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Jersey Fresh Olympic horse trials set
The 10th annual Jersey Fresh International Olympic Horse Trials will be held May 12-13 at the Horse Park of New Jersey on Route 524 in in Upper Freehold Township. Open to the public, the event features three phases of competition: dressage (a form of horse ballet), cross country jumping over obstacles, and water and show…
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Enjoy May events at Historic Walnford
The Monmouth County Park System will offer the following programs in May, all at Historic Walnford in Upper Freehold: • Spinning a Tale and Weaving Intrigue, noon to 4 p.m. May 13. Wool will flow from fleece to fabric during demonstrations that feature many “please touch” opportunities. • The Village Blacksmith, noon to 4 p.m.…
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MANVILLE: Jazz will fill school courtyard
An outdoor concert event, “Jazz Under the Stars,” will be held at 7 p.m. Friday, June 15, in the courtyard at Manville High School, 1100 Brooks Blvd. The evening will be filled with a toe-tapping repertoire of Big Band and swing music performed by the Garden State Jazz Orchestra. Additional performers include the Manville High…
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BEACON BRIEFS: May 10
Squad to mark EMS Week Celebrate National EMS Week with the Lambertville-New Hope Ambulance and Rescue Squad. Monday, May 21, from 5 to 8 p.m. at the Cherry Street lot behind CVS, the squad will have demonstration during Technical Rescue Night. Wednesday, May 23, from 5 to 8 p.m. at the same location will be…
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RECREATION UPDATE: May 10
The Hopewell Township Parks and Recreation Department has scheduled a community trip to Old Westbury Gardens on Long Island on May 30. Travel to the Gold Coast of Long Island to visit the former home of John and Grace Phipps. Listed on the national Register of Historic Places, Old Westbury Gardens is a magnificent…
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LAWRENCE: Schools cut budget by $500,000
By Lea Kahn, Staff Writer Complying with a directive from Township Council, the Lawrence Township Board of Education unanimously adopted a revised 2012-13 operating budget Tuesday that reduced the $67.1 million spending plan by $500,000. The revision shrinks the 2012-13 budget from $67.1 million to $66.6 million. It also reduces the tax levy to support…
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UPPER FREEHOLD: A plea for speed limit enforcement
By Joanne Degnan, Managing Editor UPPER FREEHOLD — After nearly being run off the road on numerous occasions while driving his children home from daycare, a Holmes Mill Road resident recently plunked down $140 for a radar gun to document the problem. Sean Muto detailed the results of his do-it-yourself traffic analysis to the Upper…
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PRINCETON: ‘He Said, She Said’ — it’s a hit!
Princeton Symphony Orchestra Music Director Rossen Milanov, PSO Executive Director Melanie Clarke, Elizabeth Christopherson and Philip Wei attend a gala to raise funds for the PSO.
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WEST AMWELL: Township proposes $3.2 million budget
By John Tredrea, Special Writer WEST AMWELL A proposed township budget of $3,253,201 was introduced by the Township Committee on April 25. The budget is expected to be scheduled for a public hearing and adoption vote at the committee’s May 23 meeting. The proposed spending plan is up slightly, $73,581, from last year’s budget…
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