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FLORENCE: Asbury Park tops Florence in final
Flashes miss opportunities By Bob Nuse, The Packet Group EWING — The opportunities were there early for the Florence High football team in Saturday’s Central Jersey Group I final against Asbury Park at The College of New Jersey. But when the Flashes failed to take advantage of them, the missed opportunities came back to haunt…
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Outspoken Library Kiosk to serve Veterans
Walter Tenpenny (seated), veterans home resident, from left, Joseph Brandspiegel, home CEO, Betty Baranowski, American Legion Executive Committeewoman, Ron Davie, Middlesex County commander, Dan Dunn, state vice commander, Adam Szczepaniac, director TBBC
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ALLENTOWN: ‘Holiday Idol’ warms hearts on cold night
Dennis Symons ‘Holiday Idol’ contestant Selena Petrecca sings “Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer” at the Allentown Business Community Association’s holiday celebration attended by more than 100 people Saturday night. The festivities also included a cookie-baking contest, a DJ, free hot chocolate and cider and the annual Christmas-tree-lighting. Photo by Dennis Symons, www.dennissymons.com
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ALLENTOWN: ‘Holiday Idol’ warms hearts on cold night
Dennis Symons Jordan Polefka (left) and Cynthia DeLorenzo sing Christmas songs in the Holiday Idol contest hosted by the Allentown Business Community Association on Dec. 3. Photo by Dennis Symons, www.dennissymons.com
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ALLENTOWN: ‘Holiday Idol’ warms hearts on cold night
Residents join merchants at downtown tree-lighting event By Jenna Kunze, Staff Writer UPPER FREEHOLD The Township Committee has introduced an ordinance designed to thwart efforts to site the state’s first medical marijuana farm in town, but local officials also are looking to Trenton now to provide the aerial support needed to help municipalities keep…
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MANVILLE: Hoojda, Thompson sparkle at Rutgers meet
On the weekend of Nov.18, Manville gymnasts Emma Thompson and Brooke Hoodja, competed at the Rutgers Classic Invitational in the Livingston Gym in Piscataway. Both girls are fifth graders at Roosevelt School. In her first meet of the year, Brooke started her Level 7 gymnastics season in superb fashion. Brooke started on the balance beam…
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LAWRENCE: Chemistry Club teaches kids about food
By Lea Kahn, Staff Writer For Nate Ballard, Willie Wonka Science Night at Lawrence High School wasn’t about the science. It was about the food. ”I knew they would be making candy, and I love candy,” said Nate, who is a 4th-grader at Lawrence Intermediate School. Nate watched as the high school students who were…
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Community Calendar: Dec. 8 edition
Thurs., Dec. 8 Food Drive to Help Hungry Families: 7 a.m. to 10 p.m., New Egypt Marketplace, 53 Main St., New Egypt. Community Aid, a ministry of Living Stone Church Plant of Cream Ridge, will have a trailer set up in the parking lot Dec. 8, 9, and 10 to accept nonperishable food donations to…
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MANVILLE: Business group gives back to volunteers
By Mary Ellen Zangara, Special Writer Manville’s volunteer groups received an early Christmas present Monday night as they were given a donation from the Manville Business and Professional Association at the group’s monthly meeting. The donated money came from the proceeds from the association’s first Farmer’s Market. It was given to the three fire companies,…
