Category: archives
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9-11 Survivors and Their Families Share Their Experiences with Mercer Students
Six panelists shared their 9-11 experiences at a panel discussion at MCCC, “September 11 as Memory and History” on Thursday, Sept. 13. Pictured on the far right is Mike Kelly, a journalist for The Bergen Record.
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Fall Leaf Clean-up Volunteers Needed
By Somerset County Board of Freeholders Would you like to help an elderly or disabled person get his or her yard ready for the winter months? The Somerset County Office of Volunteer Services is looking for volunteers for its annual fall leaf clean-up program. Volunteers are needed to rake leaves for elderly and disabled homeowners around…
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Golf Classic raises nearly $40,000 for the Center for Educational Advancement
A team from Hunterdon Healthcare was the first place winner at the 21 Annual CEA Golf Classic. The event raised over $39,000 to benefit the Center for Educational Advancement’s (CEA) employment and job placement programs for people with various disabiliti
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LAWRENCE: Police searching for missing man, 87
The search is on for an 87-year-old Lawrence Township man who has been missing since Saturday, Sept. 15, according to the Lawrence Township Police Department. Vernon F. Melville was reported missing by his family. Mr. Melville, who wears eyeglasses and walks with a cane, was wearing a tan jacket, a plaid shirt and a hat…
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MCCC’s Study Abroad Program Offers Tours to Costa Rica, Poland and Amsterdam
MCCC’s Study Abroad Program recently hosted a kick off information session for the Holocaust trip to Poland. Pictured third from left is Dr. Vera Goodkin, MCCC professor emeritus and Holocaust survivor.
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Tutors Sought for Somerset County School Children
By Somerset County Board of Freeholders Would you like to make a difference in the academic life of a child? In cooperation with the county Superintendent of Schools Office, the Somerset County Office of Volunteer Services has launched a program to recruit volunteers, of all ages, to tutor underperforming students. Although volunteers are not required…
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Officials reflect on 9/ 11
Batista Hightstown resident and Board of Education member Suzann Fallon (center), of the East Windsor School District, attends a Community Candlelight Memorial Service at the Mon´roe Township Tree Park on Sept. 11. She stands with family members before a tribute honoring her late brother-in-law, William Fallon, a Port Authority employee who died in the North…
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TRENTON: Funeral home owner indicted
By Charles W. Kim, Packet Media Group TRENTON — A Mercer County grand jury has indicted a Hightstown funeral home owner accused of bilking a 96-year-old relative of almost $500,000. Joseph Barlow, 68, of Cranbury, and co-owner of Barlow & Zimmer Funeral Home, was indicted by the grand jury on July 13 on one count…
