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ROBBINSVILLE: Township hiring firm to fix courtroom trailer roof
By Joanne Degnan, Staff Writer ROBBINSVILLE Township Administrator Tim McGough said Tuesday the township is hiring a Spring Lake company to replace the leaking roof on the oversized modular trailer that has been used as the township’s courtroom since the 87-year-old municipal building was heavily damaged by a 2005 flood. The lowest quote for…
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John A. Heim, M.D.
By: centraljersey.com Lung cancer is one of the most commonly diagnosed cancers in both men and women in the United States, with more than 220,000 Americans diagnosed each year. It is also, unfortunately, the leading cause of cancer death in the United States. More people die of lung cancer every year than of colon, breast,…
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Amber Cox
By: centraljersey.com Chesterfield and Bordentown townships were the latest towns to hear a plan to accommodate both preservation and growth in northern Burlington County for "a shared understanding of what is to be gained and what is at risk." The Northern Burlington County Growth and Preservation Plan (GAPP) was presented by Edward Fox, regional planning…
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Essay contest rewards kids’ charity efforts
By: centraljersey.com Hillsborough orthodontist Laurene Wolf will again sponsor the "Giving Smiles" Foundation essay contest, which offers free braces and charitable donations to children who submit the best essays about their charitable experiences and ideas. Children in kindergarten through 12th grade are eligible to enter to win one of several prizes, including first place of…
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Linda Seida
By: centraljersey.com LAMBERTVILLE – The same qualities that would make a small pit bull puppy a good pet are what nearly got her killed. Animal Alliance, a nonprofit based in Lambertville, rescued the black-and-white pup after she was left in the snowy streets of Philadelphia. The rescue organization said she had been "very badly abused."…
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8CALENDAR
By: centraljersey.com Tell us about you. If your local nonprofit organization plans a special event and you would like to have the information published in The Manville News, send a note to Manville News Calendar, P.O. Box 350, Princeton, NJ 08542. All items should be typed and must be mailed, faxed (609-924-3842) or e-mailed to:…
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ROBBINSVILLE: Ravens Hunter sets pole vault mark
Girls win sectional track crown By Justin Feil, The Packet Group Craig Hunter hasn’t had many chances to pole vault this winter, but when he has, he has made the most of it. The Robbinsville High School sophomore broke the sectional record by a full foot when he cleared 13-feet to win the pole vault…
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Rich Fisher
By: centraljersey.com Regardless of what happened in Wednesday night’s Mercer County Tournament game with West Windsor-Plainsboro North, this has already been a season like no other for the Lawrence High School girls’ basketball team. The 6th-seeded Cardinals made sure of that on Monday after taking a 47-36 victory over 11th-seeded Allentown in a first-round county…
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Blood drive volunteers needed
By: centraljersey.com NJ Blood Services, which supplies blood products and services to 60 hospitals throughout the state, is in need of volunteers to work blood drives. The blood service volunteer is an integral member of the collection team whose task it is assist donors with registration, escorting and canteen duties and to watch for post-donation…
