Category: archives
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The Packet endorses candidates in Princeton, Montgomery
Editorial endorsements in the Princeton Township, Princeton Borough and Montgomery Township municipal elections were published today by The Princeton Packet. Scroll down to OPINIONS, below left, to read and post comments on the endorsements. Make your own choices by reading the candidates’ CAMPAIGN FORUM statements. Candidates missing from CAMPAIGN FORUM have not submitted profiles for…
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Flu shots available at clinics
The Somerville-Raritan-Manville Health Department is offering flu shots in November for all adults ages 18 and older. The shots are free for older adults with traditional Medicare Part B (bring your Medicare card), not HMO/Managed Care Medicare. For all other adults, a flu shot is $25. Flu clinics will be held from 10 a.m. to…
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California fire relief gets a helping hand
By Audrey Levine Staff Writer With the Southern California wildfires still escalating on Wednesday, Valerie Drive resident Bruce Kosensky is pitching in to help distribute Red Cross supplies there. Mr. Kosensky has already joined nearly 500 other Red Cross volunteers already at the scene of the wildfires. Many of the volunteers arrived Sunday, the first…
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Cranbury candidates talk budget, revaluation
By Sean Ruppert, Staff Writer CRANBURY — This year’s candidates for Township Committee differ on how they feel about this year’s property valuation, but all have similar goals for how they would handle the township’s budget in the future. Incumbent Democrats Mayor David Stout and Township Committeeman Richard Stannard, and their challenger, former Township Committeeman…
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Warren P. Amos
COLUMBUS — Warren P. Amos, 84, died Oct. 18 at his home in Columbus. Born in Wilkes Barre, Pa. and a resident of Bridgewater for more than 33 years, he had lived in Roebling before moving to Columbus in 2001. Mr. Amos had been a carpenter for McGuire Air Force Base for…
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Chuck Brogan
HILLSBOROUGH Chuck Brogan died Oct. 15 at his home. He was 79. He was born and raised in East Orange and moved to Flagtown in 1946. Mr. Brogan retired as assistant fire chief at the Department of Veteran’s Affairs’ Supply Depot in Hillsborough in 1979. He was also the CEO of Brogan Septic in…
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Things to Do
Oct. 26 Fun Time Forest Trail: A non-scary Halloween experience for preschool and elementary school students. Face painting, games, fortune telling, mummy contests and more. 6:30 p.m. to 11 p.m., Woodlot Park, New Road. Also at the same time on Oct. 27. $3 for adults, $2 for children. Dardani’s Haunted Trail and Hayride: Fundraising Halloween…
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Coffey bows out of UFTC race
Throws support behind Fleischacker, Moslowski by Anthony V. Coppola, Staff Writer UPPER FREEHOLD — Independent Township Committee candidate Jennifer Coffey announced Monday she is dropping out of the race and wants voters to support candidates Steve Fleischacker and Stan Moslowski instead. Ms. Coffey, a member of the Planning Board and chairwoman of the Environmental Advisory…
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A special thank you
I would like to acknowledge and publicly thank a special group of young ladies from South Brunswick. I am a seven-year breast cancer survivor and after participating in past Breast Cancer 3-Day events this year I decided to challenge myself and registered to participate in two Breast Cancer 3-Day events this year, as a crew…
