Author: Central Jersey
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COMMUNITY CALENDAR: Aug. 29
Join the South Brunswick Senior Center, in the Municipal Complex, Route 522, as September 2014 celebrations for Senior Center Month take place and we invite all adults 55+ who reside in South Brunswick to come and take a tour, attend the many special events planned this month and become a member. Thurs., Sept. 4 The…
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HIGHTSTOWN: Rise needs help for Backpack Drive
Konah Mustapha, 11, who is entering sixth grade, is one of the 96 children who received a backpack on the last day of the Rise Summer Academic Enrichment Program.
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ROBBINSVILLE: Fisher named full-time coach
Interim last year takes over Ravens boys soccer By Bob Nuse, The Packet Group Jeff Fisher went into his senior year of high school with high expectations on the soccer field and the baseball field. But a severe knee injury suffered in the first scrimmage of the soccer season changed all that. And while Fisher…
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HILLSBOROUGH: Cart, car and AC unit reported stolen to police
Three incidents of theft were reported to Hillsborough police on Aug. 12. A First Street resident told police that sometime overnight a Rubbermaid garden cart, valued at $80, was taken from the back yard. On Aug. 12 an air conditioning unit was reported stolen from a PschornLane home during the previous two weeks. Its value…
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JAMESBURG: School sets schedule change
BY Jenine Clancy, Special Writer JAMESBURG — Grace M. Breckwedel Middle School will switch to block scheduling, Principal Chad Donahue announced at the school board meeting on Aug. 21. Mr. Donahue, who took over from former superintendent and principal Gail Verona, said the new scheduling will incorporate back-to-back classes that will be made up of…
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SOUTH BRUNSWICK: Extension service offers Master Gardener classes
A new season of Master Gardener classes will be starting soon at the Middlesex County EARTH Center in Davidson Mill Pond Park, 42 Riva Ave., South Brunswick. Master Gardeners are community volunteers trained in earth-friendly gardening and environmental principles. These lecture classes will meet once per week for three hours each from mid-September through mid-April.…
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MANVILLE: Women folk singers to be celebrated
Library Happenings column Singer-songwriter Patricia Shih brings a multi-media presentation, "Songbirds: Women in Folk," to the Manville Public Library at 3 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 27. Ms. Shih will highlight five women — Ronnie Gilbert of the Weavers, Joan Baez, Judy Collins, Joni Mitchell and Mary Travers of Peter, Paul and Mary — who are all…
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SOUTH BRUNSWICK: Celebrating freedom
Azra Baig photo. A dance team poses for a photo before performing at the annual IACFNJ Indian Indepen´dence Day celebration in Reichler Park on Sunday.
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MANSFIELD: Fight leads to woman being stabbed
By Jennifer Kohlhepp, Managing Editor A 23-year-old Bordentown woman has been charged with aggravated assault after allegedly stabbing a 20-year-old woman at the Riverfront Motel. The incident occurred at 8 p.m. Aug. 27 at 5303 Route 130, where police located the victim who had a stab wound to the upper portion of her torso…
