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HILLSBOROUGH: Mutual appreciation
Members of the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 8370 stand at attention during a 21-gun salute opening the township’s first Veterans Day celebration. Staff photo by Audrey Levine
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PRINCETON: Pelosi visits UMC, touts health reform bill
By Fred Tuccillo, The Packet Group House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and U.S. Rep. Rush Holt, in a Saturday press conference at University Medical Center at Princeton, urged support for the health care reform bill passed by the House of Representatives’ Democratic majority. Acknowledging that the bill still faces a difficult path in the U.S. Senate and, ultimately, a conference committee, both Ms. Pelosi and Rep. Holt,…
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HEALTH MATTERS: Depression in older adults can be treated effectively
By Joelle Hofbauer, LCSW Special to The Packet People face a multitude of personal and health-related issues as they age — from losing a spouse to suffering a stroke — which sometimes result in depression, anxiety and other mood disorders. Not to be confused with temporary feelings of sadness that we all experience…
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MANVILLE: Police blotter
Elena Ramos, 28, of Huff Avenue, was charged with possession of fraudulent documents and driving without a license after she was pulled over on Finderne Avenue for failing to observe a traffic signal at 8:07 a.m. Nov. 9. Ms. Ramos was taken into custody after she was found to be in possession of a fraudulent…
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MONTGOMERY: Cell tower plan still roils Montgomery
By Kristine Snodgrass, Staff Writer MONTGOMERY — Hundreds of residents have joined the fight against a proposed cell phone tower in Belle Mead that they say will change the character of the neighborhood. Omnipoint Communications Inc. of Parsippany, N.J., has applied for the township’s approval to construct a 120-foot cell phone tower on a property…
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ROBBINSVILLE: Going out on a limb for local cancer patient
Tree farm to be run again for Scibilia after medical ‘miracle’ By Geoffrey Wertime, The Packet Group ROBBINSVILLE Christmastime last year seemed to bring a stroke of luck to Kevin Scibilia and his family when doctors said they had found a stem cell donor to aid him in his fight against cancer. But just…
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SOUTH BRUNSWICK: Annual interfaith service to focus on understanding
By Davy James, Staff Writer Promoting a message of listening to each other to find a common understanding, the South Brunswick Area Clergy Association will be sponsoring its annual interfaith Thanksgiving service Nov. 22 at Six Mile Reformed Church. The service will focus on thanking God for common blessings and remembering to respect each other.…
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HILLSBOROUGH: Six people charged in connection to area robberies
By Audrey Levine, Staff Writer A Manville resident has been charged with second degree robbery in connection with the attempted robbery of a Sunoco gas station attendant in Bound Brook at 7:27 p.m. Nov. 6. Franklin Allen, 30, of South 13th Avenue, has been charged in the incident during which he allegedly accompanied Noel Brown…
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