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Early deadline set for Sept. 9 Beacon
By: centraljersey.com Because of the Labor Day holiday, Sept. 6, the deadline for submission of news copy, letters to the editor, etc., for the Sept. 9 edition of The Beacon is Friday, Sept. 3, at 3 p.m. All photos being submitted for that edition should be e-mailed as jpegs no later than 3 p.m. Friday,…
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Shore Dinner to benefit Ely Park’s beautification
Jim Hamilton, Christopher Beall and Andrew Abruzzese (from left) and Matt Kane (not in photo) will cook a shore dinner on York Street in a community fundraising event for Ely Park.
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Florence-roebling news
By: centraljersey.com Shrimp Night is back at the Willitts-Hogan-Tonne American Legion Post 39 in Roebling starting Sept. 10. This will be held the first Friday of each month, but because of the Labor Day holiday, it was moved back one week. This year we are offering 12 large peel yourself shrimp with our homemade potato…
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POLICE BLOTTER
West Amwell and Lambertville West Amwell Township police reported: — On Aug. 22 at 2:49 a.m., police went to a residence on Elm Street in Lambertville to investigate a case involving a 24-year-old woman, who was physically assaulted, allegedly by a boyfriend, in a field area off Goat Hill Road in the township. The investigation…
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Stone Bridge Middle School readies to open
Bridge to the future By: centraljersey.com Staff photos by Joanne Degnan Staff photos by Joanne Degnan Top, Upper Freehold Regional Superintendent Dick Fitzpatrick in the gymnasium at the new Stone Bridge Middle School; above, a portion of the gym; left, Stone Bridge Principal Mark Guterl gives maps of the building to eighth-graders Stephanie Kaminstein (left)…
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MANVILLE: New principals set to lead three district schools
By Eileen Oldfield, Staff Writer Seventeen new teachers will join the school district, and several new programs, including online course work, have been instituted for the 2010-2011 school year, set to start Friday. ”We’re opening the school beautifully,” District Superintendent Johanna Ruberto said. “The entire district is very positive, and we are confident in the…
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Local DWI crackdown runs through Monday
By: centraljersey.com Law enforcement officers from Lambertville are cracking down on drunken drivers as part of the summer 2010 "Over the Limit, Under Arrest" campaign. Through Monday (Sept. 6), local and state law enforcement officers will conduct sobriety checkpoints and saturation patrols, looking for motorists who may be driving while intoxicated. A concentrated national effort,…
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Recycle Shed to be open today
By: centraljersey.com CRANBURY – The Recycle Shed will be open today, Friday, from noon to 3 p.m. Bring unwanted E-waste – all computer components, televisions, fax machines, electric cords (all types including computer, gaming, strands of lights, extension, etc.), printer cartridges, cell phones and mercury containing thermometers to 100 Dey Road. White goods – washers,…
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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,…
