Category: archives
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New Hope Students Beautify Canal
By Connie Gering- co-chair On the last Friday in April, forty-four exuberant third graders braved cool temperatures and gusty winds to walk from the New Hope – Solebury Upper Elementary School to the Delaware Canal Locktenders’ House in New Hope. Accompanied by their teachers and by parent chaperones, they came to add their Community Spirit to…
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UPPER FREEHOLD: A plea for speed limit enforcement
By Joanne Degnan, Managing Editor UPPER FREEHOLD — After nearly being run off the road on numerous occasions while driving his children home from daycare, a Holmes Mill Road resident recently plunked down $140 for a radar gun to document the problem. Sean Muto detailed the results of his do-it-yourself traffic analysis to the Upper…
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SOUTH BRUNSWICK: Abschutz to fill BOE vacancy
Ed Birch photo Former Board of Education member Martin Abschutz is returning to the panel to fill a vacant seat.
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MANVILLE: Library Happenings column, week of May 10
May concert: On Tuesday, May 15, from 7-8:30 p.m. the Blawenberg Band will present a free concert. The public is invited. Light refreshments will be served. This program is made possible, in part, by funds from the N.J. State Council on the Arts in the Department of State, a partner agency of the National Endowment…
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LAMBERTVILLE: City man to bike to D.C. for fundraiser
By John Tredrea, Special Writer LAMBERTVILLE City resident Alex Grushow is set to ride from Manhattan to Washington, D.C., in a fundraising event intended to raise awareness of sustainability, renewable energy, climate change issues and bicycle advocacy. Mr. Grushow will cycle in the annual Climate Ride NYC-DC 2012, a multiday “green conference on wheels.”…
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Community Calendar: May 10 edition
Thurs., May 10 ”Mommy & Me Sing-a-long”: 2 p.m. to 2:30 p.m., Allentown Library, 16 So. Main St., Allentown. Sing, shake and strum with Kim Yarson and her guitar. For more information call the library at 609-259-7565. The Pleasure Horse Club of Central Jersey meeting: 7:15 p.m., Millstone Community Center, 463 Stage Coach Road, Clarksburg…
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LAWRENCE: School board applicants have until May 21
By Lea Kahn, Staff Writer Aiming to fill a vacancy on the Lawrence Township Board of Education, school district officials have set a May 21 deadline for interested residents to apply. The school board is accepting letters of interest and a resume to be sent via email, school district officials said. The letter should indicate…
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Use our son as a lesson for caution
Tim and Mary Alley, Delaware Township March 16, 2012, our son, Ryan Alley, an honor student at The College of New Jersey, had a very serious automobile accident that resulted in his death. Questions remain unanswered. Was he out that evening in “a safe and organized” environment to prevent just this type of tragedy? Was…
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HILLSBOROUGH: Attics, garages empty for Flagtown yard sale
Band saw, table saw, hand saw, seesaws and just about any other tool you can imagine at the Flagtown Residents’ Association town-wide sale Saturday, May 19, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. A village as diverse as the Flagtown section of Hillsborough has homes, garages, attics, basements and closets filled with unique items. According to…
