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MANVILLE: Learn more about fire safety tonight at firehouses
By Mary Ellen Zangara, Special Writer This is Fire Prevention/Fire Safety Week and the students and parents in Manville will learn about their local fire departments. Today, Thursday, fire fighters all three borough fire companies will visit the schools to teach children about fire safety. The events are organized by the fire bureau, fire departments…
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HILLSBOROUGH: Police blotter for week of Oct. 13
A Hillsborough resident reported Oct. 3 that a swastika had been etched into a concrete sidewalk a New Amwell Road and Taurus Dive. The township department of Public Works was called to remove the symbol. * * * A Polhemus Dive resident reported Oct. 2 that his car’s windshield had been shattered by a…
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HILLSBOROUGH: 30% of township is preserved
Open space update is presented By Gene Robbins, Managing Editor With the county’s recent addition of 355 acres to the Sourland Mountain Preserve, Hillsborough now has more than 30 percent of its total land area under some sort of preservation protection. Township Committeeman Bob Wagner reviewed the program Tuesday night. Included in the total…
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ALLENTOWN: Mission trip to Malawi builds perspective
Upper Freehold Regional School District Superintendent Richard Fitzpatrick meets a village chief during a trip to Malawi sponsored by Villages in Partnership.
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BORDENTOWN CITY: CROP Walk to fight hunger Sunday
By BIrgitta Wolfe, Managing Editor BORDENTOWN CITY For the 30th year, the annual Greater Bordentown Area CROP Walk is ready to step off on Sunday, Oct. 16, starting at 2 p.m. at the First Baptist Church of Bordentown at 127 Prince St.. This is a 10K (6-mile) walk through historic Bordentown City in which…
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MANVILLE: PBA comedy show benefit is tomorrow night
Manville’s police officers will dedicate the proceeds from its annual comedy show to help the victims of recent floods and charities that helped the victims. The show is scheduled for Friday, Oct. 14, at the VFW Post 2290 at 600 Washington Ave. The show starts at 8 p.m., with seating available at 7. Dinners are…
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MANVILLE: Police blotter from Oct. 3-10
Mike Castagna reported at 7:36 a.m. Oct. 3 that, during the previous week, two aluminum grates had been taken from the Marketplace lot near Skylands Bank. The approximate value of the material is $1,200. Police are investigating. * * * A woman from Gress Street called at 12:43 p.m. Oct. 3 to say that the…
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MOVIE REVIEW: ‘The Ides of March’
George Clooney headlines a comfortingly familiar fable for fans of CNN By Elise Nakhnikian Toward the end of “The Ides of March,” Governor Mike Morris (George Clooney), a presidential candidate maneuvering to win the Democratic primary, gains the crucial support of a powerful senator by promising to appoint him secretary of state if elected.…
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Community Calendar: Oct. 13 edition
Thurs., Oct. 13 Senior Center Expo/Health Fair: 1 p.m. to 2:30 p.m., Robbinsville Senior Center Multipurpose Room, Robbinsville-Allentown Road, Robbinsville. Free screenings, giveaways, and door prizes. For information call 609-259-1567. ”Pruning Techniques for the Home Gardener:” 7 p.m.; Allentown Garden Club meeting, Allentown Methodist Church, Church Street. Guest speaker is Professor Bruce Crawford, director of…
