• HUNTERDON COUNTY: H1N1 clinics now open to all

    See latest schedule    The Hunterdon County Department of Health has announced that all residents 10 and older are now eligible to preregister for the upcoming H1N1 influenza clinics.    This follows a decision made Wednesday by the New Jersey Department of Health and Senior Services that now enables local health departments for the first time to…

  • SOUTH BRUNSWICK: Optimism abounds with Vikings

    By Ken Weingartner, Special Writer    A mix of experience and youthful exuberance has South Brunswick High wrestling coach Joe Dougherty feeling jolly as the holidays approach.    Not to mention, the start of the season.    The Vikings, who have 11 wrestlers with varsity experience in their lineup mix, begin the campaign Saturday morning by hosting the…

  • Community calendar for Dec. 17

       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…

  • MONTGOMERY: Police sgt injured when his gun goes off

       MONTGOMERY — A Montgomery Township police sergeant was hospitalized after he suffered a minor injury to his toe Tuesday when his handgun went off accidentally, according to a press release from the department.    The 12-year veteran of the force was at the township firearms training facility with eight other officers, including a department range master,…

  • Chance for downtown may be slipping away

    Thomas Biro, East Mountain Road    On Nov. 24, the Township Committee adopted an ordinance to abandon the Architectural and Site Design Standards Committee (ASDS). The ordinance will be voted on at the end of December.    The ASDS committee was established in 2005 to oversee the design of proposed development along Amwell Road and Route 206,…

  • MANVILLE: School board starts preparing for contract talks

    By Eileen Oldfield, Staff Writer    The Board of Education already is preparing for next year’s teacher contract negotiations with the group expecting to draft its contract proposal shortly after New Year’s.    In January, the board will meet with its negotiator, Gary Whalen, to establish bargaining rules and to draft its contract proposals, board President Andrew…

  • REPORTER’S NOTEBOOK: Alfred DeBlasio: His life and what he said could fill a book

    By John Tredrea, Staff Writer    No newspaper column could do anything close to justice to the subject of Alfred “Al” DeBlasio, who died Dec. 9.    As his son, Drew DeBlasio, said to me Monday a few hours after Al was buried, “Al’s life and the things he said could fill a book.”    How true. On…

  • Community calendar for Dec. 17

       Tell us about you. If your local nonprofit organization plans a special event and you would like to have the information published in the Hillsborough Beacon, drop a note to Hillsborough Beacon 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…

  • Why not call it a Christmas tree?

    Laura Burshnic, Hillsborough    I just wanted to write and ask the question … Why doesn’t the Hillsborough Woman’s Club call the Christmas tree lighting event the “Christmas tree” lighting instead of the “community tree” lighting? We don’t call the menorah lighting the community candelabra lighting. Silly it seems. Why we can’t call a Christmas tree…

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