Author: Central Jersey
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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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MANVILLE: GOP gets control of council
By Deb Dawson, Special Writer Republicans took control of the Borough Council as incumbent Steve Szabo and newcomer Dayna Camacho won the two three-year seats available in Tuesday’s election. Republicans will hold four of the six council seats. Councilman Szabo received 1,057 votes; Ms. Camacho had 980. Democrat Harry Bugal garnered 775, and, Councilman Ed…
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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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PRINCETON AREA: Police blotter
Princeton Frances Ammons, 27, of New Brunswick, was arrested on $1,250 worth of warrants from Princeton Municipal Court, New Brunswick Municipal Court and Franklin Township Municipal Court after a motor vehicle stop on Wiggins street near Greenview Avenue at 8:45 a.m. on Nov. 7. He was released after posting bail. Someone forcibly entered a basement…
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PRINCETON: Business hour limits expected before council
By Philip Sean Curran, Staff Writer The Princeton Council was scheduled Monday to take the first step toward limiting the hours of operation of restaurants and other retail businesses that are in or abut a residentially zoned section of town. Businesses that meet the criteria of a proposed ordinance would have to be closed to…
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New Preservation Alliance to Honor Vets By Saving Battlefields
By Mary Koik For Immediate Release For more information, contact: November 10, 2014 Mary Koik, Civil War Trust, (202) 367-1861 x7231 Jack Warren, Society of the Cincinnati, (202) 785-2040 x22 MEDIA ADVISORY: GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS AND PRESERVATIONISTS GATHER IN PRINCETON FOR HISTORIC BATTLEFIELD PRESERVATION ANNOUNCEMENT (Princeton, N.J.) – On Tuesday, November 11, 2014, two national historic preservation advocates, the…
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LETTER: Kudos sent out to young mime
James Coe, Hillsborough For the past 45-plus years, I have enjoyed doling out favors to hoards of Hillsborough trick-or-treaters — toddlers accompanied by moms in the early afternoon, preteens before and after dinnertime, high school teens ( a mob scene) up until it’s lights out — no more goodies. Totally enjoyable; always an annual delight…
