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  • LAWRENCE: Only 2 nonprofits contribute

    By Lea Kahn, Staff Writer    Despite Lawrence Township officials’ request for voluntary contributions from nonprofit organizations and educational institutions, only two have stepped forward — SERV Behavioral Health System Inc. and the Islamic Circle of Mercer County.    SERV, which operates a group home on Darrah Lane, sent a check for $2,101.97 and the Islamic Circle…

  • Children Get Free Pictures with Frosty at Unity Bank Branches in December

    Children Get Free Pictures with Frosty at Unity Bank Branches in December

    Unity Bank will sponsor “Pictures with Frosty” at six branch locations in Somerset, Hunterdon, Union, Middlesex and Northampton Counties from December 6 through December 20.

  • LIBRARY HAPPENINGS: Nov. 29

       December concert: Regina Novicky and the Grace Notes will play and sing in a free concert on Wednesday, Dec. 5, from 7-8:30 p.m. An evening of holiday music with a sing-a-long. Light refreshments will be served.    This program is made possible, in part, by funds from the N.J. State Council on the Arts, Department of…

  • MANVILLE: Gingerbread house contest returns

    MANVILLE: Gingerbread house contest returns

       Gumdrops, candy, icing, creativity and imagination will be a part of the annual Gingerbread House contest sponsored by the Manville Public Library. The event will help you get into the holiday spirit, make your house smell great and you get a yummy treat.    The contest will be held at the library on South 10th Ave…

  • SOUTH BRUNSWICK: Local charity needs your vote

    SOUTH BRUNSWICK: Local charity needs your vote

    by Nicole Cosentino, Special writer    A local charity helping young girls in third world countries needs your help to get up to $1 million in grant money from NBC.    South Brunswick High School graduate Tammy Tibbetts founded the volunteer organization called She’s The First in November 2009. According to its founder, the nonprofit works to…

  • New Jersey State Library and EBSCO Publishing Partner to Help NJ Homeowners and Businesses Tackle Do-It-Yourself Repairs Easily and Safely

    By Gary Cooper New Jersey residents and businesses affected by Hurricane Sandy can now access EBSCO Publishing’s Home Improvement Reference Center™, a resource providing detailed, user-friendly, “how-to” information about home improvements and repairs. This valuable online resource will be available for use in libraries, or remotely using a library card, to assist home and business…

  • Gwendolyn Harris Elected as New Chair of MCCC Board of Trustees

    Gwendolyn Harris Elected as New Chair of MCCC Board of Trustees

    By Jim Gardner Trenton resident Gwendolyn Harris, a career public servant and an expert in public policy, planning, and human services, was elected as the new chair of the Mercer County Community College Board of Trustees during the November board meeting. “These are exciting times for Mercer County Community College, with the recent expansion of…

  • LAWRENCE: School board members have terms extended

    By Lea Kahn, Staff Writer    The four members of the Lawrence Township Board of Education whose terms would have expired in April will continue to serve until January 2013, after the school board’s decision to move the annual school board election to the November general election.    And if school board president Laura Waters and board…

  • MANVILLE: Cornelson to serve as rec director

    Mayor breaks council tie for interim appointment By Mary Ellen Day, Special Writer    Stephanie Cornelson was appointed interim recreation director by the Borough Council Monday night, with Mayor Angelo Corradino breaking a tie vote.    The interim appointment will end upon appointment of a permanent Director of Recreation, according to the council’s resolution. The appointment is…