Category: archives
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Council revisits fire, rescue squad reward program
The Manville Borough Council introduced an ordinance Monday night to start a Length of Service Award Program, or LOSAP, for the borough’s volunteer fire and first aid and rescue squad members. By:Laura Pelner This program, according to the ordinance, would "provide a financial incentive in accordance with law to ensure retention of existing members and…
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Township tries again for downzoning laws
Mayor Ferrara said that, as a result of a recent ruling by state Superior Court Judge Linda Feinberg, township zoning has gone back to what it was before the changes were enacted last July By: John Tredrea The full Hopewell Township Committee voted unanimously June 21 to introduce three ordinances that would downzone three-fourths of…
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Editorial: It’s time to resolve animal shelter issue
We’re getting antsy, wondering if, and when, a use variance will be granted for a New York resident to build an animal sanctuary on property in Chesterfield Township. By: Once again, the decision has been postponed, with the next Planning Board meeting, on July 24, eyed for possible action. A decision on the variance awaits…
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POLICE BEAT 06/28
From the June 28 edition of the Register-News By: BORDENTOWN CITY Police said an 18-year-old city resident reported he had been robbed at gunpoint at 10:20 p.m. June 23 in front of his Mary Street home. Police said the victim said he noticed a man talking to someone in a parked car and was approached…
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South Brunswick NiE Teacher Training
South Brunswick Newspapers in Education Workshop. Central New Jersey Teacher Workshop New Jersey Core Curriculum Standards Click here to download the application in PDF By: Wednesday, August 1st 10:00 a.m. to 6 p.m. South Brunswick Public Library Workshop provides professional development credits! Cost: $150 Workshop will be highly informative and provide teaching materials, guidelines, and…
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Chit-Chat: Town father helps needy earthquake victims
By: Merle Citron Lambertville’s Father Leon of St. John’s Church recently flew to El Salvador with a group of 15 people from an organization called Food For the Poor. They were shown how the donations of Father Leon and many others have helped needy people in the Caribbean. Father Leon explained, "Food For the Poor…
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‘The Sunshine Boys’
Headley Manor Dinner Theatre puts on Neil Simon’s tribute to vaudeville By: Stuart Duncan The Sunshine Boys is Neil Simon’s tribute to the vaudeville teams of yesteryear, delivered with humor and surprisingly touching heart. First presented on Broadway in late 1972, it starred Sam Levine and Jack Albertson, two masters of the genre. Through the…
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Weiner brings collegiate experience to Post 414
Lawrence veteran hopes to get back to playoffs in final seasonIt didn’t take Eric Weiner long to realize that his just-concluded freshman year at Rider University would pay huge dividends during his fifth and final season as a member of Lawrence Post 414 of the Mercer County American Legion League. By: Mike Molaro "That experience…
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KidTV Camp
Now kids can go to summer camp where they’ll learn television scriptwriting, camera techniques, reporting and editing. By: Susan Van Dongen People of a certain age might remember summer camp as the place they got ear infections from the lake, contracted their first case of poison ivy and took home such wonderful hand-made creations as…
