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Donate Food, Personal Care Items Oct. 21
By Somerset County Board of Freeholders The next “Buy One, Bring One” (BOBO) collection of food and personal-care items for needy families in Somerset County will be held Friday, Oct. 21. The Food Bank Network of Somerset County is still seeing additional demand since floodwaters displaced many residents during Hurricane Irene. Public drop-off locations include: § Somerset…
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HILLSBOROUGH: Lance calls TRAIN bill good for business
To the editor: The House of Representatives recently debated and passed by a bipartisan vote of 249-169 the “Transparency in Regulatory Analysis of Impacts on the Nation Act of 2011,” or TRAIN Act. As I travel throughout central New Jersey I hear stories from business owners who are often forced to fight cumbersome rules and…
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ROBBINSVILLE: Zoning action clears way for sale
Mercer Mobile Homes will be acquired by Allies Inc. By Joanne Degnan, Managing Editor ROBBINSVILLE The Zoning Board of Adjustment last week approved an amended subdivision request that paves the way for the $5.5 million sale of the Mercer Mobile Homes trailer park to a nonprofit affordable housing group. Under the plan, Mercer Mobile…
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LAWRENCE: Police blotter
An East Run Drive resident reported the theft of a GPS unit from his car, which was parked underneath a carport at the residence, between 11:30 p.m. Oct. 16 and 10:30 a.m. Oct. 17. The doors were locked, but the windows had been left open enough for someone to reach inside. The GPS was valued…
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UPPER FREEHOLD: Township Committee race is uncontested
ELECTION 2011 By Jane Meggitt, Special Writer UPPER FREEHOLD The only member of the all-Republican Township Committee running for re-election this year faces no opposition on the ballot. Robert Frascella, 47, is seeking his second term on the five-member municipal governing body. Dr. Frascella, a dentist, is married with two children and resides in…
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HILLSBOROUGH: GOP candidates would keep town moving forward
To the editor: I am proud to be a resident of Hillsborough, and it’s a pleasure to raise my children here. Under the leadership of the GOP, Hillsborough has been able to secure open space and farmland, make smart decisions to incorporate green technology in the township, remove the mercury stockpiles and initiate plans to…
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BUSINESS PLACES: Commercial realtor sees uptick in market
By Bradley Koltz Today’s column inaugurates a new commercial real estate focus of our business coverage. This week we chatted with Michael Pratico Sr., realtor-manager of Richardson Commercial Realtors. By way of disclosure, they do advertise with us, but this column is not an advertisement for them. Instead it is an opportunity to explore where…
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LAWRENCE: Holt holds town hall meeting in township
By Lea Kahn, Staff Writer U.S. Rep. Rush Holt was peppered with a wide range of questions from economic issues to education to congressional redistricting by a standing-room-only crowd at a town hall-style forum at the Lawrence Township Municipal Building Monday night. Rep. Holt listened and offered answers to the crowd of nearly…
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Last Somerset County Household Hazardous Waste Drop-Off In 2011 is Oct. 22
Somerset County Board of Freeholders HILLSBOROUGH – Now that the weather is cooler, it’s a perfect time to clean out your garage, basement or other storage areas of hazardous waste products. The last Somerset County Household Hazardous Waste Drop-off event for 2011 for Somerset County homeowners and farmers will be held on Saturday, Oct. 22, from…
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