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SOUTH BRUNSWICK: Celebrating freedom
Annual festival embraces two cultures By Charles W. Kim, Managing Editor Although it happened many years and a month removed, residents of both the United States and India highlight the summer with a celebration of independence. Several hundred members of the township’s Indian community as well as many other residents took part in the fourth…
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West Nile Virus prevention tips
Suzanne Rose, health educator Montgomery Township The Montgomery Township Health Department (serving Hopewell and Pennington boroughs) wants to alert residents that seasonally August and September have the highest number of West Nile Virus (WNV) cases. There already have been verified lab reported cases of WNV in New Jersey this month, so we want to…
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It is our money!
Karen Facompre Hopewell Township I have been reading for the past couple of months about the fundraising for the turf football field and how with donations from many people $1 million was raised for this field. Given the present economy this says an awful lot about the generosity and spirit we have in our…
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HOPEWELL VALLEY: Bear Tavern School reopens
More than 100 staff, parents and students went to the Bear Tavern Elementary School reopening on Monday, according to Principal Bruce Arcurio. They did not go for classes. They went to see what had been done to right the wrongs done to the school by four Hopewell Township 14-year-olds on July 29. They saw the…
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SOUTH BRUNSWICK: SBHS’s Sanu leads Bengals over Falcons
By Ed Birch, Special Writer ATLANTA, GEORGIA — Mohamed Sanu, star football player from South Brunswick High School and Rutgers University, scored the first touchdown of his NFL career last Thursday evening, helping the Cincinnati Bengals in a 24-19 come from behind victory on the road against the Atlanta Falcons. With the Bengals down 13-10…
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MANVILLE: Mother-daughter team makes festival a success
By Mary Ellen Day, Special Writer The 44th annual Sacred Heart Summer Festival was a success, thanks to a mother-and-daughter team. Maribeth Thomaszfski, organizer and chairwoman of the festival, and her mother, Dolores Serra, kitchen chairwoman, both worked to make the annual festival successful. They had many volunteers who came out to help and volunteer…
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The Pennington Players present PIPPIN
Judi Parrish The Pennington Players have “Magic to Do” as they present PIPPIN, the Tony-Award-winning musical which is the lively coming of age story of King Charlemagne’s oldest son, featuring music by Stephen Schwartz, the composer of Wicked and Godspell. Performances are Fridays and Saturdays, September 7, 8, 14 and 15 at 8 p.m.; and…
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SOUTH BRUNSWICK: New traffic pattern at Crossroads North
By Ed Birch, Special Writer With the start of the new school year right around the corner, the Board of Education, in conjunction with the South Brunswick Police Department, have announced a new traffic plan for students as they enter the Crossroads North Middle School on George’s Road. The school administration has partnered with district…
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SENIOR CORNER: Week of Aug. 23
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 nonperishable food items will continue to…
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