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NORTH HANOVER: Blaze leaves family homeless
by Geoffrey Wertime, Staff Writer NORTH HANOVER The cause of a fire at a Meany Road house is under investigation after it left a five-person family’s home uninhabitable early this week, officials said. The blaze on Monday morning lasted for about 40 minutes and drew at least eight fire companies, according to Burlington County…
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SBA to Celebrate Small Business Week May 8th with Annual Conference and Awards Luncheon
By Harry Menta SBA Celebrates Small Business Week with May 8th Awards Luncheon and Program on Doing Business with the Govt. MONROE, NJ—The U.S. Small Business Administration’s New Jersey District Office will celebrate National Small Business Week on Friday, May 8th with its Annual Small Business Week Awards Luncheon. This year’s luncheon is sponsored…
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Displays, Programs to Celebrate County Government Week
Somerset County Board of Freeholders The public is invited to learn about Somerset County through a variety of informational displays and activities at county locations during National County Government Week (May 3-9). Somerset County will join government on the national, state and local levels in celebrating National County Government Week to raise public awareness and…
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Somerset Medical Center Community Meeting Set for June 9
By Somerset Medical Center Somerset Medical Center will hold a community meeting on Tuesday, June 9 from 6 to 7:30 p.m. at The Steeplechase Cancer Center at Somerset Medical Center, 30 Rehill Ave., Somerville. Somerset Medical Center CEO Ken Bateman and Board Chairman James T. Rick, Jr. will discuss Somerset Medical Center’s recent achievements and…
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MANVILLE: School officials may balk at added federal funding
by Eileen Oldfield, Staff Writer Federal stimulus money the district could receive through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act has district administrators wary of the money it would receive. During Monday’s Board of Education meeting, District Superintendent Donald Burkhardt listed uncertainties about the funding amount, including how long the district would receive the funding, and…
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Shakespear’s Kitchen: Peacocks and Pageantry
By the East Brunswick Library Eat, drink and be merry Learn what it was like to eat with Shakespeare during "Shakespeare’s Kitchen: Peacocks and Pageantry" Noted cookbook author and food historian Francine Segan will provide an entertaining presentation about the delights of "Shakespeare’s Kitchen," Monday, April 27, at 7 p.m. at the East Brunswick Public…
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LAWRENCE: School to start before Labor Day in fall
BY Lea Kahn, Staff Writer The Lawrence Township public schools will open a few days earlier than usual in September, based on the 2009-10 calendar approved by the Lawrence Township Board of Education last week. The calendar, which was introduced at the school board’s March 16 meeting, was given final approval at its April…
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LAWRENCE: Earth Day fest set for Nature Center
By Lea Kahn, Staff Writer Want to take a guided tour through the meadow and forest that make up the Drexel Woods, at the Lawrence Nature Center? How about checking out the winners of the Lawrence Nature Center-sponsored art contest for school children? Those are among the activities on tap for children and…
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Old News
‘State of Play’ and ‘Sugar’ use compelling templates with mediocre results By Elise Nakhnikian I love a good newspaper movie. By that I mean a smart, fast-moving story with lots of moving parts, like The Paper (1994), The Sweet Smell of Success (1957), or His Girl Friday (1940). Movies that capture that odd mix of…
