Category: archives
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Run To End Youth Homelessness
Aaron Bishop TEAM 314 RUN TO END YOUTH HOMELESSNESS When Jordan Connell was 9 years old he knew he needed to serve a greater purpose in life and to mankind. So he decided to sponsor a child from the Feed the Children Miracle Network. He mowed lawns in the neighborhood to afford the…
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NY-LA 40 Miles a Day. Missouri Man Running to End Youth Homelessness
Jordan Connell run to End Youth Homelessness
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HIGHTSTOWN: Architectural history explored in new book
By Christina Whittington, Special Writer HIGHTSTOWN — His editorial journey started in the late 1990s while renovating the exterior of his own historic home on Stockton Street. ”I was finding it difficult to get old photos of the outside of my house. It hadn’t been ornate enough to call attention to itself for photographers of…
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Donate Food This Week on ‘BOBO Friday’
By Somerset County Board of Freeholders The next “Buy One, Bring One” food drop-off sponsored by the Somerset County Board of Freeholders will be Friday, Sept. 21. “Local food banks and food pantries are still struggling,” Freeholder Director Patricia Walsh said. “In many cases, supplies are the lowest they have ever been, while demand has…
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BORDENTOWN CITY: Municipal water rates slated for 20 percent hike
By Christina Whittington, Special Writer BORDENTOWN CITY — Residents can expect to see a 20 percent increase in their water rates. At the Sept. 10 Bordentown City Commission meeting, the second reading and public hearing on Ordinance 2012-11, which calls for the rate increase, was adopted by the Board of Commissioners. As previously reported by…
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BORDENTOWN TOWNSHIP: Phase 2 of redevelopment project advances to Planning Board
By David Kilby, Special Writer BORDENTOWN TOWNSHIP— Phase 2 of the town center redevelopment project has been passed by the Township Committee and forwarded to the Planning Board, but not without reservation from the committee. Known as the Southern Gateway Project, Phase 2 of the redevelopment project includes commercial development in the southern part of…
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Sri Lanka film showing
Allan D. Smith The civil war in Sri Lanka, between government forces and a separatist movement known as the Tamil Tigers, lasted for 26 years (1983-2009), and accounted for upwards of 100,000 deaths, including many civilians. A powerful documentary film, "Sri Lanka’s Killing Fields" (produced by ITN productions and originally broadcast on Channel 4 in the…
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FLORENCE: Residents seek to preserve farmland
Burlington Township resident David Van Camp provides expert testimony on behalf of attorney Jeffrey Baron during a special Zoning Board meeting in Florence Township on Aug. 27. Local residents, who oppose a 138-acre solar farm being built on Bustleton Road, retained Mr. Baron’s services in May. (Photo by Amy Batista)
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HIGHTSTOWN: Architectural history explored in new book
Borough author Richard Pratt signs a copy of his book for Hightstown resident Jon Marshall at the Hightstown-East Windsor Historical Society on Sept. 11 while Mr. Pratt’s son, Ian, looks on. (Photo by Christina Whittington)
