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Capital Health Designated as a State Comprehensive Stroke Center
By Jason Stacchini TRENTON, NJ – The New Jersey Department of Health and Senior Services has named Capital Health’s Fuld Campus as a Comprehensive Stroke Center, a designation that gives the hospital a leadership role in providing the most advanced treatment of stroke patients while achieving the best possible outcomes. “We are very pleased that…
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COMMUNITY CALENDAR: From the March 19 edition
Restoration Project Thursday, March 19 — The Old City Hall Restoration Project is a group recently formed to fundraise and help pay for restorations to Bordentown City’s Old City Hall. The next meeting is March 19 at City Hall on Farnsworth Avenue, 2nd floor at 7 p.m. For more information, contact [email protected]. Stations of…
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BURLINGTON COUNTY: Towns see dip in state aid
By Geoffrey Wertime, Staff Writer All nine municipalities in Northern Burlington County would receive less state aid this year under Gov. Jon S. Corzine’s proposed budget. Chesterfield and Mansfield would both see reductions of over 4 percent. The former is expected to get $669,778 from the state, while the latter would receive $646,720. …
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LAWRENCE: Crime stats show 3 percent increase
By Lea Kahn, Staff Writer Lawrence Township’s four-year streak of declining crime has ended as the number of serious offenses increased by 3 percent in 2008, according to statistics compiled by the Lawrence Township Police Department. The 2008 annual crime report, released to the Township Council last month, showed there were 1,102 major crimes…
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NJ State Library Launches Web Site for Residents to Get Help!
By Gary Cooper As the New Jersey economy weakens, unemployment figures increase and family incomes shrink, the New Jersey State Library has launched a new Web site designed to make it easier for residents to connect to state programs, services and agencies that can help them during these tough economic times. “Many New Jerseyans are…
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MANVILLE: ABIS holds first sports banquet
The ABIS wrestling team poses with the sportsmanship trophy it received from the league for the second straight year. Photo by Mary Ellen Zangara
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MANVILLE: ABIS holds first sports banquet
Winter athletes, teams honored by Mary Ellen Zangara, Correspondent Alexander Batcho Intermediate School held its first sports awards banquet for the school’s young athletes. The dinner was held Feb. 26 in the ABIS cafeteria with families and staff joining the players and coaches. Dr. James Brunn principal of the school welcomed everyone: “When I see…
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BORDENTOWN CITY: Police seek man in bank robbery
Police released this photo of a man they said stole $3,000 from the Roma Bank at Route 130 and Crosswicks Road Monday morning.
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CRANBURY: Family fights to bury their father
By Maria Prato-Gaines, Staff Writer CRANBURY — Surrounded by loved ones, Harold St. John took his dying breaths at his daughter’s Cranbury home Feb. 28, succumbing to a year’s battle with pleural mesothelioma cancer. Now, nearly two weeks later, Mr. St. John’s grave site at the Holy Cross Burial Park in South Brunswick still remains empty…
