Category: archives
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HILLSBOROUGH: Schools’ orchestras play in electrified concert
Mark Wood, formerly with the Trans-Siberian Orchestra pop group, plays with Hillsborough students.
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UPPER FREEHOLD: Council looking to feud for charity
by Jane Meggitt, Special Writer UPPER FREEHOLD — The Upper Freehold Township Committee is looking for challengers to take them on for an Upper Freehold Regional School District “Family Feud” PTA fundraising event on Wednesday, April 17, at the Mercer Oaks Golf Club, West Windsor. A few weeks ago, the governing body issued the challenge…
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‘Empowering Young Women’ event set
SOLEBURY — Calling all high school girls! Are you ready for the next phase of life? Here is a great opportunity to get some first-hand knowledge about the critical life skills all young women need to live independent lives and be influential in society. Attending the “Empowering Young Women” workshop is an opportunity to learn…
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HILLSBOROUGH: Volunteers invited to join stream cleanup
Volunteers are invited to join the 7th annual stream cleanup, coordinated by the Stony Brook-Millstone Watershed Association, from 9 to 11 a.m. Saturday, April 20. Volunteers will meet members of the Hillsborough and Franklin Township environmental commissions and public works departments at D&R Canal House at Blackwell Mills Road and Canal Road in Blackwell…
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HILLSBOROUGH: Change of poll locations may affect school’s start
Residents will no longer go to township elementary and intermediate schools to cast votes in elections. As of the June 4 primary election there will now be only six polling locations. The move, approved by the county Board of Elections, was made for consolidation and traffic reasons. The decision may affect the school calendar. Schools…
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LAWRENCE: 7-Eleven robbed by armed men
An armed robbery at the 7-Eleven store on Lawrence Road netted the thieves an undisclosed amount of cash at 3:18 a.m. April 8, according to police Lt. Mark Ubry. Two men, described as black males, entered the convenience store and confronted the attendant, Lt. Ubry said. One of the men displayed a handgun, while the…
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HILLSBOROUGH: Who gets to keep the fines?
Library Advisory Board worries it may lose revenue it has depended upon for decades By Gene Robbins, Managing Editor Volunteers who support Hillsborough’s public library are protesting to protect what they see as the possible loss of revenue money paid by patrons for fines on overdue books and materials it has received for…
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LAWRENCE:: Police warn of iPhone thefts
By Lea Kahn, Staff Writer In the wake of two thefts of Apple iPhones that were grabbed from their owners’ hands, the Lawrence Township Police Department is urging users to be aware of their surroundings while they are using the cell phones. There have been two incidents of iPhones being taken from their owners while…
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