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MANVILLE: Santa Claus pays early visit to town
Santa Claus gives a high-five to a youngster at the VFW on Saturday morning. (Photos by Mary Ellen Day)
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PRINCETON: Familiar faces will be leaving local politics
By Philip Sean Curran, Staff Writer When Princeton Township Mayor Chad Goerner ran for office six years ago, one of his goals was bringing about the merger of the two Princetons. With that and other items off his to-do list, Mr. Goerner decided to leave public life — at least for now. He joins five…
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MANVILLE: It’s gooey fun to make a gingerbread house
Irene Pastula and her granddaughter, Abigail, collaborate on laying the roof on thick in making their gingerbread house at the public library Dec. 12. (Photo by Mary Ellen Day)
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HOPEWELL VALLEY: School board moves its election to November
The change also would eliminate a vote on the tax levy to fund the school budget, as long as the levy stays within the state-imposed cap of a 2 percent increase. The Hopewell Valley Regional Board of Education voted Monday to move its school board election from April to November, joining the 85 percent of…
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LAWRENCE: Hogmanay bonfire continues Scottish tradition
By Lea Kahn, Staff Writer The Brearley family — among the earliest settlers of Lawrence Township — would feel right at home and ready to join in the fun of the annual Hogmanay bonfire on New Year’s Eve, held right outside the doorstep of the family’s homestead at the end of Meadow Road. The bonfire,…
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ROBBINSVILLE: Foxmoor park preservation plan advances
By Joanne Degnan, Managing Editor ROBBINSVILLE — The Township Council introduced an ordinance Dec. 13 that would use $750,000 from its open space fund to purchase a 6-acre parcel in Foxmoor that the municipality already owns in order to preserve it as open space. The transaction, which essentially is moving funds from one account to…
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COMMUNITY CALENDAR: Dec. 28
Thurs., Dec. 27 The Lizard Guys: 2 p.m., Robbinsville branch of the Mercer County Library System, 42 Robbinsville-Allentown Road; for children in kindergarten and up and includes live animals. Online registration required at www.mcl.org. Fri., Dec. 28 The Magic of Mike Schick: 10:30 a.m., Robbinsville branch of the Mercer County Library System, 42 Robbinsville-Allentown Road.…
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SOUTH BRUNSWICK: PBA gives Santa a hand
Ed Birch photo Charlene and Julia Lieberman of Kendall Park break down their respective Christmas lists for Santa and Mrs. Claus during the annual PBA Meet Santa Day at the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 9111 on Henderson Road Sunday.
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LAWRENCE: County to close Pole Farm park for deer hunting
By Lea Kahn, Staff Writer Pedestrians and bicyclists who are planning to use the Pole Farm, which is the portion of Mercer Meadows that is located in Lawrence Township, will find their access to the county park is limited for the next six weeks while hunters seek out deer. The Mercer County Park Commission’s deer…
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