• SOUTH BRUNSWICK: Travel agent charged in ticket fraud

    By Davy James, Staff Writer    A Bridgewater-based travel agent was charged by South Brunswick police on July 29 with defrauding a township family out of $9,000.    Seshmudah Sunkara, 39, of Bridgewater, is suspected of stealing approximately $140,000 from at least 15 victims from New Jersey and New York. Ms. Sunkara allegedly sold fraudulent tickets to…

  • MANVILLE: Flood group seeks crowd for Tuesday meeting

    By Brian Roach, Staff Writer    Lost Valley resident Ron Skirkanish is hoping to draw a large crowd at next week’s Flood Committee meeting.    Mr. Skirkanish, a member of the committee, said he believes the only way Manville residents will see results from local, state or federal officials is for a large number of people —…

  • Pave only, please!

    Residents of King George Road     Pennington Borough Council and the mayor are apparently trying to force a $400,000 elaborate roadway construction on King George Road despite residents’ requests for maintaining the ecology, mature trees, and simply paving the street, which hasn’t been paved in 15 years.    We learned that major construction — including losing…

  • PRINCETON: Night Out makes a big splash

    PRINCETON: Night Out makes a big splash

    Phil McAuliffe Graham Bricker, 4, of Lawrenceville plays a percussion instrument called a Tubano. Staff photo by Phil Mcauliffe

  • ROBBINSVILLE: Town blocks Turnpike contractor over tree flap

    ROBBINSVILLE: Town blocks Turnpike contractor over tree flap

    Robbinsville officials have put up temporary fencing and “No Trespassing” signs to block a Turnpike contractor from the unpaved access road that leads to the highway construction site next to Community Park. An overturned soccer goal can be seen on a dirt road that used to be a soccer field. Staff photo by Joanne Degnan

  • PENNINGTON: King George walks nixed for now

    PENNINGTON: King George walks nixed for now

    By Brian Roach, Staff Writer    Residents of King George Road in Pennington packed Pennington Borough Hall Monday night to voice their opposition to a construction project that could result in bike lanes, new signs and curbing on Lower King George Road.    Realizing, after much discussion, that a resolution between King George residents and Borough Council…

  • Honey Brook spotlight

    Jim Waltman, executive director, Stony Brook-Millstone Watershed Association     Thank you for shining a bright spotlight on the importance of organic farming with your July 29 article, “Growing a Greener World to feature Honey Brook.”    The Stony Brook-Millstone Watershed Association is proud to host the Honey Brook Organic Farm on its 860-acre Reserve in Hopewell…

  • Community calendar for Aug. 5

       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…

  • Columbus News

    Peg Traino The Mansfield Township Recreation Committee will hold a meeting on Tuesday, Aug. 17 at 8 p.m. The meeting will be held at the Mansfield Township Municipal building located on Main Street in Columbus. All interested residents are invited to attend.    The next Mansfield Township Board of Education meeting will be held on Monday…

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