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PLUMSTED: New Egypt adding activities for Fall Fest
PLUMSTED — New Egypt’s annual Fall Fest will take place Sunday, Nov. 1, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. along Main and North Main streets. Along with food, fun for the kids and plenty of shopping, this year’s festival offers many additions. Live country music will be performed by First Time Around (www.firsttimearoundband.com) at Taster’s…
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CRANBURY: Traditional election supper on tap Nov. 3
By Maria Prato-Gaines, Staff Writer CRANBURY Voters with an empty stomach won’t have to look far for relief. The Woman’s Club of Cranbury will host its annual Election Supper at the First Presbyterian Church of Cranbury’s Fellowship Hall on Nov. 3. ”We had such an amazing response last year and a number of people…
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HILLSBOROUGH: Rebuilding 19th-century house begins after fire
By Audrey Levine, Staff Writer About 174 years of history was almost destroyed in September because of a lone squirrel. Homestead Road residents Raymond Waters and Alan Harbatuk were resigned to this possibility when they received a call Sept. 27 that their home built in 1835 by a family of Dutch settlers, the Vorhees…
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MANVILLE: Police blotter
At 7:52 p.m. Oct. 12, a Raritan resident reported losing her wallet while outside the Walmart on North Main Street. The wallet contained $68 cash, a debit card and a New Jersey driver’s license. The borough’s assistant fire chief reported finding soda spilled on a Fire Department vehicle at 4:41 p.m. Oct. 13. The spill…
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Community calendar
Friday, Oct. 23 Clothing drive A clothing drive will be held to benefit the Allentown High School field hockey team. Used clothing, linens, shoes and stuffed animals will be accepted. Place donations in heavy garbage bags and bring to AHS. Drop-off is outside the new gym in the senior parking lot (by the athletic…
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MANVILLE: Signups under way for recreation sports
By Mary Ellen Zangara, Special Writer Manville Recreation Department is currently holding registrations for the winter sports season of basketball and wrestling. Children in kindergarten through eighth grade are eligible to register. Registrations for all programs will continue until Oct. 30, with the programs running through March 2010. Kindergarten to fourth-grade players can join the…
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CRANBURY: Hopefuls offer views on township issues
By Maria Prato-Gaines, Staff Writer CRANBURY — With the election just weeks away, Township Committee candidates are weighing in on issues affecting the community, including budgeting, library planning and farmland preservation. This year’s candidates, Democrats Dave Cook and Glenn Johnson and Republicans Dan Mulligan and Jay Taylor, are vying for two three-year seats on the…
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MANVILLE: Lance announces flood study funding
U.S. Rep. Leonard Lance, R-7th, (second from left) announced additional funding for Manville’s flood mitigation study Tuesday at the municipal complex, with Mayor Lillian Zuza (at left), Assemblywoman Denise Coyle, R-16th, and Borough Councilman Steve Szabo. Staff photo by Audrey Levine
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MANVILLE: Subsidized housing program renewed
By Audrey Levine, Staff Writer In a routine move to continue its cooperation with the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development, the Borough Council unanimously approved a resolution Oct. 12 to submit its plan to continue to subsidize 90 units of federally-funded, reduced-rent housing in the borough. Councilmen Ken Otrimski and Ted Petrock…
