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MANVILLE: Shop owner abandons plans for Main Street paint store
By Audrey Levine, Staff Writer A store on South Main Street now stands empty as Wallpapering By Design, formerly Manville Hardware, recently closed up shop and moved to Somerset. According to owner Ron Kaplowitz, he wanted his store to be part of the Benjamin Moore paints franchise, but was not allowed to while he was…
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WEST WINDSOR: Redevelopment implementation meetings begin
By Kristine Snodgrass, Staff Writer WEST WINDSOR — The township administration is moving forward with the complicated task of bringing to fruition the redevelopment plan for the train station area. The mayor and council held a work session Monday evening to discuss the next steps of implementing the plan, which was adopted by council in…
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DARE picnic a success
George C. Meyer, Chief of Police On behalf of the Hopewell Township Police Department, I would like to extend my sincere thanks to the many businesses, and volunteers that made the annual Hopewell Township Police Department DARE picnic a great success. Over 350 DARE students and their families attended this picnic, which has become…
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HILLSBOROUGH: HHS student organizes March of Dimes walk
By Eileen Oldfield, Staff Writer Holding a fundraising “Wonder Walk” for the March of the Dimes at a district elementary school was something Hillsborough High School junior Kim Ryan wanted to do for a year and a half, she said. Today (Thursday), her efforts become a reality in Hillsborough Elementary School, where the school’s students…
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AROUND CRANBURY: Eagle project to benefit Cody Foundation
By Lorraine Sedor, Columnist Eagle Scout Candidate, Greg Carroll will be holding a car wash on Saturday, June 13, from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. at the Firehouse on Main Street to support his Eagle Scout project. Greg’s project is reinstating the Cranbury 5K for the town of Cranbury in honor of his classmate, Helene…
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CRANBURY RETROSPECTIVE
10 Years Ago – 1999 • The First Presbyterian Church deacons served 420 pints of strawberries, 24 gallons of ice cream and a good time for all at the church’s annual Strawberry Festival. A tradition dating back to the late 1940’s, the event resembles the “old-fashioned ice cream social” said Deacon Susan Burkart. Each year,…
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HILLSBOROUGH: Morristown firm gets revaluation contract
By Audrey Levine, Staff Writer Although initially fearing costs of more than $1 million, the Township Committee unanimously approved a contract Tuesday with Appraisal Systems, of Morristown, to perform the county-mandated revaluation for $800,200. ”Through the use of sound business practices, we have forced a lowering of the anticipated high cost of revaluation services,” Committeeman…
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Red Cross to Host Summer Blood Drives
By Amy Sutton SOMERVILLE, NJ, June 3, 2009 – The Greater Somerset County Chapter of the American Red Cross is sponsoring two blood drives this month, encouraging all who are eligible to donate blood. Donors must be in good general health and weigh 110 pounds or more. Recently, the state of New Jersey reduced the…
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