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  • CENTRAL JERSEY: Holiday festivities on tap this weekend

    By Joanne Degnan, Managing Editor    Local towns are gearing up for a busy weekend of holiday festivities, including public Christmas tree-lightings, caroling, cookie-baking contests, special shopping discounts, and, of course, visits from the omnipresent Santa Claus.    The fun kicks off Saturday in Allentown, where a cookie-baking and “Holiday Idol” singing contest will reward culinary and…

  • HILLSBOROUGH: Students raise $10,000 to fight heart disease

       Students raised almost $10,200 for the American Heart Association in an October “Hoops for Heart” basketball event at Auten Road Intermediate School.    The entire student body participated during physical education classes. Students raised money by reaching out to friends and family members for donations. Allie Benadon, a 6th grader, was the school’s top fund raiser…

  • LAWRENCE: Early birds stay up late to get the deals on Black Friday

    By Lea Kahn, Staff Writer    For Maryann Mance and her husband, Elmer, it was the chance to snare a $300 artificial Christmas tree for $99 that drew them to stand patiently outside Macy’s Thanksgiving night, waiting for the store to open at midnight.    The couple, who live in Lawrence, arrived about two hours before the…

  • HILLSBOROUGH: Presbyterian Church helps Guatemalan families

    I    Hillsborough Presbyterian Church is helping Mayan Families, a non-profit group operating in the highlands of Guatemala.    Mayan Families is supported completely through donations and is not affiliated with any political or religious groups. One of the families of the Hillsborough Presbyterian Church became aware of the Mayan Families organization during visits during the…

  • New Jersey Farmers team up to Share over 1500 Pounds of Apples to help Girl Scouts as they mark Centennial with Historic Bridging across George Washington Bridge

    By Girl Scouts Heart of New Jersey On November 13, 2011, Six New Jersey Farms (including: Melicks Town Farm, Oldwick, Race Farm, Blairstown, Sunden’s Stone Pointe Farm, Old Tappan, Terhune Farm, Princeton, Tree-Licious Farm, Port Murray and Union Hill Farms, Denville) donated 1500 pounds of locally grown, farm fresh apples to the Girl Scout Councils…

  • MANSFIELD: School district plans to spend for vans and bus

    By Amber Cox, Special Writer    MANSFIELD — The Northern Burlington Regional School District will be purchasing two new vans and a bus with Enterprise Fund money.    The district also will use the Enterprise Funds to purchase new security cameras for each van and bus in the district, a total of 36 vehicles.    ”No property tax…

  • MANVILLE: Police blotter for week of Dec. 1

       A gas line was struck at a road construction job at Clinton Avenue and Duke’s Parkway at about 9 a.m. Nov. 21. The fire department and PSE&G responded. * * *    Two separate complaints were signed Nov. 21 against parents whose children have been absent from Manville High School for 10 days, according to Vice…

  • MANVILLE: Senior Corner, week of Dec. 1

       The Manville Senior Citizens meet at 12:30 p.m. the second Thursday of each month at the VFW on Washington Avenue. The club, which is comprised of people who are residents of Manville, age 60 or older, and age 55 if disabled, will not be accepting new members until January 2012.    Canned goods or non-perishable food…

  • SOUTH BRUNSWICK: Vikings victory finishes ‘best season ever’

    SOUTH BRUNSWICK: Vikings victory finishes ‘best season ever’

    Coach Rick Mantz gets early birthday wishes from his team following the game. Ed Birch photo