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  • FLORENCE: Thursday, Feb. 12, marks last work day for many Griffin employees

    FLORENCE: Thursday, Feb. 12, marks last work day for many Griffin employees

    By Geoffrey Wertime, Staff Writer FLORENCE — It’s been almost 23 years since Ted Moss first got a position in the production arm of the Griffin Pipe plant on West Front Street.     But today, Thursday, will mark the last day there for not only him, but about 170 other employees at the company.    …

  • FLORENCE: Thursday, Feb. 12, marks last work day for many Griffin employees

    FLORENCE: Thursday, Feb. 12, marks last work day for many Griffin employees

    Staff photo by Phil McAuliffe. Most of the employees at Griffin Pipe plant on Front Street in Florence reported for their last day of work this week.

  • FLORENCE-ROEBLING NEWS: From the Feb. 12 edition

    By Peg Dotson Peg Dotson; Tel: 499-3807; Fax: 499-3807; E-mail: [email protected]    The Florence Township Band Boosters will be having a Burger King Night on Monday, Feb. 16, from 4 to 8 p.m. at the Burger King on Route 130 in Florence. Please mention that you are there for the band in order for it to…

  • LAWRENCE: Study spawns suggestions to calm traffic

    By Lea Kahn, Staff Writer Someday in the not-too-distant future, a roundabout — or traffic-calming circle — may sprout on Princeton Avenue near Knapp’s Cyclery, and the entrance to the Trenton Farmers’ Market may be realigned closer to Mulberry Street.     Around the corner on Spruce Street, several driveway entrances into the Trenton Farmers Market…

  • PEAC Health & Fitness hosts a College Bound Lecture with Don Betterton

    PEAC Health & Fitness hosts a College Bound Lecture with Don Betterton

    “Why is it so hard for a good student to get into a top College? Find out what you can do to improve your chances.” BY: Laura Geltch PEAC Health & Fitness proudly presents a complimentary “College Bound” lecture with Don Betterton, formerly of Princeton University: “Why is it so hard for a good student to…

  • COMMUNITY CALENDAR: From the Feb. 12 edition

    Photography exhibit     Through Friday, Feb. 20 — Crafts Creek Spring Hill Brook Watershed Association will present a photography exhibit, “A Portrait of Mansfield Township” at the Mansfield Municipal Building, 24548 E. Main St., Monday through Friday, 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., through Feb. 20. A reception for the photographers will be held Friday, Jan.…

  • MESSENGER-PRESS: Schools bring home good Report Cards

    by Matt Chiappardi, Special Writer    The annual school Report Cards released by the state Department of Education reveal much success for area schools, with some middle-schoolers in all four area districts scoring significantly higher than the state average in the advanced proficient category.    But, a few grade levels in Plumstead are lagging behind state averages…

  • Parole Officers Teach Hospital Staff to Read Patients’ Gang Tattoos

    Parole Officers Teach Hospital Staff to Read Patients’ Gang Tattoos

    Parole Officers Give Secrets to Recognizing Gang Membership, Preventing Violence By Neal Buccino ENGLEWOOD – Nurses, emergency room staff and other medical professionals today learned aspects of violence prevention that are rarely thought about outside the medical field: How to determine if patients in a hospital may be gang members, and prevent an altercation by…

  • LAWRENCE: Rider University to celebrate Chinese New Year

        Rider University will hold a Spring Festival to celebrate the Chinese New Year on Sunday, Feb. 15, from 2 to 5:30 p.m. in the Bart Luedeke Center Cavalla Room on the Lawrenceville campus, 2083 Lawrenceville Road.     This year, the University will welcome the year of the Ox with a variety of Chinese activities…