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PACKET PICKS: Sept. 28
Italian American Festival in West Windsor The Italian American Festival of Mercer County is continuing through Sept. 30 at Mercer County Park in West Windsor. The Duprees will return to the Festival on Sept. 29 as part of their 50th Anniversary tour. The Duprees are known for their romantic interpretations love songs. Their hits include…
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HOPEWELL TOWNSHIP: Tree ordinance to be re-examined
By John Tredrea, Special Writer In the wake of concerns voiced by a local real estate agent and one of his clients at Monday night’s Township Committee meeting, the township will re-examine a recently adopted ordinance on cutting down trees and replacing them. During the public hearing portion of Monday night’s meeting, real estate agent…
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MONROE: Local orthopedic surgeon on cutting edge
Nicole M. Wells photos Dr. Donald Polakoff sits in his Monroe Township office. He is the first orthopedic surgeon in the state to be able to offer a new generation of knee replacement surgery. Next, A model of the iTotal knee replacement joint made by ConforMIS of Massachusettes.
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ALLENTOWN: Redbirds off to impressive start
Allentown boys soccer is 5-0 By Justin Feil, The Packet Group It wasn’t hard for Ryan Darrell and the Allentown High School boys soccer team to find motivation for this year. The Redbirds had come tantalizingly close to their first Central Jersey Group III sectional championship before falling to Princeton High in the final to…
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IN THE KITCHEN: Book helps parents create healthy eaters
By Pat Tanner, Special Writer Stacey Antine founded HealthBarn USA at Abma’s Farm in Wyckoff, Bergen County, in 2005 with the goal of teaching children and their parents about great-tasting, nutritious food. Since then the program, which brings kids into the garden and kitchen, has expanded to Westchester, N.Y., has served more than 30,000 families,…
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SOUTH BRUNSWICK: Local police collecting unwanted prescription drugs
By Jennifer Larkin, Special Writer Police are partnering with federal officials to help dispose of unneeded prescription medications tomorrow. Residents are asked to bring unused or expired medications to police headquarters on Route 522 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, according to a press release from police Monday. Police are asking residents to make…
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ALVAREZ & MARSAL EXPANDS TRANSACTION ADVISORY SERVICES TO GLOBAL 1000 AND MID-MARKET COMPANIES
By ALVAREZ & MARSAL EXPANDS TRANSACTION ADVISORY SERVICES TO GLOBAL 1000 AND MID-MARKET COMPANIES Corporate Development and Deal Specialists David Mulder and Michael Mulder Join Firm New York, NY n September 24, 2012 – Leading global professional services firm Alvarez & Marsal (A&M) takes aim at corporate acquirers through the expansion of its transaction advisory…
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The New Jersey Association of School Librarians (NJASL) Celebrates Banned Websites Awareness Day
NJASL Media Contact: Shannon Cortina Springboard Public Relations 732-863-1900 ext 203 [email protected] The New Jersey Association of School Librarians (NJASL) Celebrates Banned Websites Awareness Day Partners with American Association of School Libraries (AASL) to highlight censorship awareness Trenton, New Jersey n September 27, 2012 n The New Jersey Association of School Librarians (NJASL), the professional…
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PRINCETON: Mayoral candidates cite qualifications
By Philip Sean Curran, Staff Writer Democrat Liz Lempert and Republican Richard Woodbridge, the two mayoral candidates running this fall, both said on Tuesday that they have the ability to lead the consolidated Princeton. ”I think it’s a really important skill for the new mayor to have experience putting together a budget that doesn’t have…
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