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LAWRENCE: HomeFront needs back to school supplies for 91 kids
By Lea Kahn, Staff Writer The first day of school is less than three weeks away, but HomeFront’s annual “back to school” drive which seeks to outfit the children of homeless families or the working poor needs donors to help outfit 91 children with new clothing and shoes. HomeFront, which is headquartered at 1880…
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LAWRENCE: Hopewell woman charged with burglary
By Lea Kahn, Staff Writer A 28-year-old Hopewell Township woman has been charged with burglary, receiving stolen property and possession of burglary tools after she was stopped by police on patrol on Larkspur Lane at 1:30 p.m. Aug. 10, according to police reports. Anna Baczyk was stopped by police in response to telephone calls to…
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MANVILLE: Library Happenings column for week of Aug. 16
The library will be closed on Saturdays through Sept. 1 and will resume Saturday hours on a date to be determined. The library will be closed from Friday, Aug. 24, to Sept. 4. When it reopens Sept. 5, it will be as a branch of the county library system. There will be new hours. The…
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HILLSBOROUGH: Jr. Raiders selling Jets tickets for Aug. 26
The Hillsborough Jr. Raiders sports organization is offering tickets for the Jets vs. Panthers pre-season pro football game on Sunday, Aug. 26. The face value is $95, but the Jr. Raiders are selling the tickets for $50 each. Tickets are first come, first serve and there are a limited number of parking passes…
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MANVILLE: Police blotter, week of Aug. 6-12
A caller reported a vehicle he believed was carrying suspicious items on Aug. 7 at 10 a.m. Police responded to the report on South 5th Avenue, but the vehicle could not be found. * * * Somebody walked into the station to report a man sleeping behind the wheel of his vehicle on North…
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MANVILLE: Volunteers help at Ironman competition
Three members of Manville’s CERT group, assisted Saturday at the Ironman U.S. Competition in the New York City area. Curtis Stewart, Bob Kaminski and Tom Zrinko volunteered to help, as did John Mulley of Hillsborough’s CERT. Mr. Zrinko and Mr. Kaminski attended to the medical tent while Mr. Stewart handed out water and snacks to…
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HILLSBOROUGH: Christie showing his own lack of leadership
To the editor: Chris Christie has been campaigning for Mitt Romney across the country and the main focus of his distorted rhetoric is that President Obama lacks leadership. The truth of the matter is that it is Governor Christie who lacks leadership. Leadership means thinking outside the Republican box. So far the people of…
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MANVILLE: Borough is represented at 4-H Fair
Manville’s Lorraine Zdeb gets ribbon from fair manager Abner Mathews, with fiddlers Stephen and Kira Horiuchi adding a bit of pizzaz to the booth. (Photo by Mary Ellen Day)
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HILLSBOROUGH: Galli’s off to London Paralympics
Ex-resident goes for gold in wheelchair events By Jashvina Shah, Special Writer Resting on Phil Galli’s desk at work is a picture of his daughter, Jessica. In the photo, Jessica is sitting with a bathing cap on a pool deck, her wheelchair by her side. The caption below the ad reads, “Sometimes there are no…
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