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Community Calendar: Sept. 29 edition
Thurs., Sept. 29 Kids Movie Matinee: 2 p.m., “Rio” rated (G), Robbinsville Branch of the Mercer County Library System; pre-registration required. Call 259-2150. Sign-ups to join the Girl Scouts of Central and Southern New Jersey: 4 p.m. to 7 p.m., Allentown Public Library, 16 South Main St., Allentown. For more information, contact Marva at 609-468-6324…
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BORDENTOWN TOWNSHIP: Concert to benefit Academic Alumni Hall of Fame
By Amber Cox, Special Writer BORDENTOWN TOWNSHIP Hoping to compete with the well known Athletic Hall of Fame, the Bordentown Academic Alumni Hall of Fame decided it wanted to put up plaques in remembrance of all of the recipients. Billy “Irish” Briggs, Class of 1970, was posthumously inducted into the Hall of Fame this…
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SPRINGFIELD: Board picks architect for school referendum
By Amber Cox, Special Writer SPRINGFIELD The Springfield Board of Education has unanimously awarded a contract to Garrison Architects to begin preliminary work on the March 13 referendum project to upgrade its school building. The contract awards Garrison $10,000 for pre-referendum services, $2,500 for the New Jersey Department of Education approval services, $2,500 for…
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LAWRENCE: Eunice Shriver Special Olympics exhibit unveiled
By Lea Kahn, Staff Writer With a snip of the scissors, the Eunice Kennedy Shriver Exhibit at the Special Olympics New Jersey Sports Complex was unveiled Saturday morning at SONJ’s Princess Road headquarters. Mrs. Shriver was instrumental in forming Special Olympics for persons with intellectual disabilities, and now a special exhibit has been set up…
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ROBBINSVILLE: Senator courts Tea Party with school funding plan
Proposal gives more to suburbs, less to Abbott districts By Joanne Degnan, Managing Editor ROBBINSVILLE — State Sen. Michael Doherty, who is considered a likely GOP primary hopeful for U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez’s seat in 2012, rolled out a plan touting sweet property tax relief to the Mercer County Tea Party last week. Sen. Doherty,…
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NJ Home Remodeling Contractor Somerville Aluminum Advocates a Green Lifestyle
By Jodi Mayo Alessandri FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE NJ Home Remodeling Contractor Somerville Aluminum Advocates a Green Lifestyle NJ Home Remodeler Somerville Aluminum is proud to advocate energy-efficient and environmentally sound practices. SOMERVILLE, NJ, September 27th, 2011— Somerville Aluminum is proud to advocate a green, energy-efficient lifestyle for their customers by encouraging green practices by their…
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MILLSTONE: Lil’ ghosts and goblins on parade
MILLSTONE The 22nd annual Millstone Township Halloween parade will kick off on Sunday, Oct. 30 in front of the Clarksburg Inn on Route 524. Parking, registration and parade line-up will take place at 1:45 p.m. in the fields behind the Clarksburg Inn with the parade itself beginning promptly at 2 p.m., at which time…
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LAWRENCE: Candidates to take part in forum
By Lea Kahn, Staff Writer The six candidates for three Township Council seats will answer questions at the annual Lawrence League of Women Voters forum Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. in the lower level conference room at the Municipal Building. Democratic incumbent Township Councilman Michael Powers and his running mates, Cathleen Lewis and David Maffei, will…
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LAWRENCE: Salon makes Cut Above for cancer
By Lea Kahn, Staff Writer The last time that Eliza Rosenthale had a haircut was more than a year ago. Sunday afternoon, the 10-year-old Hopewell Township resident not only got a haircut, but she also donated that hair all eight inches of it to a charity that makes wigs for cancer patients. ”There…
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