Author: Central Jersey
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HILLSBOROUGH: Ukrainians salute ‘Heaven’s Hundred’ heroes
Requiem service at Hillsborough-Manville area church By Eugene Brenycz, Special Writer On Thursday evening, March 13, parishioners of St. Michael’s Ukrainian Catholic Church on Brooks Boulevard in Hillsborough gathered with members of the local community for a Panachyda (requiem service) to remember and honor the “Heaven’s Hundred,” those who have given their lives since December…
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FLORENCE: PTO to host annual fashion show
Every year for more than 20 years the PTOhas sponsored the prom fashion show, which will be held at the high school, 1050 Cedar Lane, Florence. FLORENCE — The Florence Township Memorial High School PTO is holding its annual fashion show tomorrow night with doors opening at 6 p.m. and the show itself beginning at…
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SOLUTIONS: Combining science and policy
By Huck Fairman Michael Oppenheimer sat on a couch in a lounge full of students at Princeton University’s Butler College. As a professor of geosciences and international affairs, he was there to update students on climate change, which he has been studying since the 1980s. A couple of years ago, he noted, maybe 30 students…
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HILLSBOROUGH: Youngsters win in basketball contest
Hillsborough boys and girls won the district level free throw competition on Feb. 16 in Flemington, and qualified for the Metuchen regional competition held March 15. The youngsters range from 9 to 14 and each contestant was allowed 25 free throws. Hillsborough winners, all from the Millstone Valley Council 11415 in East Millstone, are: 10-year-old…
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HILLSBOROUGH: Why continue to use suffix ‘-gate’ for every scandal?
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…
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HILLSBOROUGH: Community calendar, March 20 issue
School group holds basket auction Fri., March 21 — The Triangle Elementary School HSA will host its “A Decade of Difference” basket auction at the Manville VFW Hall, 600 Washington Ave. Doors open at 6 p.m. and the drawing starts at 8. For info, call 908-431-6600, ext. 7517, or go to www.trianglebasketauction.com. Girl Scouts enable…
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Spring Photography Worshops
By Denise Bush Spring Photography Workshops Award-winning New Jersey photographers, Albert D. Horner and Denise Bush will be offering two photography workshops this spring through their Pinelands Photography School. “The mission of the school is to teach participants the best practices to consistently create exceptional images with their DSLR cameras,” Horner explained. Creating Exceptional Landscape…
