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Foreclosure Pets and Other Animals in Crisis Find Temporary Sanctuary in New Jersey
Robin Nafshi Jackson, New Jersey (July 31, 2009) – A new nonprofit organization is offering a first-of-its-kind long-term boarding option for families facing foreclosure, eviction or other hardships that temporarily disrupt their ability to keep or care for pets. Seer Farms keeps families whole by offering sanctuary to pets displaced due to crisis such as…
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LAWRENCE: Mooch’s son adds to luster of name
Myernick is Wake Forest soccer assistant By Rich Fisher, The Packet Group One of the most important soccer voices in Mercer County history — and the greatest in Lawrence Township history — was silenced several years ago when Glenn “Mooch” Myernick shockingly passed away of a heart attack in October, 2006. Nearly three years later,…
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JAMESBURG: Neighbors chip in to help
By Maria Prato-Gaines, Staff Writers JAMESBURG — It seems to be one of the oldest and more obsolete concepts in existence, however, reviving the time-honored tradition of “neighbors helping neighbors” through a modern tool is the challenge one Jamesburg resident plans to meet head-on. Darren Larsen decided to take action Sunday night after images of…
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MANVILLE: District readies to sort through resumes for board administrator
By Eileen Oldfield, Staff Writer It’s about a month before current Manville School Business Administrator Richard Reilly retires from his position, and the search for the next business administrator is already underway. Other staff openings ready to be filled With just two vacancies to fill before summer is over, all open positions should be filled…
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HILLSBOROUGH: Traffic light OK’d for busy intersection
By Natalie Lescroart, Staff Writer HILLSBOROUGH— Responding to the pleas of local police officers, the township formally entered into an agreement with Somerset County to install a traffic control signal at the intersection of New Centre and Roycefield roads. According to Mayor Frank DelCore, members of the Hillsborough Police Department have complained for the past…
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HILLSBOROUGH: Annual campout slated for Aug. 7
By Audrey Levine, Staff Writer HILLSBOROUGH— The township is continuing its tradition of inviting residents to sleep out under the stars with the Recreation Department’s eighth annual Family Campout at Ann Van Middlesworth Park on Aug. 7. ”The program was implemented as a change of pace from the many active recreation programs being offered in…
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MANVILLE: Committee to evaluate district
By Eileen Oldfield, Staff Writer The Board of Education unanimously appointed a committee of administrators, teachers, and board members Tuesday, to complete the state’s Quality Single Accountability Continuum. The QSAC committee will consist of school Superintendent Johanna Ruberto, Director of Curriculum, Instruction, and Assessment Barbara Popp, Director of Special Services Audrey Press, the district’s Business…
