Category: archives
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ALLENTOWN: Bridge to the future
The Aug. 27 afternoon tour of the Stone Bridge Middle School on Yardville-Allentown Road in Allentown drew a lot of pint-size future middle-schoolers, who were all grins outside the building’s library/media center while their parents checked out the room inside. Staff photo by Joanne Degnan
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COMMUNITY CALENDAR: Week of Sept. 2
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: [email protected] before…
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Golf event is fundraiser for SAFE in Hunterdon
By: centraljersey.com SAFE in Hunterdon will hold its fourth annual golf outing on Sept. 14 at Copper Hill Country Club in Flemington. A Helping Hands, Healing Hearts event, the outing will raise money for the agency’s programs and services while providing participants with a day of golfing, food and prizes. The day will begin with…
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NEW HOPE: Volunteers sought for arts event
In preparation for the 17th annual New Hope Outdoor Arts and Crafts Festival on Sept. 25 and 26, the Greater New Hope Chamber of Commerce is seeking over 20 volunteers to assist in various functions throughout the weekend event. No experience is needed. The chamber also is looking for acoustic musicians to perform throughout the…
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Book notes
A woman to whom we are all endebted By: Joan Ruddiman – Special Writer Rebecca Skloot’s first book took the publishing world by storm. Within days of its release, rave reviews propelled "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks" (Crown Publishers, 2010) into the top echelons of Best Book lists. The book is fascinating, but so,…
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State colleges need compensation controls
By: centraljersey.com "Doing more with less" is a recurring theme these days for families and businesses. It’s also true for New Jersey’s state colleges and universities. Step one is figuring out what you’re spending in the first place. In the case of the state colleges, their workers compensation costs are a surprisingly large expense. Fortunately,…
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MCCC Nursing Program to Host Public Meeting Sept. 29
By Wendy Humphrey Mercer County Community College’s Nursing Education Program will host a site review for continuing accreditation of its Associate in Science degree nursing program by the National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission. The public is invited to meet the visit team and share comments about the program at a meeting on September 29,…
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Religious notes
By: centraljersey.com Har Sinai Temple will hold its afternoon Rosh Hashanah services for young children at its 2421 Pennington Road at Denow Road West campus. Services begin on Sept. 8 at 8 p.m., the eve of Jewish New Year. On Sept. 9 at 10 a.m., a Rosh Hashanah morning service will be held at Hopewell…
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MANVILLE: Resident charged in thefts from cars
By Eileen Oldfield, Staff Writer Manville police charged resident Robert M. Rogers with several counts of burglary and other offenses in connection with a string of vehicle burglaries and electronics thefts occurring Tuesday morning, they said. Mr. Rogers, 42, no address given, was charged with seven counts of third-degree burglary, one count of fourth-degree unlawful…
