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Family seeks help for pooch that transformed soldier’s life
Fundraiser at Tommy’s Inn in Millstone Feb. 25 MILLSTONE — Sgt. 1st Class Brian Assanowicz discovered two abandoned puppies on the side of the road while stationed at Bagram Airfield Base in Afghanistan. The Anatolian shepherds were only a few months old when someone shot and killed one of them. Devastated by the loss, Assanowicz…
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Freedom Fest State Fair proud to promote new U.F. venue
Fair organizers to create park sign, pay township for land use BY JANE MEGGITT Correspondent UPPER FREEHOLD — A proposed sign for the Freedom Fest State Fair didn’t go over well with four out of five Township Committee members at the Feb. 17 meeting. Committeeman Steve Alexander was absent. This is the first year that…
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Millstone native recognized as one of Navy’s best recruiters
Hundreds of hours of community service and volunteerism factor into his national recognition PHOTO BY RICHARD L. OASEN BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Staff Writer Yeoman Petty Officer 1st Class Brendan P. Wehmann, 31, a Millstone native, has been recognized by the Navy as one of the most accomplished and successful recruiters across the country. A fter…
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Allentown to purchase U.F. property for open space
BY JANE MEGGITT Correspondent The Allentown Borough Council unanimously voted to purchase a piece of property in Upper Freehold for $1.3 million. The council held a special meeting on Feb. 17, during which it passed the resolution to purchase the property for the second phase of the Breza Road preservation project. Last year, Upper Freehold’s…
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Roosevelt yeshiva fined for operating illegal dorm
Court also upholds ruling that school has to seek variance to continue operating in synagogue BY JANE MEGGITT Correspondent Yeshiva Me’on Hatorah was found in violation of a court order that 28 Homestead Lane in Roosevelt could be used only as single-family residence. Judge Lawrence Lawson, of the Superior Court of New Jersey, Law Division,…
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Redbirds ready to rock with their robot
Robotics team gears up for FIRST competition on March 4-5 BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Staff Writer Redbird Robotics team members put the finishing touches on their competition robot at Allentown High School on Feb. 18. For story, see page 34. ERIC SUCAR staff Allentown High School students are ready to demonstrate their engineering prowess, innovation and…
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Annual Meeting of the Somerset County Federation of Democratic Women
By Maureen Papke The Somerset County Federation of Democratic Women (SCFDW) invites the public to its annual meeting on Saturday, March 5, 2011 at 9:30 am. The meeting will be held at the Vermeule Mansion located at 614 Greenbrook Road, North Plainfield, NJ 07060. The mission of the SCFDW is to promote the causes of the Democratic…
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MANSFIELD: District ordered to repay $22,633
By Amber Cox MANSFIELD Following an investigation by the New Jersey Department of Education’s Office of Fiscal Accountability and Compliance’s Investigation Unit, the Northern Burlington Regional School District will have to pay back $22,633 to the state for acquiring goods and services contrary to the requirement of the Public Schools Contract Law. The investigation…
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Joan Ruddiman
By: centraljersey.com I’ve waited a long time for this one. Seven years ago, Daniel Biddle and Murray Dubin – long associated with the Philadelphia Inquirer as reporters and Mr. Biddle as an editor – came to Allentown, seeking local lore about a young black man who had been a student at the community’s Presbyterian Academy…
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