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ROBBINSVILLE: Education Foundation awards $27K in grants
Funds given to teachers for innovative classroom programs By Joanne Degnan, Managing Editor ROBBINSVILLE — The Robbinsville Education Foundation has awarded district teachers mini-grants totaling $26,963 to pay for innovative classroom programs that could not be funded through the annual school budget. About two dozen teachers, all sporting red T-shirts with the Robbinsville Education Foundation’s…
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Community Calendar: Dec. 8 edition
Thurs., Dec. 8 Food Drive to Help Hungry Families: 7 a.m. to 10 p.m., New Egypt Marketplace, 53 Main St., New Egypt. Community Aid, a ministry of Living Stone Church Plant of Cream Ridge, will have a trailer set up in the parking lot Dec. 8, 9, and 10 to accept nonperishable food donations to…
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LAWRENCE: A Cheesecake Factory coming to Quaker Bridge
By Lea Kahn, Staff Writer The Cheesecake Factory which, despite its name, offers a full lunch and dinner menu gained the township Planning Board’s approval Monday night as a new restaurant at the Quaker Bridge Mall. The Planning Board voted unanimously to grant preliminary and final site plan approval to Lawrence Associates for…
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MANVILLE: Hoojda, Thompson sparkle at Rutgers meet
Manville youngster Emma Thompson stuck her best score of the year on the uneven parallel bars, and won first place in the event at the Rutgers Classic Invitational on Nov.18.
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CENTRAL JERSEY: Equine scholarship essay deadline extended
TRENTON — The New Jersey Equine Advisory Board has extended the application deadline until Jan. 6 for a $1,000 scholarship to help 4-H and FFA members, as well as any young adult that is a member of a New Jersey Equine organization pursue equine activities. The Sara Dubinin Scholarship, in memory of the late Sara…
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SENIOR CORNER: Week of Dec. 8
CHAPTER A Chapter A meets the first Thursday of the month in the municipal complex. We are open to new members. Doors open at 11:30 a.m., allowing you time to review the trips we offer. The meeting begins at 12:30 p.m. Coffee and doughnuts are served at meeting’s end. Dick Meier is our president; you…
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LAWRENCE: Tree lighting on Sunday
By Lea Kahn, Staff Writer Lawrence Township’s annual Christmas tree lighting and a special visit by Santa Claus has been set for Sunday at 6 p.m. on the steps of the Municipal Building. The Lawrence High School Madrigal Singers, directed by James Filmore, will perform several holiday tunes. Santa Claus is expected to…
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HILLSBOROUGH: Drive-thru flu shots offered
Any adult Somerset County resident is invited to get a “drive-through” flu shot 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, Dec.10, at the Somerset County Garage, 410 Roycefield Road, Hillsborough. The first come, first served program will help the county continue to test its emergency plans for large-scale vaccination programs. Cost is $5 per person for the…
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HILLSBOROUGH: Police looking for owners of stolen electronic items
Hillsborough Township police are trying to locate the owners of what they say are stolen electronics items seized following a reported disturbance at the Sunoco gas station at 426 Route 206 at 7:15 p.m. Nov. 26. Officers were called to the gas station by a township resident who had learned that her stolen computer was…
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