• MANVILLE: It’s the 75th anniversary for two families’ pledge

    To the editor:    Mrs. Teresa Patero and Mrs. Lucy Perone had sons named Joseph who were hospitalized in 1939. They prayed and pledged to St. Joseph that if their sons became well they would have a Mass said and also would collect monies from their Italian friends for flowers to be placed at the St.…

  • BURLINGTON CITY: Board approves affordable housing plan
  • CAPITOL NEWS AND COMMENT: March 20

    The following items are taken from reports issued by legislators and other items of political concern. Farm to School    A six-bill legislative package sponsored by Assembly Democrats Robert Andrzejczak, Celeste Riley and Gilber “Whip” Wilson to financially support the New Jersey Farm to School program and promote healthier food options has been released by an…

  • LETTER: Red Cross plays vital role

    To the editor:    As a board member with American Red Cross New Jersey Crossroads, I would like to share with you and your readers what the organization means me and my family, and what a vital role it plays in our community.    March has been proclaimed Red Cross Month by every president since the tradition…

  • HILLSBOROUGH: School board looks for input on difficult budget decisions

    To the editor:    Last year, the Hillsborough Board of Education voted to move its election from April to November, in an effort to have greater voter participation in choosing its elected board members. As part of the legislation that enabled the election date change, boards of education were enabled, and limited, in how much the…

  • COMMUNITY CALENDAR: March 20

    Wednesdays    Free Acoustic Open Mic Night and Poetry at Star Subs and Café in the Buckley Plaza 621 Route 130, Hamilton, will be hosted Wednesdays at 7 p.m. by American Idol contestant Bri Lobue. Audience and musicians are welcome. 609-333- 1230. Sat., March 22    The Plumsted Business and Merchants Association will be holding a Spring…

  • HUNTERDON COUNTY: 300th birthday parade is Saturday

    Responders, bands, tractors will represent South County By John Tredrea, Special Writer    Towns from southern Hunterdon County will be well represented in the county’s Tricentennial Parade this Saturday.    ”We’ll have more than 1,000 marchers in the parade,” said Chris Phelan of the Tricentennial Committee. “All are welcome to participate.”    The Tricentennial Committee has been busy…

  • LETTER: Media’s continued misuse of ‘-gate’

    To the editor:    About four decades ago, in consequence to the Watergate scandal, President Richard Nixon became the first and only U.S. President to resign from office. This political scandal gained its name from illegal activities that took place within the Watergate hotel in Washington, D.C. For some reason, it seems that “-gate” has become…

  • MANVILLE: Community calendar

    Issue of March 20, 2014 Thurs., March 20    School meeting: 8th grade transition meeting for students and parents, 6:30-8 p.m. at the high school.    Sat., March 22    Benefit dinner: Manville Rescue Squad Auxiliary’s “all you can eat” sliced filet mignon dinner to benefit the Manville First Aid & Rescue Squad, promptly at 6 p.m. at…

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