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MANVILLE: Somerset Patriots 5-K run finishes at home plate
The Somerset Patriots will host their 4th annual kilometer run on Saturday, Sept. 22, starting at 9 a.m. The run will benefit the Somerset Patriots Children’s Educational & Sportsmanship Foundation and will feature a moderate course looping around the entire ballpark and finishing with a lap around the warning track of the playing field. Runners…
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A Silent, Still Voice: Reflections on The Jewish New Year
By Toby Ehrlich In the midst of the High Holiday liturgy, Jews around the world recite a prayer that describes the imagery of all of humanity passing before G-d in judgment. The prayer, in describing Judgment Day, states; “The great shofar is sounded, and a silent, still voice is heard.” The blowing of the Shofar, the act…
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PLUMSTED: Town moves to reduce homeowners’ power bills
First government-private energy aggregation program in state By David Kilby, Special Writer PLUMSTED — The Township Committee has voted to become the first town in New Jersey to buy energy in bulk in order to help lower monthly power bills for the municipality as well as homeowners and businesses within Plumsted. The Township Committee’s action…
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ROOSEVELT: Moldy carpets delay first day of school
By Amy Batista, Special Writer ROOSEVELT The school district’s 95 students received an unexpected extension of their summer vacation last week when a mold problem inside the building delayed the opening of school until Monday. Teachers personally called the parents of their students to let them know the first day of school had been…
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First Responder Speaks at MCCC’s 9-11 Remembrance
Placing a commemorative wreath at Mercer County Community College’s Memorial Bench are MCCC President Patricia C. Donohue, Lawrence Township Police Sergeant Michael Yeh, Mercer County Executive Brian M. Hughes and MCCC Board Chair Mark Matzen.
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Chris Sugden wants your vote
Chris Sugden, Skillman To the editor: My name is Chris Sugden and I am seeking your support for Montgomery Township Committee. My wife Debbie and I moved to Montgomery in 1999 from New York City. We bought our first house in Belle Mead without my wife ever seeing it I loved the area that…
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EDITORIAL: A date on which to reflect
Eleven years ago today, Sept. 11, 2001, the first plane hijacked out of Boston’s Logan International Airport flew into the North Tower of the World Trade Center at 8:46 a.m. The second struck the South Tower at 9:03 a.m. There followed the plane that struck the Pentagon in Washington and the one that never reached…
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MANVILLE: Senior Corner column, week of Sept. 13
The Manville Senior Citizens meet at 12:30 p.m. the second Thursday of each month at the VFW on Washington Avenue. The next meeting is Sept. 13. The club is comprised of people who are residents of Manville, age 60 or older, and age 55, if disabled. Canned goods or non-perishable food items will continue to…
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HILLSBOROUGH: Plane overturns on landing
A twin-engine airplane overturned while making a landing at the Central Jersey Regional Airport at 11:30 a.m. Thursday, Sept. 6. Police arrived to find the plane’s two occupants had been helped out of the 1980 Beechwood by bystanders. Police said the plane hit a metal fence and a parked trailer on the northwest part of…
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