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Girl Scout Cookies
Melissa Blake For Immediate Release Contact: Melissa Blake Marketing & Brand Manager 732-821-9090 ext. 106 [email protected] It’s Girl Scout Cookie Time Every Cookie has a Mission: To help girls do great things Cherry Hill, NJ (Jan. 10, 2012) Girl Scouting is turning 100 this year and girls have been selling Girl Scout Cookies for almost…
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ROBBINSVILLE: MacCarthy adds depth to swim team
By Justin Feil, The Packet Group Emily MacCarthy wasn’t sure she’d have the chance to be a part of the first Robbinsville High School girls swim team. MacCarthy wasn’t going to give up the sport that she’d been competing in since she was 8 years old, but she just wasn’t sure that the Ravens would…
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WEST AMWELL: Power, phone woes are township topics
By John Tredrea, Special Writer WEST AMWELL — A representative of JCP&L (Jersey Central Power and Light) conferred with the West Amwell Township Committee and residents Monday night about power outages that have occurred in the township. John Anderson, of JCP&L, said his company would work to solve the outage problem. Of particular concern is…
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Maurer Productions OnStage Presents Neil Simon’s “Laughter on the 23rd Floor”
By Wendy Humphrey West Windsor, NJ – Maurer Productions OnStage brings classic laughs to the stage with the Neil Simon comedy “Laughter on the 23rd Floor” at Mercer County Community College’s Kelsey Theatre. Dates and times for this hilarious salute to the comedy writers of television’s golden age are: Fridays, Jan. 27 and Feb. 3…
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16TH DISTRICT: Late lawmaker’s widow backs Simon
By Charles W. Kim, The Packet Group The three GOP candidates competing for the vacant seat of the late Peter Biondi spent the last week collecting endorsements and contacting committee members in the 15 towns comprising the newly reconfigured 16th legislative district. As a result of 2011’s decennial reapportionment process, the new 16th District for…
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Our sinking ship
Mary Bell Lambertville With the U.S. debt now a record $15.22 trillion — or 100.3 percent of gross domestic product — America is in financial ruin. America’s debt now exceeds its entire economy’s annual worth. Only once have we seen the debt-to-GDP ratio higher — 122 percent — in 1946. But we took on…
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film showing
By Sandra Johnson The film "Ocean of pearls" will be shown at the HIghtstown Memorial branch of the Mercer County Library at 7 pm Weds. Jan. 25, 2012. This is the first film directed by a Sikh with a Sikh character in the lead role. A discussion and refreshments will follow the film. Co-sponsored by…
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Towns reorganize
Monroe, Jamesburg announce council assignemnts David Kilby, Managing Editor With the beginning of 2012, Monroe has reappointed many township officials to their former positions, and Jamesburg has maintained a similar infrastructure while shuffling around some of its subcommittee appointments. In Monroe, Councilwoman Leslie Koppel was elected a second time as council member in November, along…
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Towns reorganize
Robert V. Metrikis Mayor Richard Pucci is sworn in by Sharon Doerfler, township clerk, at the Monroe Township Council meeting Jan. 1. He is joined by his wife Kathleen, grandchildren Katie, Samantha, Drew and Kara, his daughters Michelle Giles and Denise Fasbach, and their husbands Kevin and Andrew. Photo by Robert Metrikis.
