Category: archives
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IRENE:MONROE: Private sector victim of hurricane
M Edini A few of many felled trees in Thompson Park after Hurricane Irene. Photo by Mario Edini.
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MONROE: New high school has more space, technology
The new Monroe Township High School will open its doors at its grand opening Sept. 6 at 6:30 p.m.
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Area schools begin classes next week
By Ruth Luse, Managing Editor Despite shocks and shakes resulting from the Aug. 23 earthquake in Virginia and Hurricane Irene, which ravaged the area over the weekend, parents hopefully have had the time to get ready to send their youngsters to school next week. Here are some of the things local children and their families…
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Matt Wong Releases Debut Album
Matt Wong Fourteen year old guitarist and songwriter Matt Wong of West Windsor, New Jersey will release his debut album, Fly me to the Moon on October 20, 2011. The music featured on this CD ranges from Jazz and Rock influenced tunes to Classical pieces. What makes this album so unique is that Matt plays…
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MANVILLE: Irene cuts short food drive
By Mary Ellen Zangara As everyone was preparing for Hurricane Irene on Saturday at home, the New Jersey Marine Corps Road Detachment MCL No. 1284 and the American Legion Post 304 were holding their annual food drive to benefit the Somerset County Food Pantry at the American Legion Post on South Main Street. The food…
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HILLSBOROUGH: The Legend of the Pig Lady
By Gene Robbins, Managing Editor Stories of pig-faced women have flourished for centuries in some form or another. The stories usually tell of a wealthy woman whose body was of normal human appearance, but who had the face of a pig. Early on, witchcraft is used to explain her appearance. Over time, stories began to…
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POLICE BLOTTER: Sept. 1
A thief escaped with four cartons of cigarettes and six bottles of vodka, worth a combined $346, during an early-morning burglary at the Glendale Liquors store on Quakerbridge Road Aug. 26. Police responded to a burglar alarm activation at 3:22 a.m. and discovered a broken window. The burglars damaged another window and the glass door,…
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LAWRENCE: HomeFront gives kids a backpack full of hop
Volunteers helped HomeFront ready backpacks for children to take back to school. From left are ETS staff members Tracy Goff, Rita Nini, Loretta Morgan and Terri Flowers.
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LAWRENCE: Top school staff make changes
New superintendent in place By Lea Kahn, Staff Writer When students walk through the schoolhouse doors next week, they will be greeted by the familiar faces of administrators but not necessarily in the schools to which the children were accustomed to seeing them. The students are not alone, however, as those administrators, teachers and…
