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Peapack-Gladstone Bank Announces 90th Anniversary Winners
By Rosanne Schwab BEDMINSTER, NJ – November 30, 2011 – On September 21, 2011, Peapack-Gladstone Bank officially celebrated 90 years of community banking. Guests were invited to visit any of the bank’s 23 locations to join in the festivities with food, fun and 90th Anniversary giveaways. Individuals were also provided the opportunity to enter a sweepstakes to…
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ALLENTOWN:UFRSD parents schooled on anti-bullying law
By Rachel Lavery, Special Writer UPPER FREEHOLD The principals of all three Upper Freehold Regional district schools explained, at recent PTA meeting, how the district deals with incidents of reported bullying as required by a new state law, and how it distinguishes between normal conflicts and actual bullying. The NJ Anti-Bullying Bill of Rights…
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MANVILLE: Santa will deliver gifts atop fire truck
Santa Claus is coming to town…and he’ll be riding in a local fire truck! The Camplain Road Volunteer Fire Company is sponsoring its annual Santa gift delivery fundraiser Friday through Sunday, Dec. 17-19. For a minimum $10 donation per family, Santa Claus will arrive at your home via his sleigh and fire truck to deliver…
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ROBBINSVILLE: Foxmoor man’s field goal nets cash prize
NEW BRUNSWICK With $2,000 on the line and thousands of college football fans in attendance, Dan Perrone, of Robbinsville, recently split the uprights at High Point Solutions Stadium, and earned cash for himself and the Rutgers scholarship program. Mr. Perrone, 25, a research analyst who says he has no football experience aside from backyard…
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HILLSBOROUGH: Police: We’ll be on lookout for drunk drivers
Hillsborough police warn they will take part in a crackdown on impaired drivers from Dec. 5 through Jan. 2. In that period, the local department will conduct DWI checkpoints as part of the statewide “Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over” program, which also will include sobriety checkpoints and saturation patrols looking for motorists who may…
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MANVILLE: Elks tree sale benefits special charities
By Mary Ellen Zangara, Special Writer For the past 21 years, the Manville-Hillsborough Elks Lodge 2119 has been holding its annual tree sale at the lodge on Brooks Boulevard. The fresh-cut trees arrived Sunday, and the sale began after the trees all were set up. Christmas trees and grave blankets are available for…
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COLUMBUS NEWS: Week of Dec. 1
By Peg Traino Mansfield Township leaf collection is scheduled for Dec. 19. Only paper biodegradable bags will be collected. Free bags are available at the municipal complex. Call 609-298-0542, ext. 29, for more information. The Mansfield Township Recreation Committee will hold a meeting Tuesday, Dec. 20, at 8 p.m. The meeting will be held at…
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HILLSBOROUGH: Anti-bullying law puts more work on school staff
By Gene Robbins, Managing Editor School administrators continued to press the school board Monday to expand a job to handle more work that is a result of the state’s new anti-bullying and harassment laws for students. Superintendent Jorden Schiff said he would ask the board to reconsider its refusal in September to expand a part-time…
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MANVILLE: Library Happenings for week of Dec. 1
MANVILLE: Library Happenings for week of Dec. 1 Cost of copies: Due to the cost of ink cartridges, the library Board of Trustees has raised the price of copies, effective Jan. 1. All black-and-white copies will be 25 cents per copy. Color will be 50 cents. * * * November display case: Senior artists…
