Category: archives
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MONROE: Yard sale to benefit family of fire victim
By Natalia Knochowski, Staff Writer MONROE — A neighbor and friend will be lending a helping hand this Saturday at a yard sale she organized that aims to benefit the husband and son of a woman who died in a Jamesburg house fire in June. Crystal Vreeland, who is organizing the yard sale, said the…
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CRANBURY: Vacation’s over and the school buses are rolling
Staff photo by Natalia Knochowski Cranbury School fifth-grade teachers Laura Muncie, left, and Linda Kelly prepare a classroom for the first day of school.
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Vaccine availabe for college students
By: centraljersey.com The Burlington County Health Department is making meningococcal vaccine available to all college-bound students who will be living in a dormitory. Meningococcal disease is a serious infection that can cause bacterial meningitis (swelling of the brain or spinal cord) or meningococcemia (blood infection). The disease can be spread through common everyday activities, such…
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Raritan college offers fine arts classes
By: centraljersey.com Raritan Valley Community College (RVCC) in Branchburg is offering two fine arts classes for youngsters this fall. The following classes have been scheduled: Cartooning: Students ages 6 to 12 draw their favorite cartoon character or create their own original characters and creatures. The class will be held Fridays, Sept. 24 to Oct. 29,…
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Emergency crews contain sulfuric acid spill at plant
By: centraljersey.com Hillsborough emergency crews responded to a report sulfuric acid spilled at the Reckitt Benckiser plant on Route 206 at 2:10 p.m. on Aug. 25. Police responding to the scene determined some acid vapor leaked as it was being unloaded and transferred from a truck to a holding tank. The leak was contained, police…
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Editorial
Parents can add to children’s education By: centraljersey.com Students throughout central New Jersey will head back to school next week, causing many parents to breath a sigh of relief. Summer is over, after all, and the kids will be out of the house. But the school year offers a different kind of challenge to parents,…
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Religious services
By: centraljersey.com Chabad Center for Jewish Life – Located at 32 New Amwell Road, Hillsborough. No membership charged. Weekly Saturday morning services at 10 a.m., followed by Kiddush lunch. For more information regarding programs the center offers, call 874-0444, or e-mail Chabad Director Rabbi Shmaya Krinsky at [email protected]. Fax: 908-450-3333. Web site with additional information…
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Senior corner
By: centraljersey.com The Manville Senior Citizens meet at 12:30 p.m. every second Thursday of the month at the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 2290 located on Washington Avenue. The club is open to new members who are residents of Manville, age 60 and older, or age 55 if disabled. Canned goods or non-perishable food items…
