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No Losers in “The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee” at MCCC’s Kelsey Theatre Nov. 5-14
Front row, from left, Dominick Sannelli, Carrie Denito and Kyrus Westcott; back row, from left, Brian Meltzer, Tim Walton, Danielle Shinder, William Mercado, Jill Bradshaw and Jaimie McMillin.
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Legislation would help laid-off police officers
By: centraljersey.com Legislation aimed at helping laid-off police officers has received Senate approval. The bill, sponsored by Assembly Democrats Ralph Caputo, D-Essex; Gordon Johnson, D-Bergen; and Cleopatra Tucker, D-Essex, was approved 76-0 by the Assembly in February. An amended version recently was approved 37-0 by the Senate. The bill now returns to the Assembly for…
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UPPER FREEHOLD: Reassessment of properties begins in UF
By Joanne Degnan, Staff Writer UPPER FREEHOLD A reassessment now under way of all 3,200 properties in the township will help determine new assessed property values for the 2011 tax year, Tax Assessor J. Stephen Walters said Tuesday. The reassessments were ordered by the Monmouth County Board of Taxation “because real estate values have…
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U13 wildcats reach Columbus tournament semifinals
By: centraljersey.com The Lawrence Wildcat U13 travel soccer team reached the semifinals of its Columbus Day Tournament after winning its flight. Lawrence opened with a 3-0 win over the YMS Tornadoes, as Nora Burrows, Yasmin Rubio and Christine Scott scored goals. That was followed by a 1-0 win over the Solebury Strikers on a Chloe…
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Thanks for support of Democrats’ event
Gary Skirkanish, Manville I’d like to thank everyone who attended the Manville Democratic Organization’s Octoberfest event this past Saturday at Gatto’s Sports Cafe. We consider the event to be a complete success. We had a fun time running it and hope you had enjoyed yourselves, too. It was nice to see Manville residents, including community…
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COMMUNITY CALENDAR: Week of Oct. 14
Horse Club Thursday, Oct. 14 The Pleasure Horse Club of Central Jersey invites all horse enthusiasts to its meeting at 7:15 p.m. at the Millstone Township Community Center, 463 Stagecoach Road, Clarksburg section of Millstone Township (located between the Clarksburg Inn and firehouse). It will be hosting guest speaker and farrier Dave Witkins. For…
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Flooding has cost us too many neighbors
Richard M. Onderko, Manville Now the real work starts. We need funding to complete our flood study with a sense of urgency. Hopefully a newly formed commission will carry more weight in Washington and do just that. Yes, we have had four major flood events in the last decade but there were numerous close calls…
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MANVILLE: Top MHS athletes reflect on outstanding careers
By Mary Ellen Zangara, Special Writer Scott Alpizar and Dana Mortensen were named 2010 Athletes of the Year at Manville High School this spring. Mr. Alpizar is now a student at the University of New Haven in Connecticut, and Ms. Mortensen is a student at Raritan Valley Community College. Mr. Alpizar earned eight letters during…
