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LAWRENCE: Little League champs crowned
Carroll Christmas Tree won the National League Championship Playoffs defeating Lukoil 5-4 in the semifinals and Ace Topsoil 6-5 in the championship game. In the Lukoil game Jason Greaux hit a three-run walk-off home run in the bottom of the eighth inning. Jason Nalbone and Jack O’Reilly both had two-out RBIs to extend the game.…
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HILLSBOROUGH: Under the gun, housing plan is amended
By Peter Sclafani, Staff Writer Hillsborough’s Township Committee has amended its Affordable Housing Spending Plan rather than risk state government taking control of the $3.6 million in its affordable housing fund. The amended plan comes as the state’s July 17 deadline to commit the money to use draws closer. ”If we did not proceed with…
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Women’s Roller Derby Rocks ‘N’ Rolls in Kendall Park
NJ Hellrazors Roller Derby Come see one of the fastest growing sports of its time, flat-track roller derby, in Kendall Park, NJ, on Sunday, July 1. The New Jersey Hellrazors women’s roller derby team fires up Independence Day week by hosting the Skyland Roller Girls of Hackettstown, NJ, in an exciting and highly anticipated hard-hitting…
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HILLSBOROUGH: School booster groups sponsor major raffle
Drawing will be June 25 The Auten Road School and Hillsborough Middle School home-school association’s second annual raffle features prizes with a total value of more than $11,500. Drawings will be at the Board of Education meeting at 7:30 p.m. Monday, June 25, at Auten Road School. Tickets are $10 each or $50 for six…
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SOUTH BRUNSWICK: Officials visit expanding science business
Nicole Cosentino photo. Lt. Gov. Kim Guadagno and Mayor Frank Gambatese tour the MicroDose facility on Route 1 in Monmouth Junction Tuesday in order to help it find a larger location for the growing business.
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HILLSBOROUGH: Girls give bit of selves to ease hurt of cancer
Hillsborough Girl Scout Troop 718 culminated its year of learning and caring for others by hosting a Pantene Beautiful Lengths “cut-off” on Friday at Woodfern Elementary School. Volunteers, stylists and adult and child donors all came together to donate 80 inches to make real-hair wigs for folks coping with cancer treatment. Beautiful Lengths is…
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MANVILLE: Police blotter, week of June 4-10
At 11:22 a.m. June 4 Manville High School Vice Principal Steve Venuto reported an incident in which a 60-year-old man made allegedly harassing comments to a 17-year-old boy. Patrols spoke to the man. * * * Halayna L. Koehn, 18, of Manville was arrested and charged with theft of items worth $212.56 at Walmart, store…
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SOUTH BRUNSWICK: Crash injures Dayton Woman
By Charles W. Kim, Managing Editor A 49-year-old Dayton woman was hurt Wednesday morning after falling asleep at the wheel and striking a utility pole on George’s Road, according to police. Sgt. James Ryan said the unidentified woman reportedly fell asleep while driving on George’s Road around 11:40 a.m., causing her vehicle to cross into…
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Peapack-Gladstone Bank Works with the United Way to Help Babies and Families in Need
By Rosanne Schwab Peapack-Gladstone Bank’s Baby Bundles and Diaper Bank drives in conjunction with the United Way of Northern New Jersey and United Way of Hunterdon County have now drawn to a close. By setting up collection bins in many of the bank’s Somerset and Hunterdon County branches, necessities were collected during the months of April…
