Category: archives
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MOVIE REVIEW: ‘21 Jump Street,’ redux
21 Jump Street’ throws out a flurry of jokes and sight gags and ironic asides like foam balls tossed into a pit. It may not seem like much at first, but before we know it we’re inside a big bounce house of hum By Elise Nakhnikian Karl Marx said history repeats itself, first as…
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Capital Health Receives Baby Friendly Designation
Capital Health Medical Center – Hopewell has been designated as a Baby Friendly hospital, only the second hospital in New Jersey to attain this status.
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New jazz work commemorating slain Spanish poet’s 1929 visit to NYC premieres at Rutgers
By Carlos Fernandez New Brunswick, NJ. The Alexis Cuadrado Group will premiere a new concert-length jazz work in honor of Spanish poet Federico García Lorca on Tuesday, March 27 at 7:30 PM at the Nicholas Music Center, located at 85 George Street in New Brunswick. The program, free and open to the public, is presented…
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Artists Invited to Submit Works for ‘Gallery 24/7’
By Somerset County Board of Freeholders The Somerset County Cultural & Heritage Commission (SCC&HC) is continuing its public-art project, titled “Gallery 24/7” (G24/7) Art on Traffic Control Boxes. The deadline for entries this year is May 22. Among the goals of G24/7 is to integrate the visual arts into non-traditional venues to expand their reach…
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MANVILLE: K of C steps up to the plate, gives $500 to athletic league
The local Knights of Columbus gave the Manville Youth Athletic Association a $500 check to replace sports equipment damaged by water last summer. From left are Jay Sharbaugh, MYAL President John Bentz, Grand Knight Robert Newman and Andy Hando. (Photo by Mary Ellen Zangara)
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Letter to the editor: Federal health care reform helping NJ families
From Assemblyman Dan Benson To the editor: Access to quality health care for working class New Jerseyans is a top priority for me and my Democratic colleagues in the Legislature, which is why recent progress on this issue is good news for hard-working families. Recently, the New Jersey Legislature passed a bill implementing health exchanges…
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MANSFIELD: School board considers policy changes
By Amber Cox, Special Writer MANSFIELD — Head injuries, dating violence and teacher residency are topics of policies changes being considered by the Northern Burlington County Regional school board The dating violence policy is a state-mandated policy that requires school districts to teach students in grades seven through 12 about dating violence. ”The health curriculum…
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MONTREAL: Robbinsville High robotics team victorious
After win at Montreal Regional, next stop is championship MONTREAL — The Robbinsville High School FIRST Robotics Team 2590, Nemesis, won first place in the Montreal Regional robotics competition last week and is now headed for the international championship in St. Louis next month. Nemesis was ranked first after 11 qualification matches, conquering the language…
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HILLSBOROUGH: Historians lament burning of centuries-old house
Firefighters battled the blaze Sunday morning and worked to confine it to one building. (Photo by Rick Artz)
