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Lakeview Drive repairs slated to begin today
By: centraljersey.com ALLENTOWN – Weather permitting, repairs are scheduled to begin today (Thursday) on Lakeview Drive where a section of road near the basketball courts is sinking because an underground water pipe has collapsed. Mayor Stuart Fierstein said Monday that the borough secured an emergency $85,000 state Department of Transportation grant last month for the…
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Mende-Fridkis – Berring
By: centraljersey.com Kate Mende-Fridkis, of New York City, daughter of Karen and Lawrence Fridkis, of Hopewell, and Simon Berring, of New York City, son of Dr. Barbara Berring Ward and Cameron Ward, of Orinda, California, and Robert Berring and Leslie Applegarth Berring, of Berkeley, California, were married Oct. 17 at the Angel Orensanz Foundation in…
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CAMPUS CORNER: Hillsborough students earn degrees, honors at colleges
Allison Sikora of Hillsborough graduated from Paul Smith’s College in December with an associate of applied science degree in forest technology from the school, which is in the Adirondack Park of New York State. * * * Stephanie M. Leifer of Hillsborough graduated magna cum laude from Bucknell University in Lewisburg, Pa., with a…
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Joan Ruddiman
By: centraljersey.com I’ve waited a long time for this one. Seven years ago, Daniel Biddle and Murray Dubin – long associated with the Philadelphia Inquirer as reporters and Mr. Biddle as an editor – came to Allentown, seeking local lore about a young black man who had been a student at the community’s Presbyterian Academy…
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Andrew Corselli
By: centraljersey.com Not only did township resident Janine Erickson and five of her friends get to be featured on Dr. Oz’s Show, they were also recognized as his biggest fans. In early January, Ms. Erickson was watching the health and fitness show and saw choreographer Stepp Stewart come on and perform a dance routine, which…
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Joanne Degnan
By: centraljersey.com ALLENTOWN – The 18-year quest to expand the Church Street parking lot in the downtown business district moved forward last week when the Borough Council voted to buy a small lot needed for the project for $20,000. "We have the opportunity to purchase the lot at a price that is pretty much where…
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Giant Puppets Tell Tale of "Ugly Duckling" at MCCC’s Kelsey Theatre March 12
By Wendy Humphrey West Windsor, N.J. – Larger-than-life puppets provide a new twist on a fairytale classic. Bits ’N Pieces Theatre brings its colorful adaptation, “The Ugly Duckling, Starring Pinky Flamingo,” to Mercer County Community College’s Kelsey Theatre Saturday, Mar. 12 at 2 and 4 p.m. Kelsey Theatre is located on the college’s West Windsor…
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MANVILLE: Gorbatuk named coach of the year
By Mary Ellen Zangara, Special Writer Manville High School wrestling Coach Patrick Gorbatuk was named the District 18 Coach of the Year Saturday during the district wrestling tournament at Hillsborough High School. Mr. Gorbatuk is a lifelong Manville resident, teacher at Alexander Batcho Intermediate School and a former MHS wrestler. ”I never paid much attention…
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HILLSBOROUGH: Kids make comforters for other kids
Woods Road School 4th graders take up community service project Children who are scared or sick take great comfort in snuggling up with a nice warm blanket. That sense of security is even greater when that blanket is handmade. For every fourth-grade student at Woods Road Elementary School, providing good feelings to other children was…
