• Shopping in the rain

    Shopping in the rain

    Phil McAuliffe Shoppers brave the rain to windowshop in New Hope on Saturday.

  • HOPEWELL TOWNSHIP: The Christmas crossing

    HOPEWELL TOWNSHIP: The Christmas crossing

    Phil McAuliffe John Godzieba (center), a Pennsylvanian, is Gen. George Washington. He and his troops are about to reach the Titusville side of the Delaware River.

  • Theta Alums Meet for Breakfast

    By Linda Maiden THETA ALUMS MEET FOR BREAKFAST   The Princeton area alumni of Kappa Alpha Theta, a national Greek sorority with an active chapter at Princeton University, will meet for breakfast on Saturday, January 23.              Alumni members in the area are invited to attend.  The Dutch-treat breakfast starts at 9:00 am at the…

  • REPORTER’S NOTEBOOK: Good old boys look ahead to 2010

    By John Tredrea, Staff Writer    ”I wonder if Christie can straighten out the government’s financial problems.”    ”No way.”    ”Why not?”    ”It’s the business of the government to have financial problems. So Christie’s straightening out the government’s financial problems would be the same thing as taking away the government’s reason for existing. What would all the…

  • HILLSBOROUGH: Raider boys net early wins

    Experience benefits basketball team By Justin Feil, The Packet Group    In its first two tests of the season, the Hillsborough High School boys basketball team found itself in tight games at halftime.    The Raiders passed both tests to start the year 2-0 heading into hosting their first Holiday Tournament this week.    ”Our experience helps us,”…

  • Community calendar

       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…

  • HOPEWELL TOWNSHIP: The Christmas crossing

    HOPEWELL TOWNSHIP: The Christmas crossing

    Phil McAuliffe Crowds look on as Revolutionary War re-enactors recreate George Washington’s Christmas Day 1776 crossing of the Delaware River, from Pennsylvania to Titusville/Washington Crossing.

  • Shopping in the rain

    Shopping in the rain

    Saturday in New Hope Staff photos by Phil McAuliffe On the day after Christmas, shoppers braved the bad weather in New Hope, taking advantage of the free parking, which will last through Jan. 1.

  • Corzine budget scheme could hurt local schools

    Governor said school districts would have to use their “excess surplus” in lieu of state aid By Linda Seida, Staff Writer    Good news for municipalities may be bad news for school districts.    Last week, Gov. Jon Corzine announced he could balance the state’s budget without taking away $20 million in Consolidated Municipal Property Tax Relief…

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