• MANVILLE: Students top $1,000 fundraising goal

    MANVILLE: Students top $1,000 fundraising goal

    Students pitch their pennies during the Alex’s Lemonade fundraiser at Weston School. Photo by Mary Ellen Zangara

  • WEST WINDSOR: Council approves 2009 township budget

    By Kristine Snodgrass, Staff Writer    WEST WINDSOR — Following a contentious budget season, the Township Council adopted the 2009 municipal budget this week with a tax increase of $93 for the average homeowner.    Council adopted the budget by a 4-1 vote, with council President Charlie Morgan casting the dissenting vote, objecting that his proposal to…

  • HOPEWELL: Man killed in township crash

    by John Tredrea, Staff Writer    A 90-year-old Whiting man was killed in a head-on collision on Pennington-Rocky Hill Road in Hopewell Township just before 5:30 p.m. Saturday.    The man’s 86-year-old wife, also from Whiting, was injured in the crash and is in critical condition at Capital Health Systems at Fuld Campus in Trenton where her…

  • PRINCETON: 135-day detour coming to Rosedale Road

    PRINCETON: 135-day detour coming to Rosedale Road

    By Greg Forester, Staff Writer    The start of road closures at the Rosedale Road Bridge July 6 means motorists in western Princeton will face detours for 135 days as work crews replace the 62-year-old, structurally deficient span.    The county has opted for a detour route that will take motorists around the closure on Carter Road,…

  • MANVILLE: District reaches out for stimulus money

    By Eileen Oldfield, Staff Writer But officials are still learning how additional aid can be used    Though the Board of Education will vote to accept $442,864 in federal funds from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act at its meeting Tuesday, officials are still learning how the district can spend the money.    Despite not knowing exactly…

  • SBHS Rotary Teacher & Student of the Year

    SBHS Rotary Teacher & Student of the Year

    Dr. Murphy received award from Rotary Club Secretary, Fred Schott

  • MANVILLE: Spring athletes, teams honored

    by Mary Ellen Zangara, Correspondent    The Manville High School Spring Sports awards were held June 11 at St. Mary’s Parish Center. The awards dinner was sponsored by the Manville High School Athletic Booster Club.    Steve Venuto welcomed everyone who supported the teams to the banquet, which has become a tradition in the past few years.…

  • MANVILLE: Scholarships presented at high school event top $35,000

    MANVILLE: Scholarships presented at high school event top $35,000

    By Mary Ellen Zangara, Special Writer    Manville High School’s annual scholarship awards presentations were held June 1 at the high school, where seniors received more than $35,000 in scholarships sponsored by local organizations and business.    MHS Principal Donald Woodring hosted the presentations, and noted that despite being in his first year at the school, he’s…

  • Where was Farmers Market?

    Stephanie G. Harris, vice president Northeast Organic Farming Association NJ    June 17, both buyers and sellers had a rude shock upon going to the Hopewell Railroad Station to find no Farmers Market!    Hopewell Borough had not forewarned the vendors — although one vendor had called to inquire and then informed many other vendors that they…

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