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ROBBINSVILLE: Council amends 2012 draft municipal budget
More money moved into police salary account By Joanne Degnan, Managing Editor ROBBINSVILLE — The Township Council amended the proposed 2012 municipal budget last week by cutting $60,000 from the Public Works snow removal account and transferring most of the money to the Police Department whose officers are reportedly close to settling a new contract…
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HILLSBOROUGH: Girl Scouts work for Bronze Award
In back, from left, are Kathleen Pedersen, Zoe Burke and Karina Arias. In front, from left, are Haylee Sheldon, Mara Murphy, Julianna Ciccotelli. Troop leaders are Lisa Murphy and Mindy Sheldon.
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PLUMSTED: Litter-packin’ llamas help clean up watershed
Nicole Griscom, of the NJ Department of Environmental Protection, and a llama from Second Wind Farm in New Egypt lead a group of Plumsted volunteers into the Colliers Mill Wildlife Management Area for the Barnegat Bay Blitz watershed cleanup on May 9. The llama, named Carbon Footprint, was one of two that helped haul out…
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MANVILLE: Onderko’s efforts earn her applause
To the editor: Front page news (“Onderko’s comments draw rebuke” from Hillsborough mayor, May 3) are you kidding me? Boo hoo! Get over it! Councilman (Richard) Onderko is being the voice Manville so desperately needs. So he is not an engineer, builder, or million-dollar developer and, since the last time I checked, there were…
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PLUMSTED: Winning playground selected
Plumsted residents selected the above playground design in voting held during New Egypt Day. The playground equipment will be installed on the recreation fields sometime in 2013.
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HILLSBOROUGH: Senior Corner for week of May 17
CHAPTER A Chapter A meetings are the first Thursday of each month at the Municipal Building. We welcome all Hillsborough seniors! Meetings start at 12:30 with doors open at 11:30, allowing time to review upcoming events. Refreshments are served after the meeting. Several Chapter A members ‘rocked’ with The Million Dollar Quartet featuring Jerry Lee…
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MANVILLE: Senior Corner column, week of May 17
The Manville Senior Citizens meet at 12:30 p.m. the second Thursday of each month at the VFW on Washington Avenue. The club is comprised of people who are residents of Manville, age 60 or older, and age 55, if disabled. Canned goods or non-perishable food items will continue to be collected before each meeting, as…
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MANVILLE: Credit union to give two $1,000 college scholarships to students
By Mary Ellen Zangara, Special Writer Two Manville High School students will receive $1,000 college-aid scholarships from the Manville Area Federal Credit Union. The students, Tom Zagaja and Susan Miszkowicz, attended Tuesday’s 75th annual meeting at the VFW Hall on Washington Avenue, along with about 200 credit union members and guests. Natalie Walkoviak, second vice…
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HILLSBOROUGH: Eagle camera offline this year
One large eaglet reported in Duke Farms nest Unlike past years, online visitors to the Duke Farms web site can’t see the eagles nurturing their young in a nest on the property. The Eaglecam was damaged last year, probably during the late summer hurricanes, said Holly Dunbar, marketing coordination for the Duke Foundation, and,…
