Category: archives
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MONROE: TV cameras set to roll in Monroe
Local access cable channel to show council meetings By Maria Prato-Gaines, Staff Writer MONROE Monroe will launch a municipal television channel in February that will broadcast Township Council meetings and eventually serve as an emergency notification system. The township channel which will be carried on Comcast Channel 28 also is expected to…
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Mercer County Community College Bonner Leaders Tutor/Mentor HomeFront Teens
MCCC student and Bonner Leader Zadewine Kemah.
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CRANBURY: Police warn drivers against drinking
By Maria Prato-Gaines, Staff Writer CRANBURY For the fifth straight year, the Cranbury Police Department is conducting its Over the Limit Under Arrest program, said Sgt. Frank Dillane, head of the department’s Traffic Bureau. Officers kicked off the crackdown over the weekend with extra patrols on the road Friday through Sunday between 9 p.m.…
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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…
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HILLSBOROUGH: Residents can get road closure alerts
By Audrey Levine, Staff Writer With the arrival of the winter months, and continued threats of snow and heavy rains, the township has set up several methods to inform drivers about road closures. Township Clerk Kevin Davis said the township has several Internet-based methods for informing residents of problems, including its Twitter account, e-newsletter and…
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MANVILLE: Boys basketball has young roster
By Bob Nuse, The Packet Group With just two seniors on the roster, the Manville High boys basketball team has a young group of players to build around. The Mustangs, who finished 6-17 a year ago, return five players with varsity experience. The roster includes eight juniors, a sophomore and a freshman, so the future…
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MANVILLE: Mustang girls have new coach
Rampel has solid nucleus By Bob Nuse, The Packet Group Melissa Rampel has a lot to be excited about as a first-year head coach for the Manville High girls basketball team. While the Mustangs are coming off a season in which they won just one game, there is a solid nucleus returning and plenty of…
