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LAWRENCE: Police blotter
Ronald L. Fisher, 35, of Cookstown, was charged with shoplifting a Coach handbag worth $297 from Lord & Taylor at the Quaker Bridge Mall at 3:24 p.m. on Feb. 12. He was also charged with possession of burglary tools because he used wire cutters to snip the anti-shoplifting sensor on the handbag, said police. Three…
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BORDENTOWN TOWNSHIP: High hopes held for budget season
By Amber Cox, Special Writer BORDENTOWN Faced with the new budgeting season and some district changes, the Bordentown Regional school board president has high hopes for the developing financial picture. The recent decision to move the school board elections to the general election date in November is “consistent with the goals of the board…
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LAWRENCE: Teacher fired after Pa. gun incident conviction
By Lea Kahn, Staff Writer David Kelly, who taught music at Lawrence Middle School for 11 years, was fired Monday night by the Lawrence Township Board of Education after he was convicted of firing a rifle at two teenagers who were trespassing on his property at his residence in Pennsylvania. The incident occurred in Northampton…
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Volunteers Needed to Serve Intrfaith Meal
By Har SINAI HAR SINAI TO SERVE THE ‘LORD’S TABLE’ MEAL AT SACRED HEART TRENTON – In a tangible gesture of interfaith community service, Hopewell Township’s Har Sinai Temple volunteers prepare and serve an annual outreach meal to some 200 needy adults and children at the Church of the Sacred Heart, 343 So. Broad…
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SOUTH BRUNSWICK: Cambridge families enjoy Bingo night
Ed Birch photos. Sherri and Megan Sidoti keep an eye on their bingo cards.
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HILLSBOROUGH: Sobreyra is school district’s ‘teacher of the year’
Cynthia Sobreyra, a Spanish teacher at Hillsborough High School, is the township schools’ “District Teacher of the Year.” She will be considered to become the Somerset County Teacher of the Year, and, potentially, recognized on the state level. In February, each district school selected its teacher of the year. Nine teachers were recognized for their…
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HILLSBOROUGH: Community Calendar, issue of Feb. 16
Elks charity dance celebrates winter Saturday, Feb. 18 — “Winter Wonderland” dance at. Manville-Hillsborough BPOE 2119 at post at 1500 Brooks Blvd, Hillsborough. 7 to 11 p.m. $20 per person. Light fare of foods, beer, wine and soda. Business casual attire. 908-575-9610 or 908-722-4691. Proceeds benefit lodge charities. Gardeners to hear about orchids’ care Thursday,…
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LAWRENCE: Stats show increase in burglaries
By Lea Kahn, Staff Writer For the second consecutive year, the number of major crimes reported in Lawrence Township led by a jump in burglaries continued its upward trend in 2011, resulting in an overall 24 percent increase in crime. The 2011 annual crime report, prepared by the Lawrence Township Police Department, was…
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