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LIBRARY CORNER: Week of June 23
Events at the Bordentown Branch of the Burlington County Library System at 18 E. Union St., Bordentown City: FOR CHILDREN Arts and Crafts For Children With Special Needs Saturday, June 25 at 11 a.m. for children 4 to 12 years old. Children 4 to12 years old with special needs are invited to join us…
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SENIOR CORNER: Week of June 23
The Manville Senior Citizens meet at 12:30 p.m. the second Thursday of each month at the VFW located on Washington Avenue. The club is open to new members who are residents of Manville, age 60 or older, and age 55 if disabled. Canned goods or non-perishable food items will continue to be collected before each…
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ALLENTOWN: Three Girl Scouts honored by Borough Council
By Joanne Degnan ALLENTOWN — The Borough Council on June 14 honored three girls from the Allentown-Robbinsville Area Girl Scouts Troop 71858 for completing service projects that made a difference in people’s lives. Kelsey Carroll, 18, of Allentown, recently earned the Girl Scout Gold Award, the highest achievement in all of scouting, for her long-term…
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LAWRENCE: 2,700 solar panels OK’d for Rider land
By Lea Kahn, Staff Writer A grass field between Rider University’s softball diamond and I-95 is poised to sprout nearly 2,700 solar energy panels now that the Zoning Board of Adjustment approved a use variance at its June 15 meeting. Rider University and Public Service Gas & Electric Co. requested the variance because a solar…
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LAWRENCE Police blotter
Ashish Mehta, 18, of Plainsboro Township, was charged with shoplifting at Lord & Taylor at the Quaker Bridge Mall at 2:50 p.m. on June 18 after a store loss prevention officer saw him allegedly take three pairs of shorts, worth a combined $184, without paying for them, police said. He was issued a summons and…
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HILLSBOROUGH: Township man pleads guilty in heroin-induced death
A Hillsborough man has pleaded guilty to distributing heroin that resulted in a death last August. Steven B. Pinter, 24, of Fox Chase Run, Hillsborough, admitted guilt June 15 to strict liability for a drug-induced death and five counts of distribution of heroin, according to the Somerset County Prosecutor’s office. Mr. Pinter…
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HILLSBOROUGH: School choir invited to sing at Carnegie Hall
The Chamber Choir From Hillsborough High School has been invited to perform at Festival at Carnegie Hall in New York City in the next school year. Only select choirs, bands, and orchestras are invited to perform in the world-famous venue. Under the direction of Christine Micu, the Hillsborough ensemble was awarded a…
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HILLSBOROUGH: Foreign language is a lesser priority
To the editor, Recently, New Jersey Congressman Rush Holt and Senator Frank Lautenberg introduced a bill in the House and Senate that would allot $50 million in federal funding to strengthen K-12 foreign language programs in public schools. The reason, they explained, is because American businesses are losing out on global opportunities because…
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BORDENTOWN JOTTINGS: Week of June 23
Please send items for this column to [email protected] with the words “Bordentown Jottings” in the subject line. Bordentown Township Senior Citizen the first and third Monday of each month, at 1 p.m. at the Senior Community Center on Municipal Drive. All township seniors age 55 and over welcome. Every Tuesday is dancing from 11 a.m.…
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