Category: archives
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SOUTH BRUNSWICK: Aging in Place Partnership plans Oct. 3 forum
By Davy James, Staff Writer The Aging in Place Partnership, a group seeking to establish South Brunswick as a model community for seniors to maintain their independence, is taking its next step toward accomplishing its goal. On Oct. 3, the AIPP will hold an outreach forum from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the South…
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Community calendar for Sept. 17
Tell us about you. If your local nonprofit organization plans a special event and you would like to have the information published in The Manville News, send a note to Manville News Calendar, P.O. Box 350, Princeton, NJ 08542. All items should be typed and must be mailed, faxed (609-924-3842) or e-mailed to: [email protected] before…
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MANVILLE: Fire company contest seeks ‘Guitar heroes’
By Mary Ellen Zangara, Special Writer Do you think you are the best player for Guitar Hero 5? Think you can rock the house? Come show it and rock the firehouse at the Guitar Hero 5 Tournament. Manville Fire Company no. 1 is sponsoring the event to help raise money for the firemen. The tournament…
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SOUTH BRUNSWICK: Report says YMCA kids health program working
By Davy James, Staff Writer The results are in from year one of a nationwide after-school program to combat childhood obesity, and the data illustrates significant progress for children’s health. The “Healthy U” program, run in New Jersey through a partnership between The Horizon Foundation for New Jersey and the New Jersey YMCA State Alliance,…
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ALLENTOWN: Mayor says county to open bridge bids next month
By Audrey Levine, The Packet Group ALLENTOWN Monmouth County is expected to open bids for a projected $6.5 million Main Street bridge project Oct. 12, with work expected to take about 18 to 24 months to complete, according to Mayor Stu Fierstein. The mayor said the project has been about 15 years in the…
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MANVILLE: Would-be writers’ first test: each other
By Eileen Oldfield, Staff Writer About 20 students with their desks in a large circle with their teacher, Kevin Caldwell, sitting in a chair near the blackboard. ”This is our first discussion circle, so it’s sort of a test run,” Mr. Caldwell said. “If you want to be writers, you have to study what writers…
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HILLSBOROUGH: Sound familiar?
By Eileen Oldfield, Staff Writer Students’ greatest hits now featured on phone system The phones are alive with the sound of music — the music of Hillsborough student performers, more specifically. The new phone system, purchased and installed this year at a cost of $436,000, allows the district to input its own music selections as…
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Somerset Valley YMCA Child Development Centers Promoting Positive Lifestyle Changes during America on the Move Week 9/20 n 27
Arthur Soybel giving swim lesson to Adam M., a kindergartner at Hillsborough
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Angered over preschool funding
Walter Helfrecht, Upper Freehold Last week, a morning talk radio host was discussing how there are 51,000 children 3 and 4 years old who are enrolled in pre-school in many of the 612 school districts in New Jersey; that each of those children would cost about $12,500 for their current-year enrollment, for a…
