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Year-Round Medicine Drop-off Site Now in Somerville
By Somerset County Sheriff Frank J. Provenzano SOMERVILLE – Somerset County has begun a free medicine-collection program for residents to safely dispose of unwanted, expired or unused medicines. This is the first year-round medicine collection offered in the Somerset County area. The drop-off site set up by the New Jersey Division of Consumer Affairs, in…
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SPRINGFIELD: School district votes member off board
By Amber Cox, Special Writer SPRINGFIELD — The school board unanimously voted to terminate one board member’s position on April 17 following a number of missed meetings. According to Superintendent Joseph Miller, the board discussed the issue of Jennifer Steele’s absences at board meeting. ”We really have attempted over and over again,” he said. “We…
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FLORENCE: Township thanks longtime, newly retired employee
By Amber Cox, Special Writer FLORENCE — Just shy of hitting the 22-year mark, one employee of the township has retired. Deputy Tax Collector Bernadette Carlani was honored by the Township Council on April 18 for retiring after 21 years of service. She began her employment in the township in June of 1991. Mayor Craig…
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Daily Facebook Promotions from Rider Insurance
By Rider Insurance RIDER INSURANCE PROMOTES MOTORCYCLE SAFETY AWARENESS MONTH SPRINGFIELD, N.J. – Rider Insurance is joining with federal, state and local highway safety, law enforcement and motorcycle organizations in proclaiming May as "Motorcycle Safety Awareness Month". By increasing education and awareness of the importance of safe riding and the need for mutual respect for…
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Friends of Somerset Regional Animal Shelter
By Friends of Somerset Regional Animal Shelter Do you have a doggie Diva? Is your cat too “cute” for words, then enter our photo contest to find out if you pet’s the “one”. For the first time ever, the Friends of Somerset Regional Animal Shelter is holding a photo contest to determine who gets to…
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JAMESBURG: Industrial accidents injure two
By Charles W. Kim, Managing Editor JAMESBURG — Two men were seriously injured in two separate industrial accidents Saturday, according to police. In the first incident, an unidentified 46-year-old man from Willingboro in Burlington County was injured about 8 a.m. at the Wakefern Food Corporation warehouse, 355 Davidson Mill Road in South Brunswick. According to…
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Community comes out for ‘Beauty and the Beast’
Deirdre Ryan Junior Adriane Mercado personifies Lumiere as he and fellow cast members performs the Disney classic, “Be Our Guest.” (Photo by Deirdre Ryan, www.deirdreryan.com)
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CRANBURY: Keeping the brook clean
By Kaitlyn Kanzler, Special Writer CRANBURY – Volunteers were out and about in Cranbury on April 21, just in time for Earth Day, to participate in the 6th Annual Stream Clean-up, hosted by the Stony Brook-Millstone Watershed Association. Around 30 volunteers including Township Committee members Glenn Johnson and Susan Goetz came out to help clean…
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BORDENTOWN TOWNSHIP: Teens present ‘action-packed comedy’
By Jen Samuel, Managing Editor BORDENTOWN TOWNSHIP — Theater had its day for teens and youngsters alike on Saturday. Fifteen Bordentown Regional High School students, ranging from freshmen to seniors, performed “Sideways Stories From Wayside School” to a crowd of youngsters on April 21. It took place at the high school’s Bordentown Performing Arts Center.…
