• MANVILLE: Catholic school to stage popular ‘Godspell’

    MANVILLE: Catholic school to stage popular ‘Godspell’

    By Mary Ellen Zangara, Special Writer    Christ the King School Drama Club staging the popular musical “Godspell” seems a natural fit — as Director Maria Stadtmueller noted, the production is another way for the Catholic school to share religious messages with students and audiences.    But the play, with shorter scenes and musical interludes, also offers…

  • One-on-One

    One-on-One

    Leon Williams has been a Big for 23 years and is currently with his third Little, Shaquille.

  • HOPEWELL VALLEY: Towns struggle with budgets after state aid losses

    John Tredrea, Staff Writer    Cuts in state aid to school districts has garnered a lot of attention lately.    The Hopewell Valley Regional School District’s proposed 2010-11 budget calls for 37 layoffs, including 12 teaching positions and 16 paraprofessionals, due to a $3.4 million cut in state aid.    Municipal governments are dealing with significant cuts in…

  • State can’t afford education cuts

    Megan O’Reilly, Valinor Road    The new education cuts instituted by Gov. Chris Christie are hitting new extremes. Of course, New Jersey is in debt but to take education away from our future businessmen and woman, doctors, lawyers and politicians is not the way to fix it.    With the whole country currently suffering from job losses,…

  • Strategies to Help Seniors Stay out of the Hospital

    By Zach Halper STRATEGIES TO HELP SENIORS STAY OUT OF THE HOSPITAL Research indicates that nearly 20% of Medicare patients released from the hospital are readmitted within 30 days. The reasons for these re-hospitalizations are many. According to data from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), 37% of Medicare patients who were readmitted…

  • HOPEWELL TOWNSIP: Police Blotter

       Lt. Lance Maloney reported:    — Sgt. Michael Simonelli responded to Hopewell Valley Central High School for a report of criminal mischief March 29.    Sometime between 2:45 p.m. March 26 and 7:45 a.m. March 29, someone damaged a chain link fence located near the senior parking lot off Timberlane Drive. The damage was estimated at $500.…

  • MANVILLE: Councilman objects to conflict charge

    By Audrey Levine, Staff Writer Denied role in voting on eviction motion    Because of a comment made during a September 2009 Borough Council meeting, Councilman Rich Onderko was barred from joining in a vote during a March 30 closed meeting discussing the borough’s ongoing efforts to evict the tenant at the property on the corner…

  • HILLSBOROUGH: Police blotter

       Jaheim Hoagland, 32, of Chamberlain Drive, was charged with possession of less than 50 grams of marijuana, possession of marijuana in a motor vehicle and speeding after he was pulled over for driving 56 mph in a 35-mph zone on Sunnymead Road at 3:47 p.m. March 28.    Mr. Hoagland was taken into custody after police…

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