Category: archives
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South Brunswick Resident wins 3rd Speechwriting Award
By Gary Cooper At the 38th Annual JASPER Awards presentation on Friday, October 12, 2012, the South Brunswick resident Gary Cooper received a Gold JASPER Award for Excellence in Writing in the speech category. Cooper received the recognition for a speech he gave during the 2011 Memorial Day service at American Legion Post 401, Monmouth…
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Award Winning Interior Design Firm Celebrates Opening of New Design Studio
Kelley Evens (l) and Kolbe Clark lead the ribbon cutting ceremony at the Grand Opening of Aurora’s new showroom
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HILLSBOROUGH: Early-morning fire rouses Homestead Road family
Township Committee debate canceled Firefighters from all three township companies responded to a fire in a Homestead Road house at 3:30 a.m. Thursday. It was thought the fire started in a first-floor fireplace, but residents got out safely. The home was deemed uninhabitable. Starting Thursday, free water and ice were being given out at the…
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Holiday Book Fair at Har Sinai Starts Nov. 16
By Har Sinai Temple HOLIDAY BOOK FAIR COMING TO HAR SINAI HOPEWELL TWP. – Har Sinai Temple is having a holiday book fair for all ages of readers on Nov. 16, 18 and 20 at its 2421 Pennington Rd. location. Sponsored by the Parent-Teacher B’Yachad, which will benefit from the sale’s proceeds, the event…
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EAST WINDSOR: Sandy lays waste as recovery efforts begin
Power outages impact millions across NortheastUPDATED REPORT By Jen Samuel, Managing Editor EAST WINDSOR – As Hurricane Sandy sharpened its aim for New Jersey, the country waited. Monday night, “Frankenstorm” did not hold back. It carried forth sustained winds up to 80-mph as a nor’easter, with a massive surge that laid waste upon coastal shores.…
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Central Jersey: Local towns cleaning up from Hurricane Sandy
Hurricane Sandy toppled a large maple tree into this house on Robbinsville-Allentown Road on Monday. Hundreds of downed trees have caused widespread power outages, particularly in Robbinsville, Upper Freehold and Plumsted townships. (Photo by Chuck Lynch)
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NJ LIBRARIES OFFER ASSISTANCE TO COMMUNITIES IN THE AFTERMATH OF HURRICANE SANDY
By Gary Cooper In the wake of one of the worst storms to hit New Jersey in modern history, New Jersey’s libraries are striving to meet the needs of their communities in this time of disaster while simultaneously working toward full restoration of their services. Unless flooded or without power, New Jersey libraries are opening…
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CENTRAL JERSEY: Warming up, showering up and charging up post-Sandy
By Joanne Degnan, Managing Editor Hurricane Sandy had emptied the classrooms of students and teachers, but Stone Bridge Middle School was still the place to be Wednesday if your home’s power was out, you hadn’t had a hot shower in days and your cellphone was on its last bar. About 35 families accepted the Upper…
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HIGHTSTOWN: After Sandy, voting location has changed
HIGHTSTOWN: The voting location for Election Day on Nov. 6 has been changed to the First Presbyterian Church, 318 N. Main St., in the Fellowship Hall.
