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Valley elementary students get inspiration from author
By: centraljersey.com During the month of January, kindergarteners through fifth-graders at Bear Tavern, Stony Brook, and Toll Gate Grammar schools each had a special opportunity to spend the day with children’s author, Dan Gutman. He spent a full day at each school, presenting funny, engaging assemblies to students about his books, his characters and what…
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Mary Brienza
By: centraljersey.com The residencies of some students attending township school are currently being investigated by the Board of Education. There have been 65 investigations so far this year that resulted in 13 withdrawals and denial of entrances, district Superintendent Dr. Gary McCartney said at the Jan. 10 Board of Education meeting. Last year, there were…
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MANVILLE: MHS alumni raising funds for new sign
By Mary Ellen Zangara, Special Writer Alumni of Manville High School are helping to raise funds for a new digital school sign. The old sign in front of MHS needs to be replaced and the alumni have come up with a great fundraiser to help. Lou Fischer (Class of 1978) along with Mark Gregor (1977),…
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‘Another Year’
Writer-director Mike Leigh proves that there is no such thing as an ‘ordinary’ person By Elise Nakhnikian AT the Q&A after a press screening of Another Year at last year’s New York Film Festival, writer-director Mike Leigh bristled at a question about how he created his final script in rehearsals with his actors. Why this…
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Amber Cox
By: centraljersey.com SPRINGFIELD – The interim superintendent has presented the Board of Education with a full-day kindergarten proposal. "This is only in the thinking stage," Superintendent Joseph Miller said. Earlier in the school year the school board set forth a list of goals to implement in the coming school year and the possibility of a…
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SENIOR CORNER: Week of Jan. 26
The Manville Senior Citizens meet at 12:30 p.m. the second Thursday of each month at the VFW located on Washington Avenue. The club is open to new members who are residents of Manville, age 60 or older, and age 55 if disabled. Canned goods or non-perishable food items will continue to be collected before each…
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Walking group meets weekly at Duke Island Park
By: centraljersey.com BRIDGEWATER – A weekly walking group will meet every Wednesday at 9:30 a.m. at the Duke Island Visitor’s Center for a walk through Duke Island Park along a stretch of the Raritan River. Coffee, tea and treats will be provided. For information, call 908-722-1200, ext. 226. Duke Island Park is located off Old…
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Free tax preparation will be available
By: centraljersey.com Each year, millions of Americans are eligible for the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC), but don’t realize they qualify or don’t know how to claim it. They may be missing an opportunity to pay less federal income tax, pay no tax, or receive a refund. The EITC, a tax credit available to low-income…
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Medication assistance must be protected
Sy Larson, AARP New Jersey president, East Brunswick Pharmaceutical Assistance for the Aged and Disabled (PAAD) and Senior Gold help low-income older adults or those with disabilities pay for their prescription medications. A year ago, grappling with a terrible deficit, Gov. Chris Christie suggested cuts to these programs that would have increased the amount beneficiaries…
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