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Community Calendar for the week of Dec. 8
MOMS Club meeting Thursday, Dec. 8 The MOMS Club will hold the general meeting at 9 a.m. Come and meet other stay-at-home mothers in your community. The group is open to residents of Roebling, Florence, Mansfield, Bordentown and Fieldsboro. Refreshments will be served. Call 499-0601 for details. Country Christmas Saturday, Dec. 10 …
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LCA basketball teams anxious to start
By: Sean Moylan The Life Center Academy girls’ varsity basketball team will have to rely on the kids to get the job done this year. "Our team is so young. We only have one senior and one junior," said LCA assistant girls’ basketball coach Tammy Nowicki. "We’ll see what happens." Last year’s girls’ team was…
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Turkey Day victory ended season in style
MHS FALL SPORTS AWARDS By: Rudy Brandl Manville High certainly didn’t win a lot of games during the fall scholastic athletic campaign the school’s four varsity teams collected a grand total of 11, to be exact but the Mustangs saved the best and most dramatic for last. Thanksgiving Day football has been a…
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Store awards grants to borough groups
Wal-Mart gave $500 to the Manville Fire Company No. 3 Ladies Auxiliary, $500 to the Public Works Department, $1,000 to the Manville Recreation Commission, $500 to the Manville Police DARE program and $1,000 to the Office of Emergency Management. By: Melissa Edmond Manville’s Wal-Mart distributed five bonus grants to borough organizations, according to Borough Councilwoman…
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Pet service facility faces board review
Millstone all-around pet service facility seeks rebuilding approvals(Dec. 8) By: Lauren Burgoon MILLSTONE In the 14 years since Sharon Gaboff moved to Ely Harmony Road, the avid animal lover has operated several pet adoption, training and therapy programs from a kennel building on her property. Dozens who used her services can recall how Ms.…
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Hold the shovel, LMS dig on hiatus
The annual archaeological dig at the Brearley House conducted by Lawrence Middle School eighth-graders is on hold this year as school administrators review the program. By:Lea Kahn Staff Writer The annual archaeological dig at the Brearley House, conducted by Lawrence Middle School eighth-graders with the help of Trenton-based Hunter Research Inc. archaeologists since 1998, is…
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
From the issue of Dec. 8, 2005. Martin urges residents to participate To the editor: I wish to thank all of the 5,600 Hillsborough citizens who voted for me on Nov. 8 for election to the Township Committee. I appreciate your confidence and support of my candidacy. The margin of four votes in the election…
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Township confident housing meets new COAH requirements
The township expects its current affordable housing stock will meet new COAH requirements, including the need that would be triggered by an expansion of a Route 1 shopping mall and new hospital off Princess Road. By:Lea Kahn Staff Writer Lawrence Township expects to meet the state Council on Affordable Housing’s requirement to provide 285 affordable…
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Mississippi town thanks Washington for generosity
Ocean Springs, Miss., police officers visit Washington (Dec. 8) By: Lauren Burgoon WASHINGTON When Hurricane Katrina hit the Gulf Coast more than three months ago, Washington residents opened their hearts, closets and wallets to send three tractor-trailers worth of supplies, thousands of dollars in gift cards and four police and municipal vehicles to Washington’s…
