Category: archives
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Jimmy Buffet tribute concert
Friday, July 13 From 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m., South Brunswick Department of Recreation and Community Affairs will present Parrotville, a Jimmy Buffet tribute band, as part of the Concerts in the Park series. The concert will be held at the Woodlot Park Outdoor Ampitheater, Monmouth Junction, or the South Brunswick Senior Center in case…
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Summer youth program broadens its outreach
The Princeton Human Services Department still has openings for teens. By: Jennifer Potash The Princeton Human Services Department has broadened its summer youth-enrichment program so a wider range of teen-agers may participate, 30 in all. The work-study program, initially only for economically disadvantaged youth, is now open for 10 students between the ages of 14…
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Local soccer players ready for the silver screen
The Monroe Midnight Soccer Team will appear in a scene of the upcoming movie, "Stuart Little 2" expected to be released in June 2002. By:Nick D’Amore MONROE The Monroe Midnight Soccer Team will soon get their 15 minutes of fame. At the very least, it will get four. The traveling soccer team of 8-…
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Record day of golf
More people than ever turned out this week for the third annual Lions Club Golf Classic, a Lions Club fund-raiser. By:Brian Shappell Dozens upon dozens of employees of local schools and businesses played hooky Monday. Rather than being at their appointed jobs, they were playing golf, though it was for a good cause. More people…
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More arsenic found in park
Following reports that there is more arsenic contamination in Cranbury-Millstone Park than originally thought, Mayor Michael Mayes said he wants to monitor the situation more closely. By:Brian Shappell Following reports that there is more arsenic contamination in Cranbury-Millstone Park than originally thought, Mayor Michael Mayes said he wants to monitor the situation more closely. Mayor…
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Council OKs borough revitalization bonds
Hightstown will be able to borrow up to $800,000 for its revitalization project. Mayor Amy Aughenbaugh also announced plans to solicit more donations from commercial and industrial interests. By: Mark Moffa HIGHTSTOWN The Borough Council this week unanimously passed an ordinance that will allow the borough to bond up to $800,000 for the downtown…
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Rita K. Marcus
Rita K. Marcus of Monroe died Thursday, May 31, at Barbara E. Cheung Memorial Hospice in Edison. Born in Philadelphia, she had lived in Asbury Park and North Brunswick before moving to Clearbrook in 1981. She was a member of Highland Park Conservative Temple & Center. She was also a life member of the Central…
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Around Cranbury: Taking a tour of flora and fauna
By:Lorraine Sedor Norma Swale, president of the Rocky Brook Garden Club called to remind readers that the club’s garden tour, "Garden Retreats," takes place tomorrow, Saturday, June 9, from 1 to 5 p.m. Backyard gardens in Cranbury, East Windsor and Hightstown will be featured. Tickets, which are $10 per person, are available at Hagerty’s on…
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Camp teaches students more than baseball
Several members of the 1969 World Series champion New York Mets will be a part of the baseball camps at the YMCA’s Camp Topanemus this summer. By: Michael Arges Ed Kranepool and other members of the 1969 "Miracle Mets" will be among the former big-leaguers on hand at eight week-long baseball camps, June 25 to…
