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HILLSBOROUGH: Teacher, wife roused in lightning strike
Fire forces them to evacuate Lightning struck the roof of a townhouse building at 48-44 Bloomingdale Drive in the early morning off Friday, June 17, causing a fire that forced one family from their home. Township police said Matthew and Alison Mingle weren’t able to return to their residence after lighting struck the…
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LAWRENCE: Westhead new LIS assistant principal
By Lea Kahn, Staff Writer Cindy Westhead, a veteran teacher at the Lawrence Intermediate School, has been appointed to the vice principal’s post at the school on Eggerts Crossing Road. The Lawrence Township Board of Education named Ms. Westhead to the post at its June 13 meeting. She will earn $94,000. She will assume the…
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LIBRARY HAPPENINGS: Week of June 23
The library will be closed on Saturdays until Sept. 10 for summer hours. * * * June display: A special thank you to Mr. Mike Szymanski for the grand display of plates, figurines and fine bone China collection. * * * Displays needed: Do you have a hobby or collection that you would…
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LAWRENCE: Police seek information on missing girl
Lawrence police are seeking information about a 13-year-old girl who has been missing since Monday, June 20. Najah Jones-Andrew was last seen at the Mounts Motel in Lawrenceville. She is known to frequent the area of Rutherford and Stuyvesant avenues in Trenton. She is also known to have used the NJ Transit River Line in…
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HILLSBOROUGH: In the end, state’s withdrawal from energy program will hurt
To the editor: Recently, Governor Christie has pulled New Jersey from the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative, which entitles the state to millions of dollars to invest in clean energy projects. He also reduced the state’s goals for solar power. Programs like the RGGI have worked in Massachusetts and New York. The funds provided by…
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HILLSBOROUGH: Fall state campaign will be about budgets, benefits
Thousands marched on Trenton twice this week. That happens a lot, and it’s always for a cause. The issue of the moment is how generous the community can be with health and retirement benefits for public sector employees state government workers as well as police, firefighters and teachers in an era of…
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CHESTERFIELD CHATTER: Week of June 23
By Nancy Mrzljak, Special Writer The Chesterfield Township Committee will hold a special meeting at 7 p.m. tonight, Thursday, at the Chesterfield Township Municipal Building, 300 Bordentown-Chesterfield Road in Chesterfield Township. The purpose of this meeting is to discuss personnel appointments and portions of the meeting will be held in Executive Session. Formal action may…
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FLORENCE AND ROEBLING NEWS: Week of June 23
By Peg Dotson, Special Writer The Northern Burlington County regional High School Band Boosters will hold its sixth Annual Golf Outing on Saturday at the Hanover Golf Club located in Jacobstown. A 1:30 p.m. scramble format with a shotgun start is scheduled with registration beginning at 11 a.m. The tax-deductible donation for golf and dinner…
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