Category: archives
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PLUMSTED: Scout achieves top rank of Eagle
New Egypt resident Jacob Taylor joined a very elite group when he was awarded the rank of Eagle Scout during a ceremony held at the New Egypt firehouse on April 5. Surrounded by family, friends and fellow Scouts from Troop 109, the 17-year-old is proud that his name is now on a list which…
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HAMILTON OBSERVER: WRITE TO US
We want your letters. They should not exceed 500 words and need to be accompanied by the writer’s address and daytime telephone number — information used only for confirmation and not published. Letters should be emailed to: [email protected] Letters published on this page are also posted at hamiltonobserver.com under Opinions, where others are welcome to…
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LIBRARY HAPPENINGS: Aug. 21
Kids are invited to take the challenge of skills leading to being named a knight in an interactive game for children age 5 and older at the Kingdom of M (also known as the Manville Public Library) to play "Knight Life" on Thursday, Aug. 28, at 4 p.m. The series of challenges on the Path…
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HAMILTON: Running on electricity
By Jennifer Kohlhepp, Managing Editor While electric vehicles are still a very small percentage of cars on the road, gasoline is a finite resource that will run out. Tesla Motors is already preparing for this, and the Model S provides an all-electric means of transportation that combines style, performance, and sustainability, according to Jamee…
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TRENTON: Educational partnership reaches 100-year mark
Rutgers Cooperative Extension of Mercer County is celebrating the 100th anniversary of the Smith-Lever Act this year. The Smith-Lever Act of 1914 established the Cooperative Extension Service, a unique educational partnership between the U.S. Department of Agriculture, the nation’s land-grant universities and local county governments that extends research-based knowledge through a network of extension…
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CHESTERFIELD CHATTER
By Nancy Mrzljak The Chesterfield Township Historical Society Museum Open House will be from 2-4 p.m., Sunday, Aug. 24 at the Chesterfield Township Historical Society Museum on Ward Avenue in Crosswicks. A great way to learn about the history of the community, bring family and friends. The Chesterfield Township Historical Society Museum is open on…
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MANVILLE: Holt ‘delivers’ the goods to constituents
Rep. Rush Holt meets Albert “Bob” Porchik Jr., vice commandant of the Marine Corps League 1284 Road Detachment, as the congressman delivers mail with postal carrier Rob´ert Ahr on North 5th Avenue in Manville.
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HILLSBOROUGH: Officials to modify bus plan for private school students
By Gene Robbins, Managing Editor School district administrators were to meet yesterday, Wednesday, with their private school counterparts and a transportation contractor to try to tweak a plan that will provide busing to about 108 Hillsborough children who attend Catholic schools in the Somerville area. The Hillsborough school district has said it can provide private-school…
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SPRINGFIELD: Pulling out all the stops
Timmy Hagar, 10, of New Egypt, shows off the first place ribbons he won at the Central Jersey Tractor Pullers Association’s tractor pull.
