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HIGHTSTOWN: Historic District improvement plan heading to state
By Matt Chiappardi, Staff Writer HIGHTSTOWN The borough engineer says it won’t be long before she submits to the state Department of Transportation the plan for the $1.7 million historic district streetscaping project funded through the federal stimulus package. ”I’m finishing preparing all the documents necessary for federal funding requirements and hope to get…
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Artists Network Gallery
Lawrenceville Main Street Artists’ Network Gallery of Lawrenceville Main Street – Holiday Hours Affordable, original artwork for that special gift. Artists Network Gallery, 2683 Main Street (corner of Gordon Ave.), Lawrenceville, http://www.lawrencevillemainstreet.com/art/index.htm. Affordable, original artwork for the perfect holiday gift. Regular Gallery hours: Fri. and Sat. 10am – 9pm; Sun. 10am – 5pm. SPECIAL…
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From the Heart
At the Quilters Cottage, customers can make quilts, wall hangings, table runners, tree toppers, totes, jackets, old fashioned Christmas stockings and more.
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Time is Running Out for New Vehicle Sales Tax Deduction
By Gregg Semanick-IRS Spokesman MOUNTAINSIDE NJ – The Internal Revenue Service reminds individual taxpayers who are considering buying a new car that they have until Dec. 31 to take advantage of a tax break that may not be around in 2010. Taxpayers who buy a qualifying new motor vehicle this year after Feb. 16 can…
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From the Heart
Gifts you make yourself say something special By John Saccenti WHAT exactly makes a hand-drawn picture covered in macaroni and glitter so special to a mother on Mother’s Day? Why is it that something made in an elementary school art class rates such prominence under the Christmas tree? The answer is simple. Those items, typically…
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FLORENCE: Pereda looking forward to improved offense
By: Kyle Moylan Sports Editor There are certainly challenges facing the Florence High School boys’ basketball team. Florence finished the 2008-09 season with a record of 6-17. And as Florence Coach Cesar Pereda gets his players ready for what will be his fourth season on the job, he has only one senior on…
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ALLENTOWN: A bridge, not too far?
County contract appears imminent By Audrey Levine, The Packet Group ALLENTOWN Monmouth County is poised to award a $6.2 million contract to a Barnegat Township firm to rebuild the Main Street bridge as soon as the township accepts ownership of the Mill Pond dam as part of a county aid agreement to finance the…
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Mercer County Community College Bonner Leaders Tutor/Mentor HomeFront Teens
By Saveria Symons West Windsor, N.J. — Mercer County Community College (MCCC) students who participate in the Bonner Leader program are helping local teens served by HomeFront, tutoring and mentoring them in a program called "Triumphant Teens." The purpose of the program is to give at-risk teens a vision of a life that includes college and mainstream…
