• MANVILLE: School boards group hears praise for Manville students

    By Mary Ellen Zangara, Special Writer Yanela Cruz and Emily Velez receive Outstanding Student Awards    Two Manville students were recognized by the Business Education Alliance Inc. and the Somerset County School Boards Association at their annual Outstanding Student Awards on March 11.    The awards were held at the Somerset County Vocational-Technical High School with their…

  • HILLSBOROUGH: Sustainable project gets township boost

    By Audrey Levine, Staff Writer    The Township Committee gave additional support March 9 for a sustainable Hillsborough with the approval of a resolution supporting participation in the Sustainable Jersey Municipal Certification Program.    ”We must now obtain certification as a sustainable community,” Mayor Frank DelCore said. “It will be helpful for getting grants in the future.”…

  • Thanks for making auction successful

       I would like to take the time to thank all the families, friends and businesses who have supported the Christ the King School Basket Auction and made it another success.    A special thank you to the chairwoman of this event, Sandy Charneski, and all the families who have put in countless hours of preparation.    Christ…

  • Community calendar

       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…

  • HIGHTSTOWN: Neighboring mayor irked by ‘bad deal’ comment on EMS

    Theokas: Comment wasn’t criticism of Robbinsville, just budget ‘fact’ By Vic Monaco, Managing Editor    About two weeks ago, Hightstown Borough Councilman Mike Theokas looked at the borough’s half-million-dollar budget shortfall and called the town’s $208,000-per-year emergency medical services contract with Robbinsville “a bad deal.”    None of his colleagues disagreed with the criticism that some also…

  • HOPEWELL TOWNSHIP: Police ask help with theft case

    HOPEWELL TOWNSHIP: Police ask help with theft case

    Composite sketch, courtesy of N.J. State Police

  • HOPEWELL TOWNSHIP: High Bridge man shoots himself

    The man, whose name was not released, killed himself in an area just south of the HI Rib & Company restaurant parking lot in the Pennytown Shopping Village complex By John Tredrea, Staff Writer    HOPEWELL TOWNSHIP — A 51-year-old High Bridge man committed suicide in Hopewell Township early Wednesday evening by shooting himself in the…

  • LETTERS: Special thanks for Cranbury Craft Show

    To the editor:     On behalf of the Cranbury Education Foundation, thank you to all who contributed to the success of the 12th Annual Cranbury Craft Show. This year’s profit of $22,000 brings the total money raised for the Foundation to just over $200,000. This year’s funds will be used to purchase a mobile computer…

  • MANVILLE: MHS goes for a farce

    MANVILLE: MHS goes for a farce

    By Mary Ellen Zangara, Special Writer    For this year’s Manville High School Drama Club production, Director Stephen Sallach wanted to give the students some new challenges.    After last year’s musical, “Zombie Prom,” he said he wanted find a play with a focus on dialogue. So Mr. Sallach selected “Bedside Manor,” a comedy with an emphasis…

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