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Upper Freehold bus stops get changes
After ride, district officials alter cluster stops that earned complaints By: Joanne Degnan – Staff Writer ALLENTOWN – Parents from two Upper Freehold neighborhoods who joined together to fight bus stops they characterized as unsafe were relieved to be told at last week’s school board meeting that their children would not be standing out on…
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MANVILLE: Stadium opening events planned
By John Patten, Managing Editor School officials are pulling out all the stops to celebrate the rededication of Ned Panfile Stadium, after installation of a $1 million artificial turf field and other improvements. The opening will be held Sept. 10, in conjunction with the first home game for the Manville High School Mustangs football team.…
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Palmer Square Kiosk a busy beacon
Business By: John Saccenti – The Packet Group Preeya Dsouza knows most of her customers by name, a happy circumstance of working at the same downtown Princeton business for eight years. "It increases efficiency. You can multi-task better. Otherwise, you are lost," said Ms. Dsouza, who manages The Kiosk in Palmer Square. Since it opened…
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Community calendar
Farmers market By: centraljersey.com Bordentown City holds its Farmers Market with an expanded line-up of locally grown and organic produce as well as exciting activities. The Farmers Market will run every Wednesday this summer from 4 p.m. until dusk at the city parking lot located at Farnsworth and Railroad avenues. Safety check Chesterfield Township police…
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Dogs vs. ram investigated
By: John Saccenti – Staff Writer PRINCETON – Police and the Princeton Animal Control Officer are looking for two dogs that were seen attacking a Katahdin Ram at a Cherry Hill residence last week. The ram was one of about 12 sheep the Cherry Hill resident keeps as pets. At about 5:30 p.m. Aug. 12,…
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Capitol news and comment
By: centraljersey.com The following items are taken from reports issued by legislators representing Central Jersey communities and other items of political concern. Pollution penalties Sen. Sean Kean, R-Monmouth, last week urged the Legislature to immediately pass his bill doubling the penalties for those who pollute New Jersey’s beaches. Syringes and other medical waste recently washed…
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Health matters
Da Vinci prostatectomy: a minimally invasive option By: John A. Watson, M.D. – Princeton HealthCare System In prostate cancer surgery, millimeters matter. Located just beneath the bladder, the prostate is attached to numerous nerve fibers and blood vessels that play an important role in urinary continence and sexual function. To spare these nerves and vessels…
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MHS grad Popescu earns crew gold
Helps U.S. win junior world title By: Justin Feil – Assistant Sports Editor Paul Popescu was happy just to make the United States Junior National rowing team. Winning the Junior World Championship gold last Sunday in Racice, Czech Republic, was a giant bonus for the Montgomery High School graduate. "We had good speed in practice,"…
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U.S. ego, economics are issues with wars
By: Natalia Knochowski – Staff Writer MONROE TOWNSHIP – There are two problems with the United States’ military involvement in Iraq and Afghanistan – its own economic crisis and its egotistical view of being an "imperial empire." That’s according to John Grant, former president of the Philadelphia Chapter of Veterans for Peace, who spoke Wednesday…
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