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MANVILLE: Community Day on for Sept. 26
By Audrey Levine, Staff Writer Despite disappointment when the borough was forced to cancel Community Day in 2008 because of a lack of funds, a committee authorized during January’s reorganization meeting is getting a head start to prepare for a celebration already scheduled for Sept. 26. Councilman Ed Komoroski announced the scheduled date during Monday’s…
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MANVILLE: Police blotter
A North Eighth Avenue resident reported someone left a garbage-filled shopping cart and a television on his property at 11:05 a.m. March 8. Wal-Mart store security employees reported a shoplifting attempt at the North Main Street store at 9:14 p.m. March 2 after a female customer attempted to leave the store without paying for six…
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JAMESBURG: Borough fire plan approved
JAMESBURG — Despite residents’ decision to vote down the fire district’s budget, the Borough Council approved it without changes at Wednesday’s meeting. The approximately $414,000 budget was rejected by voters by a margin of 15 to 14 during the Feb. 21 election. ”Every year, the fire budget goes out, and only a minimum amount of…
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MANVILLE: Students mark birth of Dr. Seuss by reading
BY Mary Ellen Zangara, Special Writer Weston School students had to wait a day to celebrate “Read Across America,” the annual event encouraging students to read with special visitors in classrooms reading to the youngsters. The event was originally scheduled for March 2, the actual date of author Theodore Geisel’s aka, Dr. Seuss …
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MONROE: Students charged with possession of cocaine
By Maria Prato-Gaines, Staff Writer MONROE — Two Monroe Township High School students were arrested and charged with possession of cocaine Feb. 23, after a faculty member allegedly caught the two red-handed on school grounds. The arrest took place after police responded to a call that a teacher had found a white powdery substance on…
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MANVILLE: Students mark birth of Dr. Seuss by reading
First-grade teacher Diana Lee with some of her students, renamed after the Cat in the Hat’s favorite playmates for last week’s Read Across America. Photo by Mary Ellen Zangara
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Calling all artists 5th Annual BAC Juried Art Show
Show is open to all artists age 17 and older By BAC Belmar, NJ, March 12, 2009 – A call to all artists for submission of their work for the 5th Annual Belmar Arts Council (BAC) Juried Exhibition. Exhibiting work in all media, the show is open to all artists age 17 and older. Marie…
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LAWRENCE: Tarrant reflects on 15-win season
By Bob Nuse, The Packet Group It wasn’t the ending that Pat Tarrant had hoped for, but the journey to get there was a pretty good one. The Lawrence High boys basketball team was eliminated from the Central Jersey Group III tournament with a 75-61 loss to Neptune in its tournament opener last Thursday. Considering…
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MONROE: Council approves rejected fire budget
By Maria Prato-Gaines, Staff Writer MONROE — The Township Council approved an amended version of fire District 3’s budget Monday as fire representatives cut $150,000 from the total amount to be raised by taxes. Residents defeated the original $5.196 million budget by a vote of 533 to 388 Feb. 21. Although the council has no…
