights, and John Kissell, 45, of South Brunswick, told police they had staged the fight to draw attention…

  • Allentown makes plans for water repairs

    By: Joanne Degnan – Staff Writer ALLENTOWN – The Borough Council has introduced a bond ordinance that, if adopted, would make up to $250,000 available to cover the cost of future emergency repairs to the borough’s water treatment plant and water lines. Mayor Stewart Fierstein said Monday that a series of water main breaks this…

  • Police blotter

    By: centraljersey.com LAWRENCE – A Vermont Street resident told police someone broke into her unlocked car while it was parked at her residence between 9:30 p.m. Aug. 16 and 6 a.m. Aug. 17. The thief stole a wallet containing $200 and personal papers, as well as a Dewalt power driver valued at $60, a Sony…

  • HILLSBOROUGH: Students’ first assignment: ideas to cut energy costs

    By Eileen Oldfield, Staff Writer    Some Hillsborough students will be asked to put on their thinking caps to come up with ideas that may help their schools reduce energy costs — and in turn, help the schools gain extra funding for other programs.    Called “The Green School Program,” the plan will be launched in September.…

  • Reminder: Drunken driving crackdown is under way

    By: centraljersey.com Law enforcement officers from Lambertville are cracking down on drunken drivers as part of the summer 2010 "Over the Limit, Under Arrest" campaign. Running through Sept. 6, local and state law enforcement officers will conduct sobriety checkpoints and saturation patrols, looking for motorists who may be driving while intoxicated. A concentrated national effort,…

  • JazzFeast Sept. 11

    By: centraljersey.com Palmer Square in Princeton will be host its 19th annual JazzFeast on Saturday, Sept. 11, from noon to 6 p.m. on the Green. The popular open-air mini-fest features performances by some of the industry’s best jazz musicians and showcases cuisine from a selection of the area’s finest restaurants. On the bill are the…

  • Senior corner for Aug. 26

    Manville By: centraljersey.com The Manville Senior Citizens meet at 12:30 p.m. every second Thursday of the month at the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 2290 located on Washington Avenue. The club is open to new members who are residents of Manville, age 60 and older, or age 55 if disabled. Canned goods or non-perishable food…

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