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Pennington woman is honored by Garden Club of America
Michele S. Byers gets statewide award the Zone IV Conservation Award The Garden Club of America recently honored New Jersey Conservation Foundation (NJCF) Executive Director Michele S. Byers with a statewide award the Zone IV Conservation Award. The Pennington resident was nominated by the Garden Club of Morristown and the honor was seconded…
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HomeFront helps homeless prepare for school start
Although the first day of school is still several weeks off, sponsors and adoptive parents are encouraged to deliver the packages to HomeFront between Aug. 7 and 18. By Lea Kahn The first day of school means new shoes, new pants, a new shirt, a new dress and a new backpack full of notebooks, pencils,…
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Pennington Day grant applications available
For questions regarding the grant application or anything related to the grant award process, contact Emily Schwab at 209-0567 or e-mail [email protected]. The grant applications for Pennington Day 2006 are available for downloading at the Pennington Day Web site: www.penningtonday.com/pages/GrantApplication. Simply download, print and complete the two-page form/instruction sheet and mail it to the Pennington…
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Backpacks needed to help students
School supply drive for the needy By: Joseph Harvie The township Division of Social Services is asking residents to remember the local needy during their back-to-school shopping in the coming weeks. LouAnne Wolf, township director of Social Services, said the township-run Food Pantry is collecting backpacks and school supplies for the needy in the community.…
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Police are mum on S.W.A.T. action
Information sparce on local arrest By: Joseph Harvie The Middlesex County Special Weapons and Tactics team and members of the South Brunswick and Monroe police departments arrested a 29-year-old man on Wilson Lane early Monday morning, police said. South Brunswick Police Detective James Ryan, spokesman for the department, said there was police activity on Wilson…
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EDITORIAL Fire Department’s progrees to get careful scrutiny
By: Scott Morgan If the hundreds of residents who attended last week’s Washington Township Council meeting are any indication, the council’s decision to dissolve the fire district as an independent entity and place it under the town government’s control is a hugely unpopular move. In the weeks prior to the council’s July 27 meeting, signs…
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Bordentown 11’s second in District 12
By: Sean Moylan Third baseman Alec Tripodi dove to his left to snag a wicked shot off the bat of Steven Hensley and the Bordentown 11-year-old All-Star baseball team got just the start it wanted in the District 12 championship game versus Allentown. "When I caught that ball I said to myself ‘this is going…
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Making its way to Florence
WTLL softball 10 tourney team still undefeated By: Kyle Moylan After several drives up to Wall including one on Monday night when traffic had to be directed around a big fire the Washington 10-year-olds are looking for a chance to come back and play in this area. With a 12-0 win over North…
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Lukacs loves playing the game
Manville grad pitched well for RVCC By: Rudy Brandl Ernie Lukacs loves to play baseball. He’s spent the summer playing almost every day, including doubleheaders every Sunday, in hopes of improving his skills to the point where he can take his talents to the next level. The 2005 Manville High graduate enjoyed some success as…
