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SOUTH BRUNSWICK: Searching for screen gems
by Davy James, Staff Writer The South Brunswick Public Library is in search of the next Tarantino or Spielberg. As part of its 2009 South Brunswick Film and Video Festival on Dec. 12, the library is looking for young filmmakers between the ages of 14 and 24 to submit a short film for the festival…
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HILLSBOROUGH: Workshop to launch towns’ ‘anti-idling’ campaign
The Sustainable Hillsborough Steering Committee is partnering with the Sustainable Montgomery Green Team to offer residents an informative anti-idling workshop. The workshop will be held 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. Aug. 20 in the multi-purpose room of the Hillsborough municipal building. Guest speaker Peg Sturmfels, of the New Jersey Environmental Federation, will talk about the…
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HILLSBOROUGH: Police blotter
A 45-year-old Hillsborough resident was treated for minor injuries after being thrown from his bicycle when he was struck by another vehicle on Route 206 at 7:25 a.m. Aug. 11. According to police, Matthew Corcoran was travelling north on his bicycle when he attempted to cross the highway and was struck by Lois Birmingham, 59,…
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HILLSBOROUGH: Local dancers take top honors at event
Premiere Dance of Hillsborough’s Dynamics competition team enjoyed a successful outing in Wildwood at the Dance X-Plosion National Competition, July 6 through 10. This event included over 1,300 entries from dance teams throughout the country, and the team received 11 Extreme Platinum, 15 Platinum and 10 Extreme Gold awards. ”I am so proud of our…
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HIGHTSTOWN: Historic district gets $1.7 million
By Matt Chiappardi, Staff Writer HIGHTSTOWN The borough was notified Thursday that it had been awarded a nearly $1.7 million grant to enact a major streetscaping project of the Stockton Street Historic District. The money will be used to replace the curbing throughout the entire 14.3-acre district on Stockton Street and Rogers Avenue with…
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Correcting the record
Councilman Michael Powers, Pin Oak Drive, Lawrence Having read last week’s letter to the editor from Councilmen Bob Bostock and Rick Miller, I am compelled to set the record straight. First, at no time did I promise not to move forward with approving a cell tower on Carter Road until the conclusion of the Peterson’s…
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LAWRENCE: Permit parking OK’d for Mayflower Avenue
by Lea Kahn, Staff Writer If people who are not residents of Mayflower Avenue decide to park on Mayflower Avenue they will face a $100 fine. This comes after Township Council on Tuesday decided to institute permit parking for residents and their guests after years of complaints for homeowners about outsiders taking their parking spaces.…
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LAWRENCE: Local Special Olympics remembers Shriver
The death of Eunice Kennedy Shriver, who founded the Special Olympics in 1962, is being felt in Lawrence. It was in Lawrence two years ago that she spoke at the dedication of the Eunice Kennedy Shriver Sports and Training Center named in her honor at the 11-acre Special Olympics New Jersey Sports Complex on Princess…
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RESCUE GROUP TO SPONSOR �TAILS ON THE TRAILS DOG WALK
By Robert P. Baker Tails Of The Tundra, a Siberian Husky rescue group, will hold its seventh annual “Tails On The Trails” Husky Hike at Warminster Community Park in Warminster, PA, just 15 minutes from the Route 1 Exit of the PA Turnpike, on Saturday, September 26. Dogs of all breeds, shapes and sizes are…
