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MANVILLE: Volunteers help get packages to troops overseas
ZangaraDana Witrow of Somerset, the wife of Staff Sgt. Michael Witrow who is deployed in Afghanistan, reads a card of thanks from Sgt. Witrow to Operation Shoebox director Rod Hirsch, right. Photo by Mary Ellen Zangara
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Celebrate Elmo’s birthday at party
By: centraljersey.com Sunday, Feb. 27 – Children of all ages can celebrate a belated birthday party for Sesame Street character Elmo from noon-4 p.m. at the Learning Express Toy Store in the Hillsborough Promenade, 315 Route 206. The celebration was postponed earlier this month until the weather improved. Elmo will appear for photo opportunities. Store…
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HILLSBOROUGH: Kids make comforters for other kids
Woods Road School 4th graders take up community service project Children who are scared or sick take great comfort in snuggling up with a nice warm blanket. That sense of security is even greater when that blanket is handmade. For every fourth-grade student at Woods Road Elementary School, providing good feelings to other children was…
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Lakeview Drive repairs slated to begin today
By: centraljersey.com ALLENTOWN – Weather permitting, repairs are scheduled to begin today (Thursday) on Lakeview Drive where a section of road near the basketball courts is sinking because an underground water pipe has collapsed. Mayor Stuart Fierstein said Monday that the borough secured an emergency $85,000 state Department of Transportation grant last month for the…
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Overdose
By: centraljersey.com A Hillsborough man has been charged after a six-month investigation into the death of a 19-year-old township resident from a heroin overdose. On Feb. 17 police charged Steven B. Pinter, 24, of Fox Chase Run for the death of the young man, identified only by the initials M.S. Police said they found that…
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Mon., Feb. 28
By: centraljersey.com Monroe Township Library board of trustees meeting, 6:30 p.m., 4 Municipal Plaza. Cranbury Township Committee, municipal building, 23A N. Main St. Monroe Township Recreation Advisory Board, 7 p.m., 1 Municipal Plaza. Monroe Township Council, 7:30 p.m., 1 Municipal Plaza. League of Women Voters of Monroe Township, 1 p.m., municipal building, 1 Municipal Plaza;…
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Lea Kahn
By: centraljersey.com Nancy Festa had driven past the Port Mercer Canal House many times, and she always wondered what it looked like inside. "I like old houses. I always wanted to get inside the house," said Ms. Festa, who lives in Yardley, Pa., with her husband and their two children. Ms. Festa got her chance…
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Top environmental teacher is sought
By: centraljersey.com The Stony Brook-Millstone Watershed Association is seeking nominations for the top K-12 environmental educator in the area. Nominations for the sixth annual Richard Rotter Award for Excellence in Environmental Education must be received by March 1. Nominees should include any classroom teacher who explores environmental topics and/or shares the wonders of nature in…
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‘A Night Out in Italy’
By: centraljersey.com Friday, Feb. 25 – New Egypt Elks will hold their monthly family buffet dinner, "A Night Out in Italy," from 6 to 8 p.m. at Elks Lodge 2457, 105 Lakewood Road (Route 528). Menu includes antipasta, fettuccini alfredo, vodka rigatoni, chicken parmesan; sausage, peppers and onions; garlic bread, vegetables, chicken nuggets (for the…
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