Author: Central Jersey
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LETTER: Writer delves into issue of food across the globe
Katharine Ello, Hillsborough The reality of the situation is that the UN Millennium Development Goals, which include reducing hunger rates in a growing world population, will not be met if we cannot find safeguards against the contributing factors of price volatility. The Council on Foreign Relations reports much of the global increase in food prices…
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SOUTH BRUNSWICK: Fire official guilty of $700K theft
Charles Hoens III could serve 5-10 years in prison SOUTH BRUNSWICK — A local fire department official pled guilty to some $700,000 in thefts from Fire District 3, according to a press release from the Middlesex County Prosecutor. Prosecutor Andrew C. Carey announced in the release Monday that a former South Brunswick fire commissioner pleaded…
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SENIOR CORNER: Nov. 6
CHAPTER A Our next monthly meeting is Thursday, Nov. 6, and our speaker will be Rod Hirsch from Operation Shoebox. Members should bring in items to donate to deployed troops. Be sure to wear red, white and blue to this meeting. We also will hold our annual Dollar Sale so bring along any items…
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MANVILLE: GOP gets control of council
Incumbent Steve Szabo and newcomer Dayna Camacho captured the two three-year seats available on the Manville Borough Council. Photo by Mary Ellen Day
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MCCC Gallery to Host Exhibit by Noted Artist Stephen Hendee Nov. 11-Dec. 4; Community Invited to Talk and Reception Nov. 17
Styles clash in the futuristic exhibit "The Ice Next Time."
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HILLSBOROUGH: Siblings earn tae kwon do world championships
For a year, Michael Patullo and his younger sister, Stephanie, waited for another opportunity to demonstrate their martial arts skills against the best competition in the world. It paid off. At July’s American Taekwondo Association World Championships, Michael, a senior at Hillsborough High School, and his sister, a freshman, both won world titles in Little…
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LETTER: Borough officials work to solve neighborhood problem
Loretta Stepka, Manville To the editor: I would like to thank Manville Borough officials and Administrator Gary Garwacke for the swift handling of troubles our neighborhood was having with a group home on South 20th Avenue. I had approached Public Safety Chairman Ron Skirkanish to inform him of what was happening in our neighborhood.…
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PEI Kids’ Mother/Daughter Support Group Enjoys a Night of Beauty
By Jesse Elliot On a crisp October evening, the Lawrenceville offices of local non-profit PEI Kids were warm with laughter as the young ladies of the mother/daughter support group enjoyed an evening of beauty and pampering courtesy of the Arbonne Charitable Foundation. As part of its Crisis Intervention for Child Victims of Sexual Abuse program,…
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