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FLORENCE: Cheerleaders win first, second in competition
By Amy Batista, Special Writer FLORENCE — The Florence Township Football Association cheer program girls entered competitions for the first time and won first and second place. ”This year was their first year entering such competitions since leaving the Pop Warner League,” Gina Dunphy, cheerleading coordinator and secretary of the Florence Township Football Association, said…
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SOUTH BRUNSWICK: Girl Scout cookie time again
Local scouts pick up opening shipments By Amy Batista, Special Writer DAYTON — It’s that time of year again. Girl Scout cookies once again are on sale. Girl Scout cookie sellers from all around the area lined up their cars at the Sunny Delight warehouse on Corn Road on Friday and Saturday to pick up…
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DAYTON: Girl Scout cookie sales kick off today
Girl Scout volunteers and staff kick off Girl Scout cookie season at the Sunny Delight Warehouse in Dayton on Friday with initial cookie pickup.
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SPORTS: Bordentown boy among winning Team Comcast
By Amy Batista, Special Writer PITTSBURGH — Team Comcast, which includes Donovan McClellan, of Bordentown, won the Bantam Major division in the second annual National Hockey League Youth Cup Tournament in December. ”Our team won the championship at this age level last year, also,” said coach Pat Ferrill of Team Comcast and Comcast-Spectacor vice president…
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POLICE BLOTTER: Jan. 15, 2015
Robbinsville Gary Zangara Jr., 25, of East Brunswick, was charged with various drug offenses at 12:34 a.m. Jan. 7 after he was pulled over on Route 130 for a broken lamp, police said. He was charged with possession of marijuana, possession of drug paraphernalia, maintenance of lamps and possession of a controlled dangerous substance in…
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CRANBURY: Mulligan named deputy mayor
By Nicole M. Wells, Special Writer CRANBURY – They weren’t taking no for an answer. By a unanimous vote, the Township Committee selected lone Republican Committeeman Dan Mulligan as this year’s deputy mayor at its meeting Monday night. After Mayor Jay Taylor determined the committee was in agreement about appointing a member to the position,…
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WEST WINDSOR: Site work on new mosque halfway complete
By Jennifer Kohlhepp, Staff Writer WEST WINDSOR — After almost two decades of holding prayer and gatherings in various meeting places throughout the area, the Institute of Islamic Studies is building a new mosque. The institute, which started in 1996, currently has a congregation of approximately 400 people and meets in Building 2 at 379…
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SOUTH BRUNSWICK: Foundation names award recipient
Submitted photo. “The KISS,” Sherrie Wells holds her son Brady. Following Brady’s death at 23 months, the Hugs for Brady Foundation was started with the goal of ending pediatric cancer—-for good.
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MONROE: Author presents a Jewish survivor’s story
Maxine Bogle photo. Author Charlotte Bonelli sits at a table with her book about how one family survived the Holocaust.
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