Category: archives
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ALLENTOWN: Community walks for water projects in Africa
Participants in the annual Water Walk, which raises funds for impoverished villages in Malawi, walk through Allentown on Saturday. In the final lap of the walkathon participants place buckets of water on their heads, just as women and girls in Malawi must do when they walk for hours at a time to get their families’…
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HILLSBOROUGH: Sandra Saad completes honors program at FDU
Sandra Saad of Hillsborough will be one of more than 3,000 students to graduate from Fairleigh Dickinson University on May 15 at the Izod Center in East Rutherford. She is one of just 13 seniors to complete the honors program at FDU’s College at Florham. Students in the program must graduate with a 3.5 cumulative…
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LAMBERTVILLE: Kalmia Club hosting blood drive in child’s honor
LAMBERTVILLE The Kalmia Club is hosting a blood drive at the Lambertville-New Hope Ambulance and Rescue at 70 Alexander Ave. on Saturday, May 19, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. in honor of Owen Nathaniel Estes, a 14-month-old Mercer County resident. As posted on the blog written by his parents, Owen was born Feb.…
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LAMBERTVILLE: City sets annual parade
LAMBERTVILLE Monday, May 28, the city will continue its long-standing tradition of honoring veterans who served their country with the Memorial Day parade and a commemorative ceremony immediately following the parade at Mary Sheridan Park. The Memorial Day Parade Committee has announced that World War II veterans will be grand marshals for this event.…
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MANVILLE: Making feeders follows talk on birds at center
May is Older American’s Month, and the Manville Senior Center will offer special programs and activities that reinforce the month’s theme of “Never too Old to Play.” Clients will “play” while exercising the mind and body and while learning a hobby. Attendance points will be given for attending specific programs throughout the month that will…
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MANVILLE: Senior Corner column, week of May 3
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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Vocalist Danny Beissel To Lead a Performance Workshop at School of Rock Princeton
By Rafe Gomez Philadelphia vocalist Danny Beissel will lead a special workshop at School of Rock Princeton on Monday, May 7. Beissel – who leads his own band Fosterchild and has also sung with guitarist Rick Derringer; Robin Zander of Cheap Trick; Hugh McDonald of Bon Jovi; Robbie Krieger of The Doors; Mousey Thompson of…
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MANVILLE: Young poets recognized at the library
Winners of the Manville Public Library’s annual poetry contest were recognized Tuesday at the library. The winners and others read their poems in an afternoon ceremony in the community room. Library Director Ed Smith has held this contest during April, which is National Poetry Month, for the past 16 years for children and…
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‘Bernie’
The main character, and the townspeople who comment on his story, make this so entertaining, and so truly Texan By Elise Nakhnikian IN a nation that gets more homogenized every day, Texas still feels, as its ad slogan says, “like a whole other country.” That’s partly because of a commitment to individualism that runs so…
