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HILLSBOROUGH: Duke Farms camera captures hawk’s attack on eagle’s nest
It will be several weeks before the Duke Farm bald eagle chicks will grow to this size, as seen in a 2010 photo. They should be out of the nest by early July, at the latest.
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MANVILLE: Community calendar, issue of April 4
Sat., April 6 Rabies clinic: The Board of Health will hold a rabies clinic for pets from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Firehouse No. 3 on North 8th Avenue. RVCC open house: Raritan Valley Community College will hold an open house from 10 a.m. to noon at Branchburg campus, 118 Lamington Road. Meet with…
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MANSFIELD: Fire engulfs home
By Amy Batista, Special Writer MANSFIELD — Firefighters battled a two-story house blaze late last Thursday morning, which left a resident homeless, according to police. The March 28 fire broke out at 2290 Old York Road approximately 11:27 a.m. at the single-family dwelling. ”No one was home at the time of the fire,” Detective Dan…
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ALLENTOWN: Local student among participants in service trip
Erica Hannon, of Allentown, was one several Misericordia University, Dallas, students who traveled to the island nation of Jamaica for an annual service project. The students enrolled in the service-learning course, “Theology and the Church,” traveled to Cross Keys, Manchester in Jamaica for the eighth annual year. According to an university release, eleven students were…
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MANVILLE: Audience gets to choose who killed Edwin Drood
Christ the King students stage mystery this weekend By Mary Ellen Day, special Writer The Christ the King School Players Drama Club will present “The Mystery of Edwin Drood” on Friday, April 12, and Saturday, April 13, at 7:30 p.m. in the gym at the school on North 13th Ave. A performance for…
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LAWRENCE: Meals on Wheels looks to add clients
By Lea Kahn, Staff Writer For someone whose mobility is limited or who has just been released from the hospital, preparing a meal is a challenge. That’s when the Lawrence Meals on Wheels program steps into the picture. Its volunteers seek to provide one hot meal a day. About 30 Lawrence Township residents are taking…
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HILLSBOROUGH: GOP is on wrong side of gun, he says
To the editor: For decades, too many Republicans in Washington have stood by as our school children and moviegoers, worshipers and police officers and so many others have been gunned down. This shameful, tragic inaction must stop. Nearly 80 mayors across the state of New Jersey have signed onto Mayors Against Illegal Guns, a coalition…
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MANSFIELD: Fire engulfs home
Westampton Township Emergency Services crews responded to Mansfield to assist local firefighters with a dwelling blaze at the intersection of Old York Road and Hedding Road on March 28. Firefighter Mike Wolfschmidt worked with a 2.5 feet hand line hitting hot spots. (Photo courtesy Westampton Emergency Services)
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LAWRENCE: Number of property tax appeals drops this year
By Lea Kahn, Staff Writer The April 1 deadline to file a property tax appeal yielded a sharp drop in the number of appeals filed with the Mercer County Board of Taxation and the New Jersey State Tax Court for 2013, according to Lawrence Township officials. Municipal Manager Richard Krawczun said he was aware of…
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