Category: archives
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HILLSBOROUGH: New group launching to help support local sustainability efforts
By Eileen Oldfield, Staff Writer The goal behind Boro Green is to make Hillsborough a place residents don’t want to move away from, organizers of the start-up group said. ”I want other residents to say, ‘I’m living the life I want to live,’” Thuy Ahn Le, chairwoman of the Sustainable Hillsborough Committee who organized Boro…
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PARENTING PEARLS: Bike riding a special meditation in motion
By Mae Sakharov I do not remember when my training wheels were taken off, or even if training wheels existed at the time. Perhaps one just seamlessly graduated from tricycle to bicycle. I only know that after a bit of practice on my home turf, I took the leap and decided to ride down the…
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HILLSBOROUGH: Bake sales buying schools’ high-tech tools
By Eileen Oldfield, Staff Writer Seven district schools will be getting LCD projectors that were initially cut from the school budget, after the schools’ Home and School Associations (HSA) donated money to buy the machines. ”Each year, the HSAs try to find something to fund that is not covered by the school budget,” Lorraine Soisson,…
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LETTERS: South Brunswick council should protect taxpayers
Debra Johnson, Monmouth Junction On June 15, the Township Council held an “emergency” budget hearing. Emergency hearings only require 48-hour notice to the public of a meeting. So what was the emergency? There was absolutely no emergency. The mayor and council appeared to be trying to hold a budget meeting without allowing us sufficient time…
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Chesterfield Chatter
Nancy Mrzljak The Crosswicks Library Summer Hours will begin Monday, Aug. 2. Monday – 8:30 a.m. to 12 noon and 12:30 to 4:00 p.m., Thursday 8:30 a.m. to 12 noon and 12:30 to 7 p.m., Saturday 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. and Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday closed. Winter hours will resume Wednesday, Sept. 1.…
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ROBBINSVILLE: Softball 12s rolling along
Stephanie White was the winning pitcher on Sunday as Robbinsville defeated Laurel, Del. in the Eastern Regional tournament in Albany, N.Y. Photo by Dennis Symons Jr./dennissymons.com
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Florence-Roebling News
Peg Dotson The Florence Township Fire Department No. 1, 401 Firehouse Lane, Florence, will be holding a Hoagie Sale on Friday, Aug 6, from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. or sell out and on Saturday, Aug. 7 from 11 a.m. till sell out. Hoagies available will be American, Italian, or tuna. The price is $6…
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Searching for stolen history
Clarence Fennimore, Allentown United Methodist Church On three different nights in July, thieves climbed the scaffolding to the top of the Allentown Methodist Church and stole parts of our historic weather vane. The large cast letters S and E were stolen and part of the large 6-foot arrow. We have replaced this vane with a…
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FLORENCE: Museum to give kids a fun history lesson
First Children’s Day at the Roebling Museum By Geoffrey Wertime, Staff Writer FLORENCE Parents eager to get their kids away from their electronics and back to basics will have the perfect opportunity this weekend, when the Roebling Museum will host its first Children’s Day. Admission for kids in grades 3 through 6 will be…
