Category: archives
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Economist Krugman to deliver lecture
By: centraljersey.com Award-winning economist and author Paul Krugman will deliver a timely lecture on Sunday, Oct. 31, at 3 p.m. at the Johnson Education Center located off Rosedale Road in Princeton. The event is being sponsored by the Paul Robeson House Committee as a fundraiser. Reserved seats for the event are $50. Dr. Krugman is…
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ALLENTOWN: Documents from 1877 store shed light on Robbinsville’s beginnings
By Joanne Degnan, Staff Writer ALLENTOWN — Laura Steward saves everything, and for that Rutgers University archivists are grateful. The 94-year-old Allentown resident retrieved dozens of brittle 19th-century ledgers, daybooks and public record registers from her husband’s family’s general store in Robbinsville before it was razed in the 1970s. Then she stored the books in…
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LAWRENCE: Violence dropping in local schools
By Lea Kahn, Staff Writer While the overall number of incidents of violence and vandalism in the Lawrence Township public schools has continued its downward trend, the number of instances of vandalism has increased, according to the school district’s annual violence and vandalism report. The Lawrence Township Board of Education accepted the 2009-10 report at…
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Donate Winter Items for Needy Children
By Somerset County Commission on the Status of Women The Somerset County Commission on the Status of Women (SCCSW) has launched “Project Warm Your Heart” to collect new or gently-used coats, mittens, gloves, scarves and hats for needy children. The deadline for donations is Nov. 22. Children of families served by the Food Bank Network…
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Greyhound boys second in Liberty meet
By: centraljersey.com The Northern Burlington High boys cross country team finished second in the Liberty Division race at the Burlington County League cross country meet, which was held at New Egypt High School last week. The Greyhounds finished with 47 points, which trailed Moorestown by 20 points. Dylan Hallahan finished third overall and was the…
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Bay
By: centraljersey.com The Jersey Shore wouldn’t be the Jersey Shore without Barnegat Bay. But with problems plaguing this environmental wonder and economic engine, the state Legislature is taking action toward addressing threats to the bay. For years, Barnegat Bay’s ecosystems have been declining. The culprits aren’t hard to identify. Overdevelopment in the Barnegat Bay watershed…
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Feltes ably led environmental panel
By: centraljersey.com I must respond to William Morelli’s letter of Oct. 21. Though I am not supporting Karl Feltes for Township Committee, I must come to his defense. Mr. Morelli stated that Mr. Feltes did not talk about his service on the Environmental Commission in his campaign literature. In a cursory reading of the letter,…
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Peg Dotson
By: centraljersey.com Interested in skiing? Looking for great ski trips? See what West Jersey Ski Club has available and sign up. We meet the first Tuesday of each month at Charley’s Other Brother (downstairs) at 7:30 p.m . For more information, call Kathy at 499-7473 or Margo at 499-0181 or visit our website: www.westjerseyskiclub.org. The…
