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MANVILLE: Library Happenings column for week of Oct. 20
The library is having a special book sale through Saturday. All sale books that you can put in a bag will cost just $1. Come in and see what is available. * * * Flu shots: Somerset County nurses will give flu shots to adults 18 years and older in the Community Room on Friday,…
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MCCC Students, Television Station Win Telly Award
By Saveria Symons West Windsor, N.J. — Nearly 20 student volunteers from the Mercer County Community College (MCCC) Television Program won a national Telly award for their work on the live cable telecast of the Mercer County High School Basketball Finals. Telly Awards honor the very best local, regional, and cable television, video and film productions.…
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HILLSBOROUGH: Candidates offer ideas on how to spend money
Township budget often reflects the priorities of elected leaders By Gene Robbins, Managing Editor How would the four candidates vying for spots on the local governing body spend municipal tax money next year? The four candidates for the Township Committee responded this week in a question posed by The Beacon. Their full statements will appear…
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LAWRENCE: Bergen Street residents stick to stripes issue
By Lea Kahn, Staff Writer Unhappy over the newly painted stripes on a section of Bergen Street, neighborhood residents are keeping up the heat on Township Council to remove the lines and amend or revoke the Complete Streets policy that led to them. After listening to the residents and also quickly reviewing the results of…
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LAWRENCE: It took a while, but Brearley House restored
By Lea Kahn, Staff Writer The Brearley House sits alone in the middle of a grassy field at the end of Meadow Road — the last surviving unpaid road in Lawrence Township, which probably looks much like it did when the house was completed by John Brearley II and his son, James Brearley, in 1761.…
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UPPER FREEHOLD: Child dies in ATV mishap
UPPER FREEHOLD A 4-year-old boy died Oct. 13 after the all-terrain vehicle he was a passenger on overturned. The boy, Igor Espinal, had been riding on the ATV in the lap of his father, Igor Espinal, 40, on the gravel driveway at the family’s residence on Davis Station Road in the Cream Ridge section,…
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UPPER FREEHOLD: Township says no thanks to county’s solar project
By Jane Meggitt, Special Writer UPPER FREEHOLD The township has decided against partnering with the Monmouth County Improvement Authority this year on a solar initiative for its municipal buildings, but may consider going forward with it next year. The MCIA has been trying to put together a pooled power purchase agreement involving solar projects…
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COMMUNITY CALENDAR: Week of Oct. 20
Thurs., Oct. 20 School-age Storytime and Craft: 4:15 p.m., Robbinsville branch of the Mercer County Library System, 42 Robbinsville-Allentown Road. Class is for children in kindergarten and up. Pre-registration required. For information, call 259-2150. R.E.D. (Robbinsville Extended Day) “Lights On After School” Open House: 5 p.m. to 6 p.m., the multipurpose rooms of Sharon Elementary…
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BORDENTOWN TOWNSHIP: Robbinsville couple dies in truck-limo crash
By Birgitta Wolfe, The Packet Group BORDENTOWN TOWNSHIP A Robbinsville couple died Oct. 11 after the limousine they were riding in crashed into a flatbed truck carrying construction equipment on Route 130 South. Mireille Danbury, 68, of Sharon Road, Robbinsville, was pronounced dead at the scene. Her husband, Monroe Danbury, 71, was transferred to…
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