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HILLSBOROUGH: Be careful in fall driving season
It’s back to school this week, which means students are walking, riding bikes or standing on corners waiting for school buses. Many kids will be so excited about seeing old friends and modeling their new school clothes that they won’t be paying attention to the traffic around them. That’s why it’s important for all of…
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Somerset County To Hold Two Recycling Drop-Offs in September
Somerset County Board of Chosen Freeholders First Saturday of the Month Drop-off on Sept. 8 BRIDGEWATER – Somerset County residents can take advantage of the next First Saturday of the Month Drop-off event to clean up around their homes and yards. Due to the Labor Day holiday, the drop-off will be held on Sept. 8…
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HILLSBOROUGH: Local woman charged with insurance fraud
Maria Demeter, also known as Maria Schebece, 42, of East Brookside Lane, Hillsborough, was charged Aug. 27 with insurance fraud in the third degree. She allegedly bought two insurance policies — one for her spouse, who couldn’t get insurance because of his driving record. Somerset County Prosecutor Geoffrey Soriano said that in April, his office’s…
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MANVILLE: Lifeguard says, ‘Pools sure do have rules’
To the editor: The pools have rules. There was quite a discussion about the town pools after a recent letter the editor was seen in the Aug. 9 edition of the Manville News. Issues were brought up such as badge checks, babies in the adult pool, and a lifeguard was quoted as saying that “There…
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ROBBINSVILLE: Schick’s magic soda shtick debuts in Vegas
Robbinsville magician Matt Schick (second from right) was joined backstage by actor Michael Douglas, magician Nathan Burton, and actress Catherine Zeta-Jones following Mr. Schick’s appearance in the “Nathan Burton Comedy Magic Show” Aug. 26 in Las Vegas. Mr. Douglas, who was in Las Vegas filming an HBO movie, watched the magic show with his wife…
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In New Book New Jersey Entrepreneurs Share Public Relations and Marketing Expertise
By Framework Media Strategies For business owners, authors, artists, entrepreneurs or nonprofit organizations, learning to attract the favorable publicity you want and deserve in a competitive marketplace is no easy task. The process can be time-consuming, labor intensive and also expensive; especially if one doesn’t have a clear sense of expectations about interactions with the…
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MANVILLE: Library Happenings column, week of Sept. 6
The library has reopened as a branch of the county library system. There will be new hours. The library will open at 10 a.m. every day except Sunday. It will close at 8 p.m. Monday-Thursday, and at 5:30 p.m. on Friday and Saturday. Manville residents who have library card should not discard it. It will…
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ALLENTOWN: Webelos turn the town teal
tThe Webelos of Pack 180 Allentown turned the town teal last week to remind residents and visitors that September is Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month. Those who festooned the borough with 120 teal ribbons included: (front top left) Joey Accardi, Sami Soltani, event organizer Terry Veiga, Brian Crane; (second row from left) Youcef Soltani, Kyle Brindley,…
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Generous Green Thumbs Call Lawrenceville Their Garden
By Trenton Area Soup Kitchen (TASK) For the past three years, thanks to the gardeners at the Lawrenceville Community Garden, the Trenton Area Soup Kitchen (TASK) has been supplied with hundreds of pounds of fresh fruits and vegetables. What started out as a small personal plot at a community garden has literally grown into a…
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