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‘The Joker’ roller coaster to debut
JACKSON – A roller coaster that is coming to the Six Flags Great Adventure theme park this spring now has a name: The Joker. The Joker, a notorious villain who has had many run-ins with Batman, will be the mascot and namesake for the 12-story ride. The Joker is described as a 4-D, free-fly coaster…
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Allentown’s Mulryne closes indoor season with MOC return
By Wayne Witkowski Allentown High School girls indoor track and field high jumper Kassidy Mulryne ended her season the way every high school competitor in her sport dreams about — in the NJSIAA Meet of Champions (MOC) for the second straight winter season. But it was far from a dream season at the start when Mulryne,…
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Parcel could be used for affordable housing
By Matthew Sockol Correspondent MILLSTONE — Municipal officials are taking action to acquire a piece of property that could eventually be the location of affordable housing. The Township Committee has introduced a bond ordinance that provides an appropriation of $150,000 to be used to purchase a 2.56-acre lot at 471 Stagecoach Road in the Clarksburg…
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Examiner Datebook, March 10
• The Board of Fire Commissioners for Millstone Township Fire District No. 1 has a vacancy due to the resignation of one of the elected commissioners. Any Millstone resident interested in filling the vacancy may send a resume and letter of interest to the board by March 31. Submit the information by mail to David…
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Visitors from zoo deliver a lesson about the five senses
By Matthew Sockol Correspondent MILLSTONE – The Millstone Township Primary School recently had four special visitors enter their halls. On Feb. 19, representatives of the Philadelphia Zoo brought animals to the school as part of the Zoo on Wheels program. The animals were presented to pre-kindergarten pupils. The program, a first in Millstone for the…
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Parent groups offering scholarships
MILLSTONE – The Millstone Township PTSA and PTO, two nonprofit groups of parents, students, educators and community members who work together to support the Millstone Township schools and offer educational opportunities for students, will once again be sponsoring a scholarship program. The PTSA and PTO will each provide a $1,000 scholarship, according to a press…
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Seniors school students on reading skills
By MICHAEL NUNES Staff Writer JAMESBURG – For most seniors citizens, it has been decades since they have set foot inside an elementary school classroom. In Jamesburg, it seems this could change. “In the greater community, why not bring in our greatest resource, [which is] our seniors?” said Principal Pamela Hernandez of John F. Kennedy…
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Gas tax to be topic at GOP club meeting
The Middlesex County Republican Women’s Club will present a program titled “Come Join the Fight Against the Gas Tax” 7-9 p.m. March 15 at the East Brunswick Public Library, Civic Center Drive. Guest speaker will be Erica Jedynak, executive director, Americans for Prosperity. Women and men are invited to attend. A discussion of the group’s…
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Project seeks to find descendants of slaves from East Brunswick area
By Jennifer Amato Staff Writer EAST BRUNSWICK – A local resident is working on a project to identify descendants of slaves who have ties to the East Brunswick area. “America’s history is fully detailed and very rich in context and East Brunswick has a role in that,” said Richard Walling, director of the Old Bridge…
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