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MANVILLE: GOP Club invites public to meet candidates
Community calendar Sat., Sept. 13 Flea market & craft show: Manville First Aid & Rescue Squad Auxiliary’s planned indoor/outdoor flea market and craft show in the VFW hall, 600 Washington Ave. has been canceled. Fri., Sept. 19 Candidates event: The Manville Republican Club will hold a meet-and-greet with its candidates for Borough Council from 7…
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Thanks for making the Kids’ Triathlon a success
Steven Groeger, Lawrence Township Recreation Department To the editor: From its humble beginnings five years ago with 80 competitors, the Red, White and Bang Kids’ Triathlon has continue to grow. This year’s event showcased the competitive juices of more than 160 young triathletes who braved the day’s humidity. When the gun signaled the start…
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CALENDAR: Sept. 12
Wednesdays Free Acoustic Open Mic Night and Poetry at Star Subs and Café in the Buckley Plaza 621 Route 130, Hamilton, will be hosted Wednesdays at 7 p.m. by American Idol contestant Bri Lobue. Audience and musicians are welcome. 609-333- 1230. Mondays Free Memoir Writing Classes. All welcome. Every Monday 1:30 –4 p.m., Main floor…
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BORDENTOWN TOWNSHIP: Scouts’ spirit shows at school
A group of local Girl Scouts planned and built an outdoor classroom at Bordentown Regional Middle School. The Scouts — from left, Maria Ryan, Maggie Hetman, Eliza Peterson and Keira McAteer — are ready to cut the ribbon with technology teacher Gregory Poole. Photo by Deirdre Ryan
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NJ Outdoor Alliance to Participate In NJ Wild Outdoors Expo Sept. 13-14
By Robert P. Baker NJOA (CF), the New Jersey Outdoor Alliance Conservation Foundation (www.njoutdooralliance.org/about-the-njoa/njoa-conservation-foundation), an alliance of influential conservation organizations representing saltwater and freshwater fishing, hunting, diving, animal welfare, forestry, and the stewardship of natural resources, will sponsor the upcoming New Jersey Wild Outdoors Expo, to be held from 10:00AM to 5:00PM daily on Saturday…
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LAWRENCE: Several road repair projects in the works
By Lea Kahn, Staff Writer Seeking to repair roads that suffered damage from last year’s harsh winter weather, Lawrence Township officials have embarked an aggressive road repair program. Last week, Township Council awarded a contract to American Asphalt Co. Inc. to repave Province Line Road between Route 206 and Princeton Pike. The company’s $224,270 bid…
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ROBBINSVILLE: Township welcomes new firefighter
By Amy Batista, Special Writer ROBBINSVILLE — A new firefighter has been hired to fill a vacant position in the fire department. Eric Guglielmo, 21, of Pennsville was sworn in by Township Clerk Michele Seigfried on Sept. 2 after he started work on Sept. 1. "The department and I are very pleased that Eric chose…
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UPPER FREEHOLD: Town seeks swap of equipment
Our tranquilizer guns for your metal detector By Jane Meggitt, Special Writer UPPER FREEHOLD — It’s not just individuals who might use a barter system — municipalities can do so, too. While the township’s municipal court currently does not have a metal detector, that might change in the near future. At the Sept. 4 Township…
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15th Carnegie Center 5K and Fun Run to Take Place on September 27 in Princeton’s Carnegie Center
5K and Fun Run for Parkinson’s
