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MANVILLE: Resident celebrates 100 years
By Mary Ellen Day, Special Writer It was a special day on July 26 for Manville resident Jane Quigley as it was her 100th birthday. Ms. Quigley celebrated this milestone with family, friends and neighbors. Ms. Quigley’s niece Rose Jamieson and her caregiver Nona gave a birthday party at her North Fifth Avenue house. A…
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POLICE BLOTTER
Aug. 1 July 24 at 9:06 a.m., a woman reported her black binder falling off the roof of her car as she turned onto West Camplain Road about 7:30 a.m. The binder contained her son’s birth certificate and social security card as well as her social security card, tax records and car insurance papers. Police…
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HILLSBOROUGH: Weis Supermarket eyes opening date
Weis Markets has scheduled Sunday, Aug. 25, for the grand opening of its supermarket in Hillsborough. Weis Markets has scheduled Sunday, Aug. 25, for the grand opening of its supermarket in Hillsborough. The shelves are up, and some signs have been installed, but nothing has been stocked, said store manager Guss Gaber on Friday. Mr.…
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MANVILLE: Outdated morality ordinance likely to be repealed Aug. 12
Manville Borough Council will hold a public hearing and vote Aug. 12 on a castigated morality borough ordinance characterized as vague and conflicting with superceding state law Manville Borough Council will hold a public hearing and vote Aug. 12 on a castigated morality borough ordinance characterized as vague and conflicting with superceding state law. John…
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LAWRENCE: Community calendar
Thursdays Lawrenceville Main Street (LMS) will host its 12th annual Music in the Park summer concert series on Thursdays at 7 p.m. The weekly concerts run through Aug. 22, with the exception of July 4. All concerts take place in Weeden Park on Main Street (Route 206) just south of Craven Lane in Lawrenceville. Bring…
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LIBRARY HAPPENINGS
Aug. 1 A free August outdoor concert will be performed by the Kootz Band, which performs classic rock, pop, soul and jazz, Tuesday, Aug. 13, from 7-8:30 p.m. in the parking lot of the library at 100 So. 10th Ave. Bring your lawn chair. The program is made possible, in part, by funds from the…
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Rep. Holt, please use influence on farm bill
Ruth Darlington, Kingston To the editor: I hope Congressman Rush Holt takes action to remove the draconian provision authored by Rep. Steve King from the farm bill. King’s provision could likely wipe out all state laws that grant protections to animals in factory farms and dogs in puppy mills, as well as horses and sharks.…
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Graduates accept college diplomas
Area graduates earn degrees Michaela Sheridan of Hillsborough graduated May 18 with a bachelor of science degree in food service management from Johnson and Wales University in Miami, Florida. She received an associate’s degree in culinary arts from Johnson and Wales University in Providence, Rhode Island, in 2011. Michaela is a 2008 graduate of Hillsborough…
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LAWRENCE: Crops control: Some suffer, others prosper
Residents of New Jersey may complain about the state’s often-extreme weather, but nothing is more vulnerable to Mother Nature than plants. By Payal Marathe, Packet Media Group Residents of New Jersey may complain about the state’s often-extreme weather, but nothing is more vulnerable to Mother Nature than plants. A combination of excessive rainfall in June…
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