• MANVILLE: Resident sought in roundup of robbery suspects

    MANVILLE: Resident sought in roundup of robbery suspects

    Manville resident Franklin Allen has been charged with attempted robbery, according to Somerset County Prosecutor Wayne Forrest.

  • Thanking Mercer County for Alzheimer’s walk

    Patricia Lombreglia of Alzheimer’s Association     I would like to thank all of the Mercer County residents and community members who supported our Central Regional Memory Walk in Princeton on Oct. 11. We had a tremendous turnout of over 1,000 community residents.    Currently, over 350,000 New Jersey individuals are affected by Alzheimer’s disease, and that…

  • MANVILLE: Board approves test workshops

    By John Patten, Managing Editor Teachers will learn analysis secrets from experts on Dec. 8    To help ensure Manville students are prepared for state-mandated tests, teachers will be getting some tips on incorporating aspects of the tests in daily instruction on Dec. 8.    The Board of Education on Tuesday unanimously approved a request by Superintendent…

  • Fundraising under way

    Carl Swanson, Hopewell Township     The Lions of Hopewell Valley have begun their annual fundraising sale to support the many community services they have provided for almost 59 years. Helen Keller had challenged the Lions to be the knights of the blind, and ever since, sight-related charities have been the centerpiece of the Lions’ many…

  • Jewish Foundation for the Righteous to speak at Congregation Agudath Israel

    By JEWISH FOUNDATION FOR THE RIGHTEOUS TO PRESENT D’VAR TORAH, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 28 AT CONGREGATION AGUDATH ISRAEL, CALDWELL   JFR EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT STANLEE STAHL TO SPEAK ON 2009 HOLOCAUST SURVIVOR/RESCURER REUNION   CALDWELL, NJ (November 2009):  It has been 64 years since Joseph Bonder of Faszczowka, Poland, and Bronsilaw Fruita of Ostra Moglia, Poland,…

  • HOPEWELL VALLEY: H1N1 clinic today at TMS

    Event will start at 3:30 p.m. in the Timberlane Middle School cafetorium Ruth Luse, Managing Editor    The Hopewell Township Health Department — with the cooperation of Hopewell Valley schools — will provide H1N1 vaccinations for students today, Thursday.    The clinic will start at 3:30 p.m. in the Timberlane Middle School (TMS) cafetorium, beginning with students…

  • MANVILLE: Resident sought in roundup of robbery suspects

    MANVILLE: Resident sought in roundup of robbery suspects

    By Audrey Levine, Staff Writer    A Manville resident has been charged with second-degree robbery in connection with the attempted robbery of a Sunoco gas station attendant in Bound Brook at 7:27 p.m. Nov. 6.    Franklin Allen, 30, of South 13th Avenue, has been charged in the incident during which he allegedly accompanied Noel Brown Jr.,…

  • HOPEWELL TOWNSHIP: HoVal grad reaches top of Mt. Kilimanjaro

    Bill Seas Jr.: “Dad, this is something I just gotta do” By John Tredrea, Staff Writer    Bill Seas said to his father, also named Bill, “Dad, this is something I just gotta do.”    His father understood, and so his son went off to climb Mount Kilimanjaro with four friends in the summer of 2006.    In…

  • MANVILLE: A life-saving lesson

    MANVILLE: A life-saving lesson

    Using the squad’s extrication equipment, the equipment manufacturer showed members how to safely rip through a vehicle after an accident. Photos courtesy of Melissa Reilley

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