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HILLSBOROUGH: Elks invite families to breakfast with Easter Bunny on Sunday
Families are invited to the Manville Hillsborough Elks on Sunday to have breakfast with the Easter Bunny. This special guest will be visiting the lodge before the holiday. The second annual Breakfast with the Easter Bunny will be held from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Elks Lodge on Brooks Boulevard. Breakfast will include…
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LIBRARY HAPPENINGS: Week of April 14
April is National Poetry Month. Children poetry winners were honored at a reception Tuesday, April 12. The adults’ poetry workshop will be held Tuesday, April 19, from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Poet John Trause will read in open microphone format on Tuesday, April 26, from 6:308 p.m. Join us and bring your poems. *…
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LAWRENCE: Eskin discusses the keys to success with students
By Andrew Corselli The students at Lawrence Middle School received an inspirational message work the hardest you can each day because you never know who’s watching. Howard Eskin, a Philadelphia sports radio and television personality since the early 1980s, was the keynote speaker at the school’s Career Day on Friday morning. During his 25-minute…
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ALLENTOWN: UFRSD awards contracts for cardio-weight room at high school
By Joanne Degnan, Staff Writer ALLENTOWN The Upper Freehold Regional Board of Education last week authorized a $168,662 lease-purchase financing agreement for the planned cardio-weight room at Allentown High School, and also awarded three contracts for the construction, HVAC and electrical work related to the project. In other action at its April 6 meeting,…
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MANSFIELD: Mansfield eues 1.3-cent tax rate hike
By Amber Cox MANSFIELD The average homeowner would see a $44.20 increase in municipal taxes if the 2011-12 municipal budget becomes final. The Township Committee planned to meet yesterday, Wednesday to introduce the budget. The proposed $6,684,000 budget is a decrease of over $350,000 from last year. Residents assessed at the average $340,000 would…
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LAWRENCE: School board candidates field questions
By Lea Kahn Two of the three candidates for three open seats on the Lawrence Township Board of Education fielded a variety of questions at a “meet and greet” session last week, sponsored by the Lawrence chapter of the League of Women Voters. Incumbent school board members Ginny Bigley and Bill Michaelson spoke…
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MANVILLE: Class of 1971 will reunite
Manville High School’s Class of 1971 will hold its 40th reunion on Saturday, April 30, from 7 to 11 p.m. at Rhythms, 729 South Main St. The event will feature dinner, dancing to a live band and sharing memories and reconnecting with friends and classmates from all over the country. More than 60 of the…
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MANVILLE: Teacher gets top honor
Kevin Caldwell, center, a Manville High School language arts teacher, displays his Edu´cator of the Year award presented by Daryl Klueber, left, and Bill McClew, right, officers of the Raritan Valley Lodge No. 46. Photo by Mary Ellen Zangara
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ROBBINSVILLE: Zoners OK conversion to 39 all-ages housing units
By Joanne Degnan, Staff Writer ROBBINSVILLE The Zoning Board of Adjustment has voted to allow a developer to change already approved plans for a senior citizen condo building in Town Center into 39 two-bedroom units that can be sold to people of all ages. The Town Center proposal approved by a 5-1 vote on…
