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Teen teaches, learns in Costa Rica to earn Girl Scout gold
Young woman says trip has inspired possible career BY JESSICA D’AMICO Staff Writer Millstone Township resident Tara Matthews provides an English lesson to 6-year-old students at Viva Abundante, the church she attended while completing her Girl Scout Gold Award project in Costa Rica. PHOTO COURTESY OF TARA MATTHEWS For some Girl Scouts, the extent of…
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Family sought a way to help after Sandy
BY ANDREW MARTINS Staff Writer Before trees were cleared from the roads and power was restored following the destructive power of Post-Tropical Storm Sandy, people from across the country began gathering their resources to help the embattled Jersey Shore. With images of the unprecedented destruction wrought upon the Jersey Shore by the Oct. 29 storm…
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Let the holiday season begin!
From model train shows and traditional stage productions to winter parades and Hanukkah menorah lightings, local communities will be aglow with holiday festivities through the end of the year.
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Holy Twinkies, Batman, this is sad news indeed
CODA GREG BEAN You’re going to have to excuse me for a minute, because I’ve just had a horrible shock. My heart is racing, I’m dizzy, there are black spots dancing in front of my eyes, and the world seems to have faded into 50 shades of gray. My worst fears of last January have…
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American Legion Post 401 Toys for Tots Drop-off Site
By Gary Cooper American Legion Post 401, 148 Major Rd., Monmouth Junction, is an official Marine Corps Reserve Toys for Tots drop-off site. The mission is to collect new, unwrapped toys which will be distributed as Christmas gifts to the less fortunate children in the area. This year will mark the 65th year the program…
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HOPEWELL VALLEY: Bear Tavern shells project to aid ravaged schools
Fifth-grader Luke Olswfski displays his shell.
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WEST WINDSOR: Township assesses hurricane response, cleanup
By Charley Falkenburg, Special to the Packet WEST WINDSOR It appears West Windsor is just tree branches and leaves away from returning to a semblance of normalcy after Hurricane Sandy. In an update on post-storm efforts on Nov. 20, Police Chief Joseph Pica told Township council on Tuesday that the town has electric, heat…
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2013 American Legion Safety Essay Contest
By Gary Cooper If you need something constructive to keep your children busy during their upcoming holiday vacations, why not have them enter the American Legion Safety Essay Contest sponsored in South Brunswick by Post 401. Last year, Soorya Suresh, a 7th Grader at Crossroads North Middle School, took first place at Post 401 and…
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LAMBERTVILLE: St. John the Evangelist gets gets award for restoration
Lambertville historian Lou Toboz (right) awards the Narducci Award to St. John’s representative, Nettie Masterson Eubank.
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