Category: archives
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SOUTH BRUNSWICK: Students cleanup in stock market game
By Ed Birch, Special Writer Four teams of fourth grade students from Cambridge Elementary School showed an aptitude for business by making a “killing” during a mock stock market competition.Under the leadership of Teacher Michael Touhey, the teams finished first, second, fourth and 15th respectively in the statewide Stock Market Game sponsored by the SIFMA…
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SOUTH BRUNSWICK:Pa. chemical fire causes odor
By Charles W. Kim, Managing Editor A chemical fire in Bristol, Pennsylvania led several residents to contact police Wednesday complaining about a sulfur odor in the air, according to officials. In a press release Wednesday, police said that the odor reported by residents could be traced to a chemical fire overnight at a Dow Chemical…
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NEW HOPE: Reward: $2K is offered for barge clue
By John Tredrea, Special Writer NEW HOPE — The Friday Night Fireworks barge has been repaired and is ready to go back in the water, said Marc Currie, of Niece Lumber, the firm that fixed the barge. Sometime between the evening of May 9 and the morning of May 10, the barge was vandalized, sending…
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HILLSBOROUGH: Lawn mower ignites, burns man severely
A Hillsborough man was burned severely Saturday afternoon when a lawn mower caught on fire at a home at Tarrytown Terrace, Montgomery. Joseph Weingart, 35, was fueling a lawn tractor inside the garage at 4:51 p.m., police said,when gasoline spilled onto the engine, causing it to ignite. Mr. Weingart pushed the burning…
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HILLSBOROUGH: Flagtown holds townwide yard sale Saturday
A village as diverse as the Flagtown section of Hillsborough has homes, garages, attics, basements and closets filled with unique items. Some of that will be for sale Saturday, May 19, when the Flagtown Residents’ Association holds town-wide sale from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. According to Sherry Marchie, the event co-chair, “The town-wide sale…
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MANVILLE: Scouts give graves due respect
Scouts Danny Shubiak and Matthew Fiduk organize their flags and routes at Sacred Heart Cemetery. (Photo by Mary Ellen Zangara)
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ALLENTOWN: Girl Scout spruces up library landscaping
Eighth-grader Holly Barletta, a member of Troop 70407 of the Allentown Girl Scouts, earned her Silver Award last week for completing a landscaping project at the Allentown library. Holly (lower right) is shown with (from top left) Lexi Corrington, Scout leader Debbie Corrington, Emily Hendricksen, librarian Nancy Stein, and Nicole Amato (seated).
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SOUTH BRUNSWICK: Town holding paid union leave in check
By Charles W. Kim, Managing Editor While a state report last week issued a scathing assessment of how some union officials take large amounts of leave to conduct business while on the public time clock, the local situation seems controlled. The report by the state’s Investigation Commission found many union officials spending little time doing…
