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MVC Facilities will be Closed for President’s Day Holiday
(TRENTON) – Customers of the New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission (MVC) are reminded that all MVC facilities, including agencies, driver testing sites and inspection stations, will be closed in recognition of President’s Day on Monday, February 20, 2012. All MVC facilities will be open for regular operating hours on Tuesday, February 21. Regular MVC agency…
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HIGHTSTOWN: Community fights hunger
By Jen Samuel, Managing Editor HIGHTSTOWN —The community has united to feed the hungry. The Rise to the Task Community Dinner offers 100 free dinners every Thursday, from 4:30 p.m. to 6 p.m., at the lower level floor of the First United Methodist Church of Hightstown, 187 Stockton St. "From place mats, to candles, crafts…
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EAST WINDSOR: Group honors troops with care packages
Members of the military smile after unloading golf equipment donated by the Joshua Harr Shane Foundation at McGuire Air Force Base on Feb. 1. Pictured are, from left to right: supervisor of warehouse operations Angelica Swann, of Pemberton and a native of Mexico; supervisor of war reserve material Mandeep Singh, of Queens, N.Y.; supervisor of…
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HIGHTSTOWN: Community fights hunger
Hightstown residents Lou Stinson and Dorothy Patterson share a dance on Feb. 9 at the Rise to the TASK Community Dinner. The weekly event is held at the First United Methodist Church of Hightstown. (Photo by Amy Batista)
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MONROE: Students with heart jump rope
Woodland School fifth-graders Nicole Degregorio and William Kiecka take a break and pose in the heart cutouts during the Jump Rope for Heart event Tuesday.Photo by Amy Batista.
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MONROE: Students with heart jump rope
Amy Batista, Special Writer MONROE — Hundreds of students at Woodland Elementary School came to school Tuesday dressed in red and doing something in the name of love, but it had little to do with Valentine’s Day. February is American Heart Month. Students filed into the gym for the Valentine’s Day Jump Rope for Heart…
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HIGHTSTOWN: Jazz musicians unite
From left, junior Cameron Willman, of Seattle, Washington, senior Robert Schulze, of Metuchen, and sophomore Benjamin Wagner, of Robbinsville, perform jazz on Feb. 10 at Hightstown High School. (Photo by Amy Batista)
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EAST WINDSOR: Foundation ready to celebrate
By Jen Samuel, Managing Editor EAST WINDSOR — When someone smiles, it can light up a room. The Joshua Harr Shane Foundation, of East Windsor, is dedicated to bringing smiles to those in need, including children facing trauma and military families. The foundation has donated hundreds of preferred seat tickets to popular events, such as…
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YWCA Princeton Receives $5,000 from NRG
By Diane Hasili The YWCA Princeton has received a $5,000 grant from NRG in support of its 29th Annual “Tribute to Women” awards dinner scheduled for Thursday, March 1, 2012 at the Hyatt Regency Princeton. The event honors a select group of remarkable women from the greater Princeton area. They have made extraordinary contributions in…
