• LETTERS: Successful senior outreach

    Jacque Rubel, Aging in Place Partnership, Kendall Park    The success of the Outreach Forum on Saturday, Oct. 3, was due to the gracious support of many, many individuals and organizations. Much thanks and recognition is due to all.    The day, sponsored by the Middlesex County Veterans Services and the Aging in Place Partnership represented the…

  • CRANBAURY: Skeets kicks off holiday food drive

    By Maria Prato-Gaines, Staff Writer    CRANBURY — It’s not quite Halloween, but the board of deacons at the First Presbyterian Church of Cranbury are thinking a holiday ahead.    The organization is beginning its annual holiday food drive Sunday, attempting to give local needy families a means to celebrate the season.    The deacons are collecting canned…

  • POLICE BLOTTER

       Lt. Lance Maloney reported:    Officer Louis Vastola responded to the Pennington ShopRite on Route 31 at the Pennington Circle for a report of a theft Oct. 4.    Sometime during the previous overnight period, someone removed 19 shopping carts from the property. The carts were described as having metal bases with green plastic baskets and “ShopRite”…

  • ROBBINSVILLEL Author calls work ‘menopausal epiphany’

    By Audrey Levine, The Packet Group    ROBBINSVILLE – She calls its beginning a “menopausal epiphany,” but just a few years after taking up creative writing, Robbinsville resident Shobhan Bantwal already has three books published and is a second-time finalist in the Golden Leaf Contest for romance novels.    ”I had no background whatsoever in creative writing…

  • MANVILLE: MEA holding clothing drive Oct. 24

    By Eileen Oldfield, Staff Writer    If it didn’t sell during your yard sale, donate it during the Manville Education Association’s annual clothing drive Oct. 24, organizers said.    ”Give us your leftovers,” said Carolyn Rogue, Alexander Batcho Intermediate School library clerk. “You have time to go back and keep cleaning out your closet.”    The MEA will…

  • SOUTH BRUNSWICK: Police Blotter

       Sureshkum Venugopal, 47, of East Windsor, was charged with drunken driving Monday at 12:05 a.m. Township police observed the vehicle driven by Mr. Venugopal swerving between lanes on southbound Route 130 near Dey Road, according to police.    After pulling over Mr. Venugopal, an officer detected the odor of alcohol on Mr. Venugopal’s breath and administered…

  • Lawrence still making things tough, but a win’s a win

    By Rich Fisher, Sports Editor    There have been three constants for the Lawrence High football team this year – the Cardinals usually win, usually find ways to hurt themselves and usually make it exciting.    The latter two facets are intertwined, of course.    ”It’s not what teams are doing to us,” coach Rob Radice said. “I…

  • HIGHTSTOWN: Two borough candidates support consolidation

    Four hopefuls take part in forum By Matt Chiappardi, Staff Writer    HIGHTSTOWN — Taxes and consolidation dominated a forum this week for the four candidates vying for two seats on the Borough Council with two on opposites sides of the aisle coming out in favor of total consolidation with East Windsor.    In what was more…

  • Community Calendar for Oct. 15

       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…

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