Category: archives
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LAWRENCE: Community calendar
March The Creative Collective of Mercer County holds a monthlong 2D and 3D art show in March at the Lawrence Library, Darrah Lane. Works are by members of the collective. This group is for artists and artisans. Visit www.meetup.com/Creative-Collective-of-Mercer-Thurs., April 3 Foreign and Independent Films at Your Library: “Lucky” (2012) will be screened at 6:30…
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FLORENCE: Ground breaks for new distribution center
From left, Tim Lizura, COO of the New Jersey Economic Development Authority; Tom Heitzman, president of Whitesell Construction Co.; Ed Krell, CEO of Destination Maternity; Mayor Craig Wilkie; and Council President Ted Lovenduski, pose at a groundbreaking ceremony Saturday. Photo by Amy Batista
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MANVILLE: Councilman talks about town budget
To the editor: At our last council meeting Mayor Corradino challenged me on how to reduce property taxes in my hometown but yet he refused to put me on the finance committee charged with developing the municipal budget. I guess he feared my 31 years of experience in the private sector working in corporate finance…
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MANVILLE: April is Autism Awareness Month
In Manville, both Weston and Roosevelt schools showed their support by participating Tuesday in “Bubbles4Autism.” More than 800 students and staff members joined in the shape of a ribbon to blow bubbles, which are considered “symbols of joy, hope and laughter” to create a greater awareness of families facing autism. Students also created autism ribbons…
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WRITE TO US
The Messenger Press wants your letters Letters to the editor should not exceed 400 words and must include the writer’s address and daytime telephone number. It is the policy of The Messenger Press to print the name and municipality of the letter writer. The telephone number is for confirmation purposes only and will not be…
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HAMILTON: Exhibit to feature local artists
The art created by this talented group of local artists, many of whom have exhibited in juried art shows, spans the spectrum from abstract to classic in all types of media, including photography, watercolor, oil, HAMILTON —The artists of Creative Collective and ArtSpace are joining together to present an exhibit at Hamilton Township Library from…
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Ashley Baylor Inducted into National Honor Society
Cheshire Academy Ashley Shant’e Baylor, a senior at Cheshire Academy in Cheshire, Conn., has been inducted into the school’s chapter of the National Honor Society. Baylor entered the academy as a freshman. She is enrolled in the International Baccalaureate Programme and serves as a residential prefect and an on-campus ambassador. Baylor was also a member…
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“Hair” Revisits Turbulent ’60s at MCCC’s Kelsey Theatre April 25 to May 4
By Wendy Humphrey The Theatre Program at Mercer County Community College (MCCC) takes audiences back to the turbulent, free-wheeling 1960s for the groundbreaking, exhilarating and heartbreaking musical “Hair.” A product of the hippie counterculture and sexual revolution of that remarkable decade, “Hair” will be performed at MCCC’s Kelsey Theatre Fridays, April 25 and May 2 at…
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HAMILTON: Council introduces 2014 municipal budget
The 7-cent tax increase would result in the homeowner of a residence assessed at the township average of $135,000 to pay an additional $94 a year in local property taxes. by James McEvoy, Managing Editor HAMILTON — The Township Council unanimously introduced the 2014 municipal budget, which if formally adopted by the governing body, would…
