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HILLSBOROUGH: Student Rydwin plays sings with all-state group
Allison Rydwin, seated, of Hillsborough was one of Immaculata High School students to be named to the N.J. All-State All-Women’s Chorus. Allison, an alto, and soprano Samantha Lacey of Stewartsville sang with the state’s best in a performance at the N.J. Performing Arts Center in Newark on Saturday, Feb. 23. ”They are great role models…
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BORDENTOWN CITY: Society prepares to celebrate historic Irish
Annual Ballads of Irishtown Concert returning March 10 BORDENTOWN CITY — A collection of Irish ballads will be presented this March. To celebrate the Irish immigrants who came to Bordentown to build the Camden and Amboy Railroad and the Delaware and Raritan Canal, the Bordentown Historical Society is bringing back its annual Ballads of Irishtown…
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Local Author Day
Bettie Linke PRESS RELEASE: AUTHOR’S DAY AT MONROE LIBRARY Monroe Township resident and author, Bettie Linke will participate at the LOCAL AUTHOR DAY at the Monroe Township Library on Tuesday, March 12. Her book, THAT’S THE SPIRIT, published by Xlibris Publishing Company, is an anthology of short stories and memoir writings that originate in neighboring…
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HILLSBOROUGH: Rev. Eckert will mark decade with local Reformed Church on Sunday
Picasa The Rev. Stephen Eckert
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MANVILLE: Senior Corner column, week of Feb. 28
Keith McCoy, assistant director of the Somerset Country Library, and Ed Smith, director of the Manville Library, were the guest speakers at the Feb. 14 meeting of the Manville Senior Citizens. They discussed the benefits of joining the county system, which gave us more services, new programs for adults and teens, activities, expanded hours and…
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LAWRENCE: Need police assistance? Try the new eDesk
By Lea Kahn, Staff Writer Tucked away in a corner just inside the lobby at the Lawrence Township Police Department is an inconspicuous-looking touch-screen computer the Lawrence Township Police eDesk. But with a touch of the finger on the computer screen, a visitor can do anything from pay a traffic ticket to request a…
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MANVILLE: Kids’ T-shirt recalls removed water tower
By Mary Ellen Day, Special Writer Roosevelt School PTA wanted a unique T-shirt representing Manville to sell as a fundraiser. Instead of the usual mustang (the school mascot) that always is featured, a new design of Manville was designed over the summer. Little did anyone know the newly designed shirt would become…
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HILLSBOROUGH: Musical offers fun for family
‘Beauty and Beast’ takes on set, costume challenges By Gene Robbins, Managing Editor What goes around, comes around. Seven years ago, students at Auten Road Intermediate School staged “Beauty and the Beast.” Next week, some of those thespians — now seasoned Hillsborough High School veterans — will be back on stage March 8-16 with a…
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ON CAMPUS: Feb. 28
Four area college students have been named to the dean’s list for the fall semester at James Madison University in Harrisonburg, Va. : Renee Francisco of Robbinsville is a senior whose major is computer information systems. Angela Scibilia of Allentown is a senior whose major is communications studies. Jennifer Spildener of New Egypt is a…
