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Seeds of hope surround survivors
Thousands join grassroots efforts to help those affected by breast cancer BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer Thirteen mortgage payments, 18 rent payments, 21 electric bills, 14 gas bills, 11 medical co-payments: Paid. Car payments, medical equipment, phone bills, water bills, cable bills … For some local breast cancer patients, such costs have been taken care…
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America’s most dangerous city is about to get worse
CODA GREG BEAN You’ve got to wonder what Camden will look like in 10 years, but it’s a pretty good guess it will look like one of those post-apocalyptic cities on “The Walking Dead.” It’s well on its way to that state now, with row after row of abandoned, burned-out buildings, crumbled infrastructure and crime-ridden…
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HILLSBOROUGH: Ribbon will be cut on ‘incubator’ farms
Duke Farms hosts small-farmer "starter" program The non-profit Northeast Organic Farming Association of New Jersey will launch its new-farmer training program on Saturday, Oct. 13, with an open house and ribbon-cutting ceremony at Duke Farms, the location of the new incubator farm. ”New businesses require start-up capital and farming is no exception,” said Eve…
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HILLSBOROUGH: Leaves, grass must be bagged or in container
Don’t rake your leaves or grass clippings into the street. If you do, it could result in a stiff fine of $125, being ordered to do community service or even a stint in jail. Police Chief Paul Kaminsky urged residents to comply with the ordinance, which says yard waste must be put…
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ROBBINSVILLE: Fiery Turnpike crash kills truck driver
Major traffic delays on Turnpike, I-195 and Robbinsville roads By Joanne Degnan, Managing Editor ROBBINSVILLE — A fiery crash that killed a dump truck driver on the NJ Turnpike near Exit 7A and forced the shutdown of the Turnpike and Interstate 195 in both directions Wednesday has been causing gridlock on both highways and local…
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HILLSBOROUGH: Ferrera’s appointment raises her skepticism
Letter to the editor To the editor: My letters to this column have been very few and far between. I am a longtime resident of Hillsborough, and quite frankly, feel as if I have been taken for a fool. My cause of concern is the process (or lack thereof) that was used to hire the…
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MANVILLE: Police blotter, week of Sept. 24-30
Someone drove over her lawn, causing ruts in the grass, a Lee Place woman told police at 10:50 a.m. Sept. 24. * * * Kids were throwing rocks at a train, a North Street caller said at 6:32 p.m. Sept. 24. Patrols responded and warned a juvenile. * * * The fire company was dispatched…
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HILLSBOROUGH: Resident says campaign signs should be banned on township land
By Gene Robbins, Managing Editor Election time is coming. That means road signs along roads and public land will crop up more and more before Nov. 6. Should Hillsborough ban them on municipal property, a resident asked the Township Committee last week. ”It’s that time of year again,” said David Brook, a resident of Winding…
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