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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…
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MANVILLE: ‘Hoop shoot’ free throw champions crowned
Two boys and two girls, ages 8-13, won the local Manville-Hillsborough Elks Lodge 2119 round of competition in the 40th annual Elks “Hoop Shoot” free throw shooting contest held Saturday, Nov. 19, at the Weston School in Manville. Top scorer of the day was Julie Pankowski of Manville, who made 18 of 25 free throws.…
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Mum’s Produce
By Daniel DeLuca A group of locals is trying to raise money to launch a seasonal produce store in downtown Allentown, NJ. “Our goal is to bring a variety of local New Jersey grown produce into the town for the summer,” according to co-founder Dan DeLuca. The store plans on brining in not only fruits…
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ALLENTOWN: Stone Bridge 8th-graders ace NJASK test
By Joanne Degnan, Managing Editor ALLENTOWN Last year’s standardized state test results for eighth-graders at Stone Bridge Middle School showed children significantly outperformed their peers in similar school districts across the state. ”Where we’ve chosen to invest money, in our kids in terms of instruction, is really having a direct benefit,” Schools Superintendent Richard…
