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SOUTH BRUNSWICK: Town mourns First Lady Ellen Gambatese
Mayor’s wife, activist, dies unexpectedly By Charles W. Kim, Managing Editor The township is mourning the loss of its first lady and staunch community activist, Ellen Gambatese, 76. According to a published obituary, Ms. Gambatese died Sunday night at St. Peter’s Hospital in New Brunswick. As the news quickly spread throughout the township of about…
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HILLSBOROUGH: Groups cooperate to arrange flowers
Members of Neshanic Garden Club’s Garden Therapy committee are prepared to help Foothill Acres residents create their own flower arrangements at the East Mountain Road facility. From left are the group chairperson Carol Higgins, Karen Verde, Barbara Rudt, Marge Benedick, Edith Levy and Sam Covert.
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MANVILLE: Police blotter, week of Nov. 5-11
A representative of Community Hope came to headquarters at about 11 a.m. Nov. 5 to report that a client at the assisted care house on Huff Avenue was missing from a rehabilitation center in Paterson. The item was entered into the national crime computer. The allegedly missing woman came to headquarters at 6:12 p.m. to…
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BORDENTOWN JOTTINGS: Nov. 15
Thurs., Nov. 15 Fri., Nove 16 Sat., Nov. 17 The comedy “Moon Over Buffalo” will be staged by the students of Bordentown Regional High School at the Bordentown Performing Arts Center, . 318 Ward Avenue in Bordentown, at 7:30 p.m. . Tickets are $10 for adults and $8 for seniors and students. Tickets can be…
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HILLSBOROUGH: Lt. Neall serving in Kansas
Noelle Lyndsey Neall, a 2007 Hillsborough High School and 2011 Ithaca (N.Y.) College graduate, is serving as a 2nd Lieutenant and platoon leader in the 541st Combat Sustainment Support Battalion of the Army’s First Infantry Division at Fort Riley, Kansas. She is the daughter of Ronald and Geraldine Cole Neall. After commissioning…
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HILLSBOROUGH: Grocery donations ‘stuffed the bus’
Young volunteers literally helped fill the bus. Jayson McLain, facing camera, hands off a bag of groceries to Jayson Chedid. Both boys are from Hillsborough.
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MANVILLE: Democrats pledge to fulfill campaign promises
By Mary Ellen Day, Special Writer Democrats, with the help of tie-breaking votes by the mayor, will control the Borough Council agenda in 2013 after electing Mark Gregor and Ron Skirkanish to council Nov. 6. Mr. Onderko and running mate Susan Horensky-Star lost to Democrats Mark Gregor and Ron Skirkanisch. They had 1,632 and 1,616…
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LAWRENCE: LHS seniors want to build school in Ecuador
By Lea Kahn, Staff Writer Brick by brick, Jimmy Wolf and Shurman Riggins are determined to help build a new school in Ecuador. While they take it for granted they can go to school, that’s not true for millions of children worldwide and that’s why the two Lawrence High School seniors are raising money…
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ALLENTOWN: Girls teams advance to Group XC
Historic day for Allentown By Justin Feil, The Packet Group A pair of local cross country coaches came away thrilled with their teams after they advanced beyond the state sectionals. Allentown High School advanced its girls team for the first time in program history when it finished fourth in Central Jersey Group III on Saturday…
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