Category: archives
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Eye Bank plans one‐of‐a‐kind exhibit of photography, arts and crafts
By irene maslowski Those who have experienced blindness, followed by the miracle of restored sight through corneal transplantation, begin to see the world in a way many people cannot. They no longer take their eyesight for granted. The Lions Eye Bank of New Jersey n whose mission is the restoration of sight n plans to…
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LAWRENCE: Planning Board meets Monday, Aug. 16
By Lea Kahn, Staff Writer LAWRENCE — An application to construct another portion of the Lawrence Hopewell Trail and a presentation on “complete streets” by the Lawrence Township Sustainable Mobility Committee top the Planning Board’s agenda Monday night. The 7:30 p.m. meeting will be held in the lower level conference room at the Municipal Building.…
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SOUTH BRUNSWICK: Willows Swim Club team is undefeated
The Willows swim team concluded its undefeated 2010 season with a busy week. Tuesday, Aug. 3, and Wednesday, Aug. 4, 25 Willows swimmers with qualifying times traveled to Frog Hollow Swim Club in South Amboy, New Jersey. Swimmers from 28 clubs vied to earn the top six spots in the preliminary round, thus making it…
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SOUTH BRUNSWICK: Retail center, pharmacy get OK from planners
By Davy James, Staff Writer The township Planning Board granted approval Aug. 4 for a retail center and pharmacy to be built at the intersection of Route 27 and Finnegans Lane by developer Riya Finnegans LLC. The approval of the application ends years of legal wrangling between the township and developer, which originally filed the…
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CHEMISTRY COUNCIL OF NEW JERSEY ELECTS BRIAN MAURER OF DOW CHEMICAL CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE, RECOGNIZES IMMEDIATE PAST CHAIRMAN ART ESPOSITO OF CHURCH & DWIGHT FOR OUTSTANDING LEADERSHIP
L to R: Brian Maurer, CCNJ Chairman; Art Esposito, Immediate Past Chairman; Hal Bozarth, Executive Director of the CCNJ
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Police, firefighters aided library
Chris Carbone, library director On Wednesday evening, Aug. 4, shortly after closing at 9 p.m., the library suffered a water supply line break in one of the restrooms that resulted in minor flooding. Over 3,000 square feet of the building were affected with approximately a half inch of water. We are very fortunate the leak…
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Book talk
Margaret Griffin, Bordentown I was aghast and disgusted at the report in today’s (Aug. 5) Register News that the Burlington County Library System, at the direction of Director Gail Sweet, has removed “Revolutionary Voices: A Multicultural Queer Youth Anthology” from its collection. I have been a BCLS patron for many years and also worked there…
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BORDENTOWN JOTTINGS
Please send items for this column to [email protected] with the words “Bordentown Jottings” in the subject line. Bordentown Township Senior Citizen Club meetings are held on the first and third Monday of each month at the Senior Community Center on Municipal Drive. All township seniors age 55 and over welcome. Next meeting is Aug. 16.…
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Thanks for story
Jim Waltman, Stoney Brook-Millstone Watershed Association Thank you for shining a bright spotlight on the importance of organic farming with your July 29 article “Growing a Greener World to feature Honey Brook.” The Stony Brook-Millstone Watershed Association is proud to host the Honey Brook Organic Farm on its 860-acre Reserve in Hopewell. Over the past…
