Category: archives
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PLUMSTED: Warriors hoping for a big season
Boys hoops has talent, depth By Bob Nuse, The Packet Group Jay Corby has every reason to be excited about this year’s New Egypt High boys basketball team. ”This is probably one of, if not the most talented teams we have had here,” the Warriors head coach said. New Egypt has a great starting point…
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Township eyes hike in dog license fees
By: centraljersey.com The first dog license fee increase in 20 years has been proposed to help offset what township officials say will be a 110 percent increase in the cost of animal control services in the next three years. An ordinance introduced Dec. 14 would increase the current $7 dog license fee set in 1991…
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ROBBINSVILLE: Robbinsville girls open with big win
Ravens capture first opener By Justin Feil, The Packet Group When you’re trying to change a culture, earning a hard-fought narrow win on opening night is a perfect start. The Robbinsville High School girls basketball team held off Lawrence, 37-34, on Friday for something new in the program. ”It’s excellent,” said Patrick Anderson, who begins…
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State History Fair returning in 2011
By: centraljersey.com TRENTON – Have you ever participated in a Revolutionary War military drill? Or had the chance to plow a furrow? What about spinning wool on a real spinning wheel? These are just a few of dozens of historical exhibits and activities that will be featured when the "Spirit of the Jerseys State History…
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Crashes cause only traffic headaches
By: centraljersey.com A car and a tractor-trailer collided at 3:33 p.m. Tuesday on Distribution Way between Route 130 and Deans Rhode Hall Road, police said. According to police, Michael Clancy, 40, of South Hampton, Pennsylvania, was on Distribution Way heading South in his 1991 Honda Accord when Nicholas Ciccolella, 33, of Dunellen, driving a 2007…
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SOUTH BRUNSWICK – Education foundation thanks town for generosity
By Martin AbschutzVice President/Secretary, The Education Foundation of South Brunswick Township, Inc. To the editor: Thank you for supporting The Education Foundation of South Brunswick Township, Inc.’s (“the Foundation”) gala event, “A Taste for Education.” It took place on Oct. 25 at the Doubletree Hotel on Route 1, whose staff was exceptional. Your generosity,…
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SOUTH BRUNSWICK – Police spread holiday cheer
By Charles W. Kim, Managing Editor About 60 children had an opportunity Sunday to make their final pitch to Santa Claus to fill their Christmas lists, courtesy of township police. The South Brunswick Policeman’s Benevolent Association Local 166 and the Fraternal Order of Police Local 51 unions sponsored its annual Meet Santa Day at the…
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LAWRENCE: Small fire prompts brief mall evacuation Wednesday
By Lea Kahn, Staff Writer Lea KahnStaff Writer The Quaker Bridge Mall was partially evacuated Wednesday night after a small fire started in a decorative column outside the Old Navy entrance, creating heavy smoke on the second floor. The smoke was reported inside the second floor hallway, near the Sears and Old Navy…
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Staff photo by Doug Carman
By: centraljersey.com On Saturday, Dec. 18, the charity group held its annual Adopt-A-Child holiday party at Grace Norton Rogers Elementary School, Stockton Street. Shop Rite provided free juice and over 800 bagels for the party, which featured face painting, crafts, music, photos with Santa Claus and plenty of holiday cheer. But the main event of…
