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CALENDAR: Feb. 14
Thurs., Feb. 14 Pre-K and Kindergarten Kids Time: 2 p.m., Plumsted branch of the Ocean County Library, 119 Evergreen Road, Plumsted. A new program for children ages 4 to 6 featuring Valentine’s Day stories and a craft. Please register in-person, by phone at 609-758-7888, or online at www.theoceancountylibrary.org. Valentine’s Day Storytime: 4:15 p.m., Allentown library,…
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HILLSBOROUGH: Hundreds enjoy Picto ‘one more time’
Kids get all revved up for the Hillsborough Elementary Home School Association’s 24th annual Picto bingo fundraiser Jan. 25 in Hillsborough High School’s cafeteria.
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Hiring Our Heroes Employment and “Coaching” Fair Scheduled for February 21, Somerville
By Gary Cooper The U.S. Chamber of Commerce, ESGR, The American Legion and New Jersey State Library will be hosting a Hiring Our Heroes (HOH) job and coaching fair at American Legion Stevenson-D’Alessio Post 12, 232 Union Ave., Somerville, on Thursday, February 21, 2013, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Resume writing and interview skill “coaching”/training…
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ROBBINSVILLE: Budget plan would cut local taxes
Amazon deal adds to township coffers By Charley Falkenburg, Packet Media Group Budget plan would cut local taxes Amazon deal adds to Robbinsville coffers Charley FalkenburgPacket Media Group ROBBINSVILLE On Valentine’s Day, Mayor David Fried is giving the Township Council a gift it might like better than a heart-shaped box of candy a…
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SPRINGFIELD: Hyenas flee Animal Kingdom Zoo
After pair escape confinement, one cub dies when car strikes By David Kilby, Special Writer SPRINGFIELD — The escape of two 8-month-old hyena cubs from Animal Kingdom Zoo once again has raised concern for the troubled facility. Mayor Denis McDaniel focused in on the issue at the Springfield Township Council meeting Feb. 7, saying he…
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MANVILLE: Community calendar, issue of Feb. 14
Fri. & Mon., Feb. 15 & 18 Schools closed: Mid-winter recess for Manville public schools. Sun., March 3 Breakfast buffet: First Sunday of the month event sponsored by the Sacred Heart Altar Rosary Society in Sacred Heart Church auditorium, South Main/Filak streets. 8–11:30 a.m. Tickets sold at door are $7 for adults. Children 8 and…
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HILLSBOROUGH: Hundreds enjoy Picto ‘one more time’
By Mary Ellen Day, Special Writer More than 700 people attended Hillsborough Elementary Home School Association’s 24rd annual Picto bingo fundraiser Jan. 25 in Hillsborough High School’s cafeteria. The Picto is the largest fundraiser of the school’s home-school association. Craig Sheehan, one of the organizers of the event, said, “Picto is a picture bingo and…
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BORDENTOWN JOTTINGS: Week of Feb. 14
The cast of “No No Nanette” — a tap-dancing 1920s musical — rehearses on stage last week. The show will open Feb. 28 at the Bordentown Performing Arts Center of Bordentown Regional High School, at 318 Ward Ave., Bordentown Township. Tickets are $10 per adult and $8 per senior and student. (Photo by Deirdre Ryan,…
