Category: archives
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MANVILLE: Principal faces one last day at Weston
Principal Don Frank stands with third-graders Shane Cruz and Haylie Colombaroni in front of the third-grade bulletin board for Mr. Frank’s re-”tie”-rment. (Photo by Mary Ellen Day)
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Unity Bank Donates $5,200 to Red Cross Superstorm Sandy Relief
Unity Bank Chief Financial Officer Alan J. Bedner, Jr. (left) presents the donation to Corinna Krauskopf, Major Gifts Officer of American Red Cross of New Jersey.
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UPPER FREEHOLD: 16 dogs, some starving, rescued from home
By Jane Meggitt, Special Writer UPPER FREEHOLD — A Voorhees-based animal rescue group has removed 16 dogs, five of them starving, from a home in the Cream Ridge section of the township earlier this month and is seeking donations to help pay for their care. The Animal Welfare Association said it was notified about the…
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MANVILLE: Vietnam sacrifices honored
With Congressman Rush Holt listening at right, John Legates, president of the Vietnam Veterans of America, New Jersey State Council, spoke at Saturday’s Vietnam War memorial ceremony at the Manville VFW hall. Mr. Legates, a Vietnam veteran, said returning veterans “were not prepared for what we found in our homeland: the jeers, the curses and…
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PLUMSTED: Residents ask for more police protection for schools
By David Kilby, Special Writer PLUMSTED Residents upset about the Newtown, Connecticut, school massacre told the Township Committee and school board they’d like to see a greater police presence in their public schools, but were told it’s not financially feasible. About 80 residents attended a Jan. 16 joint meeting of the Board of Education…
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LAWRENCE: Board OKs auto garage on Quakerbridge Road
By Lea Kahn, Staff Writer The township Zoning Board of Adjustment gave the green light for an application to construct an automobile repair garage on a vacant lot at 4024 Quakerbridge Road at its first meeting of the year last week. The Zoning Board of Adjustment also swore in three members Stephen Brame, Peter…
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MANVILLE: Civilized society depends on gun laws
To the editor: Gun ownership and gun responsibilities are not only political questions but also deeply spiritual issues. Their lethal capabilities can be used both for protection and for murder; require defined but not punitive regulation. To maintain its viability, and freedom a nation must be concerned with its civic environment- in effect, that…
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ROBBINSVILLE: Robotics team hosts sponsor networking days
ROBBINSVILLE Robbinsville High School’s FIRST Robotics Team 2590 is hosting two Sponsor Networking Days to thank its corporate and community sponsors for their contributions to the team and welcome new ones. The events will be held in the Robbinsville High School Technology Lab at 6 p.m., Wednesday, Feb. 6, and 11 a.m., Saturday, Feb.…
