Category: archives
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LETTER TO THE EDITOR
Bill would hike rates Jane magnus, AARP Outreach volunteer, Lawrence Township In a wired world, telephone, Internet, and cable television services are essential. On March 21, these services could be threatened. New Jersey senators will vote on a bill which eliminates consumer protections and allows companies to cut services, dramatically increase rates and impose extra…
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MANVILLE: Rec wrestlers finish season with medal haul
Manville Recreation finished its wrestling season with the Metuchen Tournament. Aaron Rizk took home a fourth place medal. Justin Petti won his first match by getting a takedown in overtime to win 7-5. He took home a silver medal. Tyler Lozier took home a fourth place medal and Jimmy Conover also took home the fourth…
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HILLSBOROUGH: Malaysian cafe opens
The Spoon & Sprout Cafe will have its grand opening on Saturday, March 12, in Building 2 of Kingsbridge Center at 378 South Branch Road. Every dish is made to order by chef/owner Geetha Jayaraman, who grew up in Malaysia. She brings a passion and knowledge of exotic spices, ingredients and flavors, to fuse taste…
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John Tredrea
By: centraljersey.com A Lambertville-Hopewell Road (Route 518) home suffered severe damage in a Friday morning blaze of unknown origin, said Hopewell Township police Chief George Meyer. The fire broke out shortly before 9 a.m. in the residence of Steven and Heather Walters. "Mrs. Walters’ mother, Bonnie Bray, was alone and asleep in the house when…
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LIBRARY CORNER: Week of March 10
March display: Featured this month in the display case are artworks of Manville High and Alexander Batcho Intermediate schools in celebration of Youth Art Month. Exhibit ends on March 25. * * * Displays needed: Do you have a hobby or collection that you would like to exhibit in the display case at the…
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HUNTERDON: Storm coming; be prepared
Like the Bob Dylan song says, “A hard rain’s a-gonna fall.” So it is with this coming storm and the promise of more floods. The Hunterdon County Departments of Health and Public Safety are joining forces to remind area residents to take precautions to safeguard not only their personal health but also the well being…
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LAWRENCE: Trolley tracks run through Lawrence’s past
By Lea Kahn Lean over the bridge that crosses the Shabakunk Creek on Route 206 near Notre Dame High School, and you can see the old trolley track abutment for the Trenton Street Railway Co., known as the Old Line. Up the road apiece on Route 206 near the Lawrenceville-Pennington Road, there is a wide…
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Michele Byers
By: centraljersey.com New Jersey’s Green Acres Program celebrates its 50th anniversary this year. This highly successful program is the longest continuously running, state-supported open space program in the nation – a testament to the foresight of those who established it and to countless New Jersey voters who voted yes for open space preservation in the…
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Tip leads to drug arrest
By: centraljersey.com A 39-year-old man was arrested and charged with possession of cocaine on Feb. 23. Somerset County Prosecutor Geoffrey Soriano said that his office’s Organized Crime and Narcotics Task Force received information that an Hispanic male identified as Miguel Ortiz Perez of Brookside Lane, Hillsborough, would have a quantity of cocaine in the area…
