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LAWRENCE: This sculpture is sustainable
Sculpture made of recycled material on the front lawn at the Municipal Building.
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LAWRENCE: Municipal manager opposes bid advertisement bill
A proposed bill that would require municipalities to provide an estimate of a project’s cost when they advertise for bids has drawn opposition from Lawrence Township officials, who claim it would reduce competitiveness. Assembly Bill A-3285 stipulates that when a municipality advertises a construction project whose cost is expected to exceed $500,000, the municipality must…
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SOUTH BRUNSWICK: School board adopts district bullying policy
By Charles W. Kim, Managing Editor The Board of Education unanimously adopted a policy Monday night to address intimidation and bullying in the district. ”This 22-page policy absolutely mirrors what the state asked us to put in it,” Superintendent of Schools Dr. Gary McCartney said following the vote to adopt the policy. “It is certainly…
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Donations Sought for Veterans Traveling Tribute
By Vietnam Veterans of America, Chapter 452 BRIDGEWATER, NJ — The American Veterans Traveling Tribute (AVTT) will visit the Somerset County Park Commission’s North Branch Park/County Fairgrounds on Milltown Road this fall. The AVTT centerpiece is the Traveling Wall, an 80-percent-scale version of the Vietnam Memorial Wall in Washington D.C. Donations are needed to support the…
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ROBBINSVILLE: Planners seek change to Route 130 rezoning plan
By Joanne Degnan, Managing Editor ROBBINSVILLE — The Planning Board last week recommended that only the southbound side of Route 130 between the Route 526 bypass and the Hamilton border be rezoned highway commercial, not the road’s northbound side. The Township Council is set to hold a public hearing on the draft ordinance to rezone…
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MANVILLE: "Truth will be told" in mayor’s race, says councilman
To the editor: With the recent June primary behind us, we will now move forward with our sights set on Republican victory in November to keep moving Manville forward and not backwards to the failed policies of the past. In the weeks ahead we will be setting the record straight of the past 20 years…
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SOUTH BRUNSWICK: Township vies for grant
Middlesex County Prosecutor Bruce J. Kaplan announced July 13 that $135,000 in grants are being offered to the county’s local police departments for the development of programs aimed at enhancing public awareness while combating a variety of crimes, including bias intimidation, bullying and vandalism. A $5,000 “Law Enforcement Response to Community Concerns Grant” will be…
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HILLSBOROUGH: Lots for kids to do at library this summer
Summer programs of all kinds are offered at the public library. To avoid being shut out, call to register. Here are programs intended for youngsters. • Reading Buddy (grades 2-4) — Children can read aloud with a teen volunteer at 10 a.m. 10 a.m. Aug. 1-4 and 8-11, and at 3 p.m. Aug 1-5…
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