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Robert Gordon performs live Friday
Friday night, Oct. 17 as part of the Living Room Concert Series at the Record Collector store, 358 Farnsworth Ave., Bordentown City, Robert Gordon will perform live. Doors open at 7:30 p.m., showtime is 8 p.m. He has promised a 90-minute show. Only 40 tickets available. For more information call 609-324-0880. Saturday, Oct. 18, celebrating…
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State eyes consolidation of local schools
By Davy James, Staff Writer CRANBURY — Middlesex County Executive Superintendent of Schools Patrick Piegari will meet with the Board of Education at 7 p.m. Oct. 21 in the school cafeteria to discuss consolidating the Cranbury School District with the Princeton Regional School District. ”I’m going to be doing a review with the board about…
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Accident sends motorcyclist to hospital
By Audrey Levine Staff Writer HILLSBOROUGH — A Branchburg resident is in fair condition after his motorcycle collided with another vehicle at the corner of River and Roycefield roads Monday morning. Eric Holmlund, 33, of Branchburg, was attempting to make a left turn on his motorcycle onto Roycefield Road from River Road, when he collided…
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SPOTLIGHT: Such good taste: Lawrenceville Main Street celebrates the town’s culinary bounty
At the Lawrenceville Farmers’ Market, Mario Mangone, left, chef-owner of Chambers Walk, chooses fresh produce from Gravity Hill Farm to use in his Taste of Lawrenceville dishes, as farm manager David Zaback looks on. Adam Grybowski
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Joe Biden’s sister makes campaign pitch at Rider
Valerie Biden Owens speaks at a rally for the Obama-Biden ticket at Rider University on Tuesday. Staff photo by Mark Czajkowski
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Oct. 25 gala at ETS to honor Fred Vereen
By Lea Kahn, Staff Writer Fred Vereen, the retiring manager of the Eggerts Crossing Village housing complex, will be honored at the “Trumpeting Success” gala set for Oct. 25 at the Educational Testing Service’s Conant Hall. Mr. Vereen is bowing out after 34 years of managing the 100-unit subsidized housing complex at 175 Johnson Ave.…
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Council OKs county multi-hazard plan to reduce flood costs
By Audrey Levine Staff Writer MANVILLE — Borough residents can get better prepared to deal with the next flood or disaster, now that the Borough Council has joined other communities in the county in accepting a hazard mitigation plan. Adoption of the Somerset County Multi-Jurisdictional Multi-Hazard Mitigation Plan means Manville and other communities can apply…
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Police blotter
MANVILLE — Eduardo Garcia, 18, and Alfredo Garcia, 19, no addresses given, were charged with simple assault at 3:02 a.m. Oct. 5 on South Main Street. Police received a call about an assault on South Main Street, and reported finding the victim, a 23-year-old male, near the scene. The victim said he’d been punched and…
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Mary Keller
MANVILLE Mary (Welshko) Keller, 91, died Oct. 9 at Somerset Medical Center. She was born in Freeland, Pa., to her late parents Michael and Anna (Stavar) Welshko, and had resided in Manville since 1951. She was a communicant of Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Church in Manville. She enjoyed cooking and baking. Ms. Keller was…
