Category: archives
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SOUTH BRUNSWICK: Local supporting Diabetes education
Chef Allison O’Brien gets some help from Ada Commacho, 3, of California while baking healthy pumpkin cookies earlier this year. Ms. O’Brien has started a non-profit organization to educate and support children who may be at risk for developing Type II Diabetes and teaching them how to cook.
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Even Sandy’s Fury Can’t Stop Winners Of VANJ Elevator Pitch Olympics
By Robert P. Baker On Monday, November 12, one week after Sandy came ashore with its screaming winds and storm surges, the Venture Association New Jersey (www.vanj.com), presented its Fall Entrepreneurs Expo & Elevator Pitch Olympics at the Marriott Hanover, Whippany, NJ. For the first time, presenters included only representatives of Life Science, Healthcare and Medical…
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Even Sandy’s Fury Can’t Stop Winners Of VANJ Elevator Pitch Olympics
Jay Trien of VANJ (l) with First Place Winner Dan Mazzucco, President and CTO, ZSX Medical LLC.
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ALLENTOWN: Redbird roll in playoff opener
By Justin Feil, The Packet Group The Allentown High School football team rode a fast start to its first state playoff win and a rematch with Neptune. Nick Palladino threw for a pair of touchdowns and the top-seeded Redbirds jumped out to a 21-0 lead as they scored on their first three possessions on their…
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In the Wake of Hurricane Sandy, Peapack-Gladstone Bank Provides Aid to St. Hubert’s Animal Welfare Center
By Rosanne Schwab Peapack-Gladstone Bank’s Four Paws Pet Supply drive to benefit St. Hubert’s Animal Welfare Center in North Branch and Madison has now drawn to a close; and in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy, the culmination of this initiative could not have been timelier. By setting up collection bins at the bank’s Headquarters and 23…
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Coordinated effort needed
Kenny Crandall Lambertville Recent reports of algae (or algal) blooms in the Lambertville reservoir should not be taken lightly by any reader who relies upon the local water supply for drinking, cooking or bathing. The Beacon reported last week on the taste and odor problems in the drinking water caused by algae blooms in…
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LAMBERTVILLE: St. John the Evangelist gets gets award for restoration
LAMBERTVILLE — The Lambertville Historical Society (LHS) has awarded the Narducci Award, its annual honor for the best restoration in the past year, to St. John the Evangelist Parish for the renovation of the rectory and prayer garden at 44 Bridge St. The ceremony took place in late October at the banquet following the Historical…
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LAMBERTVILLE: St. John the Evangelist gets gets award for restoration
Lambertville historian Lou Toboz (right) awards the Narducci Award to St. John’s representative, Nettie Masterson Eubank.
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Hillsborough Rotary joins Operation Shoebox New Jersey at 1st annual Christmas packing Dec. 1
By Hillsborough Rotary joins Operation Shoebox New Jersey at 1st annual Christmas packing Dec. 3 HILLSBOROUGH – Volunteers are invited to join Operation Shoebox New Jersey staff pack gift boxes and send Christmas greetings to U.S. troops deployed in Iraq and Afghanistan at Hillsborough Elementary School on Saturday, Dec. 3. The packing is being held…
