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Learn your risk of diabetes
Diane Jones, Scott Drive Diabetes is a growing epidemic. We need to find a cure for this. Every time I talk to a group of folks, someone tells me they have just been diagnosed with diabetes. Can you imagine if everyone in the state of New Jersey walked around with a disease called “the silent…
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Library events
Follow this column concerning special events being planned at Hillsborough Public Library, located in the municipal complex, South Branch Road and Beekman Lane, 369-2200. Library hours are 9:30 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday to Thursday, and 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday; 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturdays. The library will be closed Feb. 12.…
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Community calendar for March 18
Tell us about you. If your local nonprofit organization plans a special event and you would like to have the information published in The Manville News, send a note to Manville News Calendar, P.O. Box 350, Princeton, NJ 08542. All items should be typed and must be mailed, faxed (609-924-3842) or e-mailed to: [email protected] before…
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HILLSBOROUGH: On eve of 20 years as volunteer, Speciale looks back
By Audrey Levine, Staff Writer Fire company salutes long-time members He has always appreciated the feeling of brotherhood present among firefighters in individual companies, but, for Fire Company No. 2 member Nicholas Speciale, that was never more apparent to him than during his time as chief on Sept. 11, 2001. The members of the fire…
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MANVILLE: Borough flooded again
Two girls study the flooding on South Main Street, Sunday. Photos by Mary Ellen Zangara
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AROUND CRANBURY: New Jersey is not just ‘The Sopranos’
By Lorraine Sedor, Columnist You are invited to attend the Cranbury Historical & Preservation Society Spring Potluck Supper and program this evening, Friday, March 19, at 6:30 p.m. in the Fellowship Hall of the First Presbyterian Church of Cranbury. Please bring a place setting and a dish to share. Beverages will be provided. A silent…
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PRINCETON: School districts face heavy aid losses
By Kristine Snodgrass, Staff Writer Drastic cuts proposed this week in state aid to school districts would result in significant cuts to personnel and programs as well as higher tax bills for property owners next year, according to area superintendents. Gov. Chris Christie introduced a Draconian $28.9 billion budget for 2011 in an address to…
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JAMESBURG: Borough feels the squeeze
Tax appeals shrink tax base By Maria Prato-Gaines, Staff Writer JAMESBURG Property tax appeals have resulted in a loss of assessed value in the borough and are partly responsible for a proposed tax increase. The Borough Council introduced a $5.337 million budget March 10, estimating an increase of 2.4 cents per $100 of assessed…
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MANVILLE: Police blotter
A caller reported an abandoned 24-inch, red boy’s Huffy bike in the intersection of Roosevelt and South 13th Avenue on March 8. A manager at Adesa Auto Auction on North Main Street reported March 8 that a 2009 Mercedes Benz CLS parked on the auction lot had been hit and damaged by another vehicle sometime…
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