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HILLSBOROUGH: Senior Corner for week of Feb. 2
CHAPTER A Chapter A meets the first Thursday of the month in the municipal complex. We are open to new members. Doors open at 11:30 a.m., allowing you time to review the trips we offer. The meeting begins at 12:30 p.m. Coffee and doughnuts are served at meeting’s end. Dick Meier is our president; you…
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HILLSBOROUGH: Cleaning services firm reopens at Hillsborough location
When Hurricane Irene struck Manville in August, the offices of S&G Cleaning Services were submerged under 12 feet of flood water. ”We lost just about everything,” says Shirley Perlinsky, who operates the family-owned business that specializes in home and office cleaning and maid service. Determined to continue the business she had worked so hard to…
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MANVILLE: Christie’s income tax cut idea has got it all wrong
To the editor: New Jersey Governor Chris Christie has proposed a 10 percent across-the-board income tax cut for everyone in the state. This would be just another windfall for the rich and super rich. The state’s nonpartisan Office of Legislative Services analyzed the impact and said, “It sounds nice, but it is not.” A family…
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PLUMSTED: City teacher appointed to school board
Leslie Septor chosen to fill vacancy By Joanne Degnan, Managing Editor PLUMSTED — A Trenton middle school teacher who previously served on the Lakehurst Board of Education before moving to Plumsted eight years ago is the newest member of the Board of Education. Leslie Septor, a Sanders Lane resident and mother of five teenagers, was…
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ROBBINSVILLE: Bohrens makes a moving donation to HomeFront
ROBBINSVILLE — After the Nassau Inn in Princeton decided to give 50 rooms of gently used furniture to the nonprofit agency HomeFront, it was a Robbinsville mover that donated its services to make the delivery. Louise Froehlich, owner of Bohrens Moving and Storage, provided both the needed trucks and manpower so that moving the furniture…
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MANVILLE: It’s February: Cold, dark _ and short!
Things we look forward to in February: • Groundhog Day. It’s today. How can the critter not see an imminent end to winter? More importantly, can we go through the second half of winter with as little snow as the first? • The Super Bowl — and the passing of the Super Bowl. ’We’re fans, mind you,…
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ROBBINSVILLE: Bohrens makes a moving donation to HomeFront
Bohrens Moving and Storage, of Robbinsville, recently donated trucks and manpower to move 50 rooms of used furniture that the Nassau Inn to Homefront, a nonprofit that helps needy families. From left to right are: Nick Ballas, director of rooms, Nassau Inn; Frank O’Reilly, director of operations, Nassau Inn; Lori Rabon, general manager, Nassau Inn;…
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MANVILLE: Spaghetti dinner proceeds boost school’s music work
By Mary Ellen Zangara, Special Writer More than 150 people attended the Manville Music Organization’s spaghetti dinner Sunday afternoon at the American Legion to help raise funds to support the Manville High School marching, jazz and concert bands. Tickets were sold in advance for the four-hour dinner, and other people just walked in. Cindy Britt,…
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LAWRENCE: Budget review expected at council meeting
By Lea Kahn, Staff Writer Township Council is expected to begin its review of the proposed $42.3 million municipal budget for 2012 when it meets Tuesday at 6:30 p.m. at the Municipal Building. Municipal Manager Richard Krawczun unveiled the proposed spending plan to Township Council last month. The proposed 2012 budget would raise the municipal…
