• HIGHTSTOWN: Departed Gallagher remains on payroll

    By Matt Chiappardi, Staff Writer    HIGHTSTOWN — Candace Gallagher, longtime administrator and clerk, may have left town for a similar job in Arizona, but she’ll remain on the borough payroll for a while.    The Borough Council unanimously agreed Monday to contract Ms. Gallagher to continue maintaining the municipal Web site though the end of 2009…

  • ROBBINSVILLE: He patrols the kitchen too

    Township officer helps hometown with culinary skills By Lea Kahn, The Packet Group    LAWRENCE — This chef is used to patrolling both streets and kitchens.    Jim Moore, whose day job is as a police office in Robbinsville, helped his hometown Education Foundation through a Sept. 15 benefit that put his culinary skills to the test.…

  • CENTRAL JERSEY: Mironov, others mayors discuss Route 130

    By Geoffrey Wertime, Staff Writer    Though the recession has taken its toll, the Route 130 corridor remains a central piece of the local economy, and new projects are in the works.    So said four local mayors last week when they spoke at a meeting of the Mercer Regional Chamber of Commerce in Hamilton.    Before a…

  • PRINCETON: Bid system thwarts locals

    By Lauren Otis    If Princeton can endorse eating local and shopping local, why can’t it endorse contracting local?    Such was the question raised by Councilman Kevin Wilkes at Tuesday night’s Borough Council meeting, as he sought to get Princeton’s municipal government to formally encourage and instruct local plumbers, electricians and other contractors on how to…

  • MANVILLE: Borough briefs

    By Audrey Levine, Staff Writer Washington Avenue parking restored    The Borough Council unanimously approved an ordinance Sept. 14 to amend a previous ordinance that removed certain parking spots on Washington Avenue.    Councilman Ted Petrock did not attend the meeting.    According to the ordinance, parking has been restored on the north side of Washington Avenue from…

  • Somerset Valley YMCA Child Development Centers Promoting Positive Lifestyle Changes during America on the Move Week 9/20 n 27
  • ALLENTOWN: Mayor says county to open bridge bids next month

    By Audrey Levine, The Packet Group    ALLENTOWN – Monmouth County is expected to open bids for a projected $6.5 million Main Street bridge project Oct. 12, with work expected to take about 18 to 24 months to complete, according to Mayor Stu Fierstein.    The mayor said the project has been about 15 years in the…

  • Community calendar for Sept. 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…

  • SOUTH BRUNSWICK: Parent Academy offering new series of workshops

    By Davy James, Staff Writer    The South Brunswick School District and Every Parent Influences Children (EPIC) are teaming up for the fourth straight school year under the umbrella of the South Brunswick Parent Academy to provide a full slate of parent workshops.    ”We’ve expanded our offerings to 11 workshops this year, which is our highest…

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