Category: archives
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Telling Twain’s tall tales
Skip Picciano and Helen Gill laugh during the presentation. Staff photo by John Keating.
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Pantries seeing drop in donations, rise in need
By Jessica Ercolino, Staff Writer During a time of year when giving has traditionally been commonplace, food pantry workers this season are seeing a significant drop in donations and a converse rise in visitors. At the FoodBank of Monmouth and Ocean Counties, based in Neptune, the number of people visiting the food pantry has increased…
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Orchestra’s new director to lead Sunday’s concert
Michael Avagliano is the new musical director of the Central Jersey Symphony Orchestra, which launches its new season with a concert Sunday at RVCC.
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Give consumers a break when gas prices decrease
Kostas Petris, Bordentown It upsets me to see that companies are keeping prices up and fuel charges active due to the short period of time when the gas prices soared, you should be ashamed of yourselves. It was understandable you had to increase your prices or add fuel charges when the gas prices went soaring,…
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POLICE BLOTTER
A Monmouth Junction woman was charged with making false statements in a complaint about a South Brunswick police officer Nov. 6. According to police, Leena Davis filed a complaint with the Police Department about an officer who responded to a motor vehicle accident in which she was involved. In the complaint, Ms. Davis alleged the…
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LAWRENCE: Rider students ‘weigh-in’ against food waste
By Lea Kahn, Staff Writer Spencer Peles walked over to the three 55-gallon gray garbage containers and dumped the contents of his lunch into one of the cans at Rider University’s Daly’s Dining Hall on Monday afternoon. Standing next to the containers was classmate Katie Damaroda, who had spent the last 45 minutes taking plates…
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Police blotter
A Bound Brook Avenue resident reported a man drove into her driveway Nov. 12, and threw out a beer can, several used tissues, and a hand lotion bottle. The incident was reported at 8:53 p.m., though the resident said it occurred around 5 p.m. that day. Police reported that the resident did not have a…
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LETTER: Fischer thanks voters for support
Now that the election is over and I’ve had a chance to think, relax for a day and collect my thoughts, I want to thank the residents of Manville for placing their confidence in me and electing me to the Borough Council. I would like to thank Peg Schaffer and Gary Hirsch at the county…
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Bleach causes scare
by Sean Ruppert, Staff Writer Middlesex County health officials closed a Monmouth Junction office building for the weekend on Friday after maintenance workers poured several gallons of bleach between the walls of the building, in an attempt to kill a rodent. The smell of the bleach became overpowering, resulting in headaches for workers in several…
