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ALLENTOWN: Three Girl Scouts honored by Borough Council
The Allentown Borough Council recently honored three Girl Scouts for completing their community service projects. From left: Kelsey Carroll, 18, of Allentown; her sister Madeline Carroll, 11; Hannah Ferguson-Perl, 11, of Bordentown; Mayor Stuart Fierstein; Council President Michael Schumacher. Photo by Joanne Degnan.
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ALLENTOWN: Grave Matters
The marble headstones memorializing two Civil War soldiers, brothers Robert C. Voorhees, who was killed in action at Upperville, Virginia, in 1863, and his brother, Alfred, who perished a year later in the Andersonville, South Carolina, prison-of- war camp where nearly 13,000 Union soldiers died of starvation and disease.
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HILLSBOROUGH: Fresh, green look for Triangle School grounds
Trees, bushes spruce up landscaping at elementary school By Gene Robbins, Managing Editor Next year, Triangle Elementary School will celebrate its 50th year. As with any aging property, the grounds were getting to look a little bit tired and spare. Enter the Triangle School Home and School Association (HSA). It engineered a cooperative effort between…
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HILLSBOROUGH: Campus corner for week of June 23
Students list academic, other accomplishments Jessica Griswold of Hillsborough completed her first year at University of Richmond with a 3.9 GPA, majoring in chemistry. Ms. Griswold was on the dean’s list both semesters. She was a cheerleader for the Spiders football and basketball teams and accompanied the basketball team to Denver and San Antonio,…
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HILLSBOROUGH: TV show captures wedding dress saga
Hillsborough resident Alyce Quinlan’s hunt for the perfect wedding dress will be part of the TV show “Say Yes To The Dress: Big Bliss” tomorrow night, Friday. The show, which will air on the TLC Channel at 9:30 p.m., follows three plus-size brides as they shop for wedding gowns. The show’s publicists say…
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HILLSBOROUGH: Elks’ pig roast raises $3,500 to buy speech device
By Mary Ellen Zangara, Special WSriter A Hillsborough man was the beneficiary of the good will and $3,500 raised by the Manville-Hillsborough Elks at the third annual A Pig Roast for Alex. Held on May 22, the charity barbeque featured music, fun and two 225-pound roasted pigs, and brought 200 people out to…
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MILLSTONE: Foundation’s gift of iPads making an impact
Paula Kinsey, president of the Millstone Township Foundation for Educational Excellence, and third-grade teacher Jennifer Kohn, with some of the students who are using the new iPads provided by the MTFEE for a virtual zoo project.
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HILLSBOROUGH: Garden club to lead tour to Holland during tulip season
Neshanic Garden Club will be part of a trip to Holland at the peak of the tulip season from Sunday, April 15, to Monday, April 23, 2012. The land tour cost is $2,250, plus air fare of $1,140. The minimum number needed for the tour is 21 and the maximum is 45. The…
