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LAWRENCE: Zoning board to revisit detox center
By Lea Kahn, Staff Writer The township Zoning Board of Adjustment will reconsider Sunrise Detoxification Center’s use variance application to locate a residential drug and alcohol detoxification center in an office park at 100 Federal City Road Wednesday night. The 7 p.m. meeting will be held in the lower level conference room at the Municipal…
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UPPER FREEHOLD: Four candidates for two Township Committee seats
Republican incumbent Steve Alexander is seeking his fourth term on the Upper Freehold Township Committee on Nov. 6.
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PLUMSTED: Merchants plan fundraiser to bring back holiday lights
By David Kilby, Special Writer PLUMSTED — Business owners and merchants are hoping to bring back the Christmas holiday decorations on Main Street in New Egypt by holding a Fun Day at the Farm fundraiser at the Rain Dancer Therapeutic Riding Center on Oct. 21. The event will take place from 11 a.m. to 4…
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LAWRENCE: Schools want to hold ‘community conversations’
By Lea Kahn, Staff Writer School district officials want to have a word or two with township residents and to hear a word or two from them in the latest of a series of “community conversation” outreach efforts that is slated for Wednesday at Lawrence High School. The Community Conversation, which is set for…
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HILLSBOROUGH: What makes Township Committee candidates tick?
Five cite their personal strengths By Gene Robbins, Managing Editor Five candidates for Township Committee were asked to name two or three personal characteristics that would distinguish their service on the Township Committee. Two three-year seats on the governing body will be determined Nov. 6. The five are Democrats Michael Goldberg and Jim Farley, independent…
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UPPER FREEHOLD: Iron Man Challenge
Blacksmith contest a hot ticket at Horse Park’s Oktoberfest By Jane Meggitt, Special Writer UPPER FREEHOLD — Seventeen-year-old Bobby Fine arrived late to the blacksmiths’ challenge Saturday at the Horse Park of New Jersey, but he forged ahead and triumphed. The New Egypt High School junior and his dad, farrier Bob Fine Jr. had been…
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UPPER FREEHOLD: Iron Man Challenge
Bobby Fine, 17, of Plumsted, won first place in a blacksmith competition by crafting a butterfly out of a 6-foot piece of steel bar stock. Courtesy photo
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LAWRENCE: Lawrence in Revolution lecture
By Lea Kahn, Staff Writer During the Revolutionary War, British and American soldiers marched up and down Route 206 then known as the King’s Highway as they fought in major battles that would determine the fate of the 13 colonies. Many men who lived in Maidenhead, which was the original name of Lawrence…
