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HOPEWELL BOROUGH COUNCIL UPDATE
By: Jessica Varga On Monday, Hopewell Borough Council held a relatively uneventful meeting during which they handled some town business. Mayor George Padgett commended Director of Public Works Herb Ruehle, Water Department Supervisor David Misiolek and the borough engineer, Dennis O’Neal, for their efforts last month to maximize Hopewell’s efficiency. At present, potholes are filled,…
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Dance incidentnot as portrayed
To the editor I am writing to respond to the letter regarding the ABIS eighth-grade dance in the June 13 Manville News. First, I wish people would get all of the correct facts before writing a letter to the editor. Unlike Terri Williams, I was a chaperone at the dance. She was correct, permission slips…
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PENNINGTON COUNCIL UPDATE
Officials make appointments By: John Tredrea The Pennington Borough Council voted unanimously Monday night to appoint Kathleen O’Connor to the borough library board of trustees and Tom Griffin to the borough’s Economic Development Commission. Also by unanimous vote, Councilman David Garber was appointed council’s liaison to the Economic Development Commission and the Pennington Business and…
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Businesses broken intoonce again
Variety store, Krauszer’s hit for second time in two weeks By:Krzysztof Scibiorski Manville businesses H & R Variety and Krauszer’s were burglarized again for the second time in as many weeks with more than $500 worth of lottery tickets reported stolen this time from the two stores. "It’s just a nightmare," said Manville police Detective…
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Therese Reilly
Therese Reilly, 76, of Lawrence died Tuesday, July 2, at St. Joseph’s Care Center. Born in Newark, she had lived in the Newark and Toms River areas. She moved to Lawrence five years ago. She was a member of Our Lady of Good Counsel Church in Newark and St. Justin’s Rosary and Alter Society in…
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New elementary school should open on time
Construction manager is optimistic By: John Tredrea The Hopewell Valley Regional School District’s fourth elementary school will be ready for the opening of the 2002-2003 academic year, said David Tillou, construction manager. "We’re going to reach our goal," Mr. Tillou told the Hopewell Valley Regional Board of Education in his monthly construction update, delivered at…
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We are allies in pursuit of American ideal
EDITORIAL By: Steve Bates Do yourself a favor this week. Forget about that panel of judges in California who said the Pledge of Allegiance is unconstitutional. It’s not worth it not today anyway. Today is a day to celebrate, not only the signing the Declaration of Independence, but the day our forefathers joined together…
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Lawrence all-stars advance to elimination round
District 12 Baseball By: Steve Feitl The Lawrence 12-year old all-stars are off to the elimination round of the District 12 Little League Tournament. The Lawrence boys are 3-1 and the second seed in Pool B after the first weekend of play. They now will enter the "Elite Eight" with a game scheduled for 8:30…
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Cleanup detail takes to parks
Manville’s parks are getting a face-lift courtesy of the Somerset County sheriff’s office By:Alec Moore Over the past several weeks cleanup projects have been conducted by county inmates in all of the borough’s parks, clearing them of litter, garbage and other unsightly debris, previously scattered throughout. "We’re getting everything in town cleaned up and with…
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