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Community Calendar: Feb. 23 edition
Thurs., Feb. 23 Princeton Then and Now: 7 p.m., Robbinsville branch of the Mercer County Library system, 42 Robbinsville-Allentown Road, Robbinsville. Eve Mandel, Curator of Education at the Historical Society of Princeton, will take you on a photographic journey back in time to see how Princeton’s people and places have changed over the past century.…
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HILLSBOROUGH: College students cited for accompllishments
Colleen A. Flynn was awarded a doctor of philosophy/toxicology in the fall semester University of Kansas in Lawrence. Graduate and undergraduate degrees are conferred in December based on work completed during the fall semester. Because the university conducts only one formal commencement a year, many students graduating in the fall or summer terms will return…
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ROBBINSVILLE: Robotics team ready to ‘rumble’
By Rachel Lavery, Special Writer ROBBINSVILLE — After a grueling six-week “build season” that often kept students working in the lab late into the night, the Robbinsville High School robotics team unveiled its 4-foot, 120-pound basketball-shooting robot on Tuesday. ”Prince,” named after the team’s CEO Eric Principato, will be competing in district and regional FIRST…
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SOUTH BRUNSWICK: Annual prom fashion show Friday
By Jessica Noll, Special Writer South Brunswick High School plans to have a fashion show fundraising event tomorrow night to benefit the upcoming Project Graduation event in June. South Brunswick High School Project Runway is set for Friday, February 24th at the High School auditorium. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. at the school on Ridge…
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HILLSBOROUGH: He uses T-shirts to sell pizza
By Gene Robbins, Managing Editor Can you connect the New York Knicks’ Jeremy Lin and pizza? OK. How about the Occupy Wall Street movement and pizza? Akhtar Farzaie linked them to his Bella Pizza business, lickety split, without using Twitter, email or Facebook. He used T-shirts to capture the day’s buzz. Mr. Farzaie, 31, the…
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SOUTH BRUNSWICK: District gives election change details
On Feb. 6, the South Brunswick Board of Education approved unanimously a resolution that moves the school elections from April to the general election in November. Members of the school board whose terms would have expired after the April 2012 election will continue to serve until the board’s organization meeting, which will be held the…
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MANVILLE: Fisherman’s flea market coming to town
The North End Volunteer Fire Company No. 3 of Manville will hold its 18th annual fisherman’s flea market from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday, March 4, at the VFW at 600 Washington Ave. The flea market features rod, reel and tackle merchandise from vendors for both freshwater and saltwater fishing. Admission is $3 (children…
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SOUTH BRUNSWICK: Target busts charge 14
By Charles W. Kim, Managing Editor Fourteen people were charged with shoplifting some $3,400 worth of merchandise at the Target store on Route 1 in the last month, according to police. ”Target’s loss prevention is pretty aggressive,” Sgt. Jim Ryan said Tuesday. “They have a zero tolerance for shoplifting.” According to Sgt. Ryan, the retailer…
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HILLSBOROUGH: What happened to winter?
Mild temperatures, little snow put area on track to one of mildest ever recorded By Gene Robbins, Managing Editor Temperatures could rise above 60 degrees today and near that mark tomorrow, according to weather forecasts. What happened to winter? It’s either not here yet, or it may never arrive, says David Robinson, a Rutgers…
