• Community calendar for Jan. 21

       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…

  • HILLSBOROUGH: Group seeks to leverage ‘untapped potential’

    HILLSBOROUGH: Group seeks to leverage ‘untapped potential’

    At the charter meeting of UNICO, its National President Andre DiMino (second from right) presented a charter banner to officers (left to right) Sal Perrotti (sergeant-at-arms), Steve Mazzarese (treasurer), Diane Bruno (vice president), club President Michael Lamendola and Jeff Lamendola (secretary). Photo courtesy of Steve Mazzarese

  • ALLENTOWN: Girls, boys basketball slowed down in tough week

    By: Kyle Moylan Sports Editor     The Allentown High School girls basketball team lost by 18 points. It lost a late lead and was defeated in overtime. A 5-2 record shrunk to 5-4. Well, at least their bus didn’t break down . . . Oh, wait a minute.     “Our bus broke down on the…

  • CENTRAL JERSEY: Nonprofits hit hard by recession

    Better Beginnings boss: We could be forced to close By Matt Chiappardi, Staff Writer    Luz Horta, executive director of Hightstown’s Better Beginnings day care center, isn’t sure her nonprofit agency will be around come 2011.    ”I just don’t know,” Ms. Horta said. “We can lose one major fundraising source, and that can have an adverse…

  • HOPEWELL VALLEY: School board update

    By John Tredrea, Staff Writer    The Hopewell Valley Regional Board of Education voted unanimously Monday night in favor of a debt-refinancing plan that is projected to save the district $135,000 to $140,000 per year for the next seven years.    That translates to a total savings of about $900,000. The savings would be produced by reducing…

  • PRINCETON: Township, borough need a new prosecutor

    By Lauren Otis, Staff Writer    Princeton Borough and Township, and West Windsor found themselves without a municipal prosecutor last week after Kenneth W. Lozier informed them he had accepted a judgeship and had to resign immediately.    While they search for a replacement for Mr. Lozier, municipal officials said arrangements would be made to handle prosecutorial…

  • Earning money for youth projects

    Earning money for youth projects

    Trash or treasure? Staff photos by Phil McAuliffe The Stockton Presbyterian Church’s Youth Group held a rummage sale Saturday with hopes of raising funds for their projects.

  • HILLSBOROUGH: Schools pass NCLB

    By Eileen Oldfield, Staff Writer But officials are looking ahead     Hillsborough students met the required yearly progress on the 2008-2009 standardized tests, but the Board of Education isn’t resting easy.    Board members’ concerns about possibly missing the benchmarks in coming years prompted the district curriculum office to present its plan for reaching future No Child…

  • MONTGOMERY: Yellow submarine surfaces at local school

    MONTGOMERY: Yellow submarine surfaces at local school

    Rutgers University professor Scott Glenn, of Hopewell Borough, shows Montgomery fourth-graders the university’s robotic underwater glider. Staff photo by Mark Czajkowski.

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