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HILLSBOROUGH: Alexandra Lasin will dance in ‘Nutcracker’ ballet
Alexandra Lasin of Hillsborough plays Clara in the New Jersey Youth Ballet’s “Nutcracker” on Saturday, Dec. 1, at 1 p.m. at the Bridgewater Senior Center, 455 Somerville Road. Tickets are $5. Dolls and sweets come to life, mice and toy soldiers do battle and snowflakes dance in a snow-covered forest. The beautiful story,…
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100 for 100 Small Works Show
Picasa Narcissus by Joanne Donnelly on display at the AOY Small Works Show
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ROBBINSVILLE: Exhibit showcases healing arts
ROBBINSVILLE Senior citizens are using paintbrushes to relieve stress and anxiety at Art for Healing classes. A recent pilot study conducted by Karen Oltarzewski, activities director and art facilitator at Rose Hill Assisted Living in Robbinsville, led to a surprising showcase of talented senior artists. The facility recently hosted its first Art Exhibit, where…
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MANVILLE: Senior Corner column, week of Nov. 22
The Manville Senior Citizens met on Thursday, Nov. 15, at the VFW on Washington Avenue. Normally the group meets on the second Thursday of each month. The next date is Dec. 13 at 12:30 p.m. Canned goods or nonperishable food items will continue to be collected before each meeting, as well as soup…
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HILLSBOROUGH: Personnel moves acted upon by school board
In addition to accepting the resignation of Scott Rocco, assistant superintendent for human resources, the Board of Education made other personnel moves. Nov. 12. Mr. Rocco has been hired as the superintendent of the Spotswood Township School district as of the beginning of 2013. He has been employed in the district since…
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MANVILLE: Workers, volunteers praised for efforts before, during storm
By Mary Ellen Day, Special Writer Borough Council members and grateful residents praised Manville’s emergency workers for their work during Hurricane Sandy at the Nov. 12 Borough Council meeting. Mayor Angelo Corradino thanked everybody “who participated in the repairing and recovering from the storm — from the first responders, fire, rescue, police, Public…
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LAWRENCE: Police blotter
Ebuka Ndukwu, 20, of Sharon Hills, Pa., and Adam Galasso, 20, of Conshohocken, Pa., were charged with shoplifting clothing worth a combined $454.50 from Macy’s at the Quaker Bridge Mall at 4:38 p.m. Nov. 17. The owner of a Hamilton Township-based landscaping company reported the theft of $3,069 worth of power tools from a trailer…
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Peapack-Gladstone Bank Announces New Employee
By Rosanne Schwab Mary Donovan, of Budd Lake, New Jersey, has joined Peapack-Gladstone Bank as vice president, executive assistant to the chief executive officer. With 23 years of banking experience, Ms. Donovan began her career at First Union/Wachovia and joins Peapack-Gladstone Bank from Capital One Bank where she served as both executive assistant and senior project…
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MCCC Music Students to Perform in Two Winter Concerts
By Wendy Humphrey Music students from Mercer County Community College will present two holiday-themed concerts in December. Both concerts, which are free and open to the public, will take place at MCCC’s Kelsey Theatre, located at 1200 Old Trenton Road. The MCCC Chorus, directed by Timothy Smith, will present its annual winter concert, “Gloria in…
