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LAWRENCE:Planners OK trail section along BMS campus
By Lea Kahn Another segment of the proposed Lawrence Hopewell Trail this time, along the perimeter of the Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. campus gained the Lawrence Township Planning Board’s approval Monday night. The Planning Board approved a 2,500-foot portion of the 20-mile trail that would be installed along the Carson Road and Province Line…
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HILLSBOROUGH: School board member Barbara Sargent resigns
She’ll take superintendent’s job in Readington Township By Gene Robbins, Managing Editor Hillsborough’s Barbara Sargent, who resigned May 10 as the assistant superintendent of schools in Madison after six years, has accepted the job as superintendent of the kindergarten through eighth grade Readington Township district in Hunterdon County, effective July 1. She stepped down as…
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HILLSBOROUGH: Democrats to picnic on Sunday
Democratic Alliance is sponsoring group Hillsborough Democratic candidates will hold a kickoff picnic and fund raiser from 3 to 6 p.m. Sunday, May 22. Residents can meet Township Committee candidates Aldo Martinez and John Reddan, who are unopposed for two nominations. The picnic will be held rain or shine on the grounds of Jersey Firewood,…
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MANVILLE: Elks’ Pig Roast to raise funds for local student’s needs
By Mary Ellen Zangara, Special Writer The third Annual “A Pig Roast for Alex” charity barbeque will be held Sunday to assist a local family. ”We are praying for a great day to do a great thing for a great young man from Hillsborough. Anyone wishing to join in our Random Act of Kindness and…
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ALLENTOWN: UFRSD tax levy cut by one-half percent
By Joanne Degnan, Staff Writer ALLENTOWN After lambasting the teachers union for refusing to consider contract concessions, the governing bodies of Allentown and Upper Freehold on Tuesday sliced an additional $90,420 from the defeated regional school budget. Only a handful of people attended the public hearing at Allentown High School on the rejected $18.4…
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UPPER FREEHOLD: Regional school board reorganizes
By David Kilby, The Packet Group UPPER FREEHOLD — A new chapter began for the Upper Freehold Regional School District as the board welcomed a new member and two others said farewell. Three incumbents and one new member who were elected April 27 were sworn in to their positions at the school board’s May 11…
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ROBBINSVILLE: Early morning blaze destroys warehouse
Firefighters battle the West Manor Way warehouse blaze from a ladder truck early Wednesday morning. (Photo by Steve Margeotes)
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LAWRENCE: Council appoints new Municipal Court judge
By LEa Kahn Municipal Attorney Kevin Nerwinski, who has advised Township Council since 2002, will pick up the gavel as Lawrence Township’s Municipal Court judge June 1, following his appointment to the judge’s post by the council Tuesday night. Mr. Nerwinski replaces Municipal Court Judge Paul Catanese, who is retiring. Judge Catanese has been Lawrence’s…
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MANVILLE: Scouts honor veterans
Boy Scout Matt Trond of Troop 193 in Manville was among the Scouts who placed American flags on the graves of U.S. veterans in area cemeteries in preparation for Memorial Day. Photo by Mary Ellen Zangara
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