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UPPER FREEHOLD: Town says ‘no means no’ on westerly bypass
By Joanne Degnan, Managing Editor UPPER FREEHOLD The Township Committee unanimously adopted a resolution that states its unequivocal opposition to the proposed westerly bypass and asks the county to remove the stalled project from its regional traffic plan. The committee’s action Sept. 20 drew applause from more than a dozen residents of the Four…
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ALLENTOWN: Less is more?
Students’ beef about shrinking lunches aired at BOE meeting By Joanne Degnan, Managing Editor ALLENTOWN — The school district is considering selling “after-school” lunches to hungry athletes who say they are running on empty at practices because new federal rules have reduced portion sizes in the cafeteria during the school day. In response to students’…
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LETTERS: Re-elect Alexander and Faber
From: Kimberly Lima Chris and Kristen Dubois Dr. Curtis Byrnes Vanessa DePompo Karen Viafora Terri Sajkowski Upper Freehold Township To the editor: We are writing this letter to all the residents of Upper Freehold Township in support for Upper Freehold Township’s Deputy Mayor Steve Alexander and Committeeman Bob Faber on Nov. 6. Last year, close…
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MANVILEL: VFW post remembers POW, MIA
Steve Szabo gives a flower to Ladies Auxiliary President Joyce Tanalski at the MIA POW ceremony at VFW Post 2290 on Sept. 21. Photo by Mary ellen Day
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MANVILLE: Community celebrates at Lincoln Park event
Competitors get set for the egg toss at Community Day. Photo by Mary Ellen Day
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HILLSBOROUGH: Grant to improve River Road mile
A $300,000 project that will implement a number of safety upgrades throughout a winding mile-long segment of River Road (CR 625) in Hillsborough Township was approved Monday. The project was approved by the board of trustees of the North Jersey Transportation Planning Authority for a grant through the NJTPAs Fiscal Year 2013 High Risk Rural…
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LAWRENCE: Sweeney discusses politics and issues
By Lea Kahn, Staff Writer One of the first things that Stephen Sweeney did when he became the state Senate president two years ago was to sit down with Gov. Chris Christie. Although the two men belong to opposing political parties, they agreed there are “way too many problems in New Jersey” to allow politics…
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Lisa Bianco & The Fury Return to The Saint in Asbury Park
By Stephen McConnaughey LISA BIANCO & THE FURY RETURN TO THE SAINT In support of her successful EP release, Momentum, and following their recent blow-out shows at the historic Webster Hall in NYC and the legendary Stone Pony in Asbury Park, NJ, multi-talented singer/ songwriter/electric guitarist Lisa Bianco & The Fury will be opening…
