Category: archives
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LAWRENCE: Student wins President’s Volunteer Service Award
By Lea Kahn, Staff Writer If there is a common thread that runs through Nyya Toussaint’s household. It is that the family must find a way to give back to the community that has helped them so much. The Toussaint family immigrated to the United States from Haiti many years ago and was given assistance…
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REGISTER SPOTLIGHT: PHOTOS: Week of March 7
Here are some of the photos the Register-News has featured in print and online this March.
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MILLSTONE: Casino night aids township students
MILLSTONE Thanks to its recent fundraising success, the Millstone Township Foundation for Educational Excellence is able to offer a second grant cycle this school year which recently opened to staff. Those grants will be awarded before the end of this school year. The non-profit organization raised close to $19,000 from Casino Night, its final…
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“Mutts” comic strip creator to be keynote speaker at NJ Animal Welfare Conference
By AWFNJ “Mutts” comic strip creator to be keynote speaker at NJ Animal Welfare Conference Manville, NJ, March 6, 2013—MUTTS is “one of best comic strips of all time" said the late Charles Schulz, creator of Peanuts. The creator of The Simpsons, Matt Groening, stated “Patrick McDonnell’s MUTTS is up there with Peanuts, Pogo, Krazy…
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REGISTER SPOTLIGHT: PHOTOS: Week of March 7
Batista A member of the Westampton Township Emergency Services HAZMAT response team works to offload chemicals from a FedEx tractor trailer at the Petro Truck Stop on Rising Sun Road on March 2. (Photo by Amy Batista)
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MANVILLE, HILLSBOROUGH, MONTGOMERY: Senior centers closed tomorrow, March 7
Senior Centers, Meals on Wheels Cancelled in Somerset County on March 7 The following Senior Centers operated by the Somerset County Office on Aging and Disability Services will be closed Thursday, March 7, due to anticipated inclement weather: Raritan, Quail Brook, Warrenbrook, Hillsborough, Manville, Montgomery and the Senior Wellness Center in Bernards. There will be…
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The Jewish Afterlife…and getting there gently
By Toby Ehrlich Over the past year, Bruce Birnberg, Executive Director of The Martin and Edith Stein Hospice, has been giving a presentation on a topic that has fascinated him for years, entitled, The Afterlife and Getting There Gently. “The speculation of what happens after death to the soul is very interesting,” Bruce said, smiling as…
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Wildlife Sanctuary Hosts Screen of Environmental Documentary "Bag-It" Followed by Speakers
By Sarah Stapperfenne SCHERMAN HOFFMAN HOSTS DOCUMENTARY BAG IT SCREENING AND SPEAKERS The Scherman Hoffman Wildlife Sanctuary in Bernardsville will host a screening of the environmental documentary Bag It, followed by a discussion lead by Lindsey Kayman and Bainy Suri, Esq. of the New Jersey Environmental Lobby. The event will take place on Sunday, March…
