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LAWRENCE: HomeFront striving to outfit children for school
By Lea Kahn, Staff Writer James Hyatt vividly remembers the first day of school. All of the students were given brown paper book covers for their textbooks, which looked nice for the first few days of school, Mr. Hyatt said with a laugh. While children do not use brown paper book covers anymore, the thrill…
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HILLSBOROUGH: Postman plans to run ‘100 Laps of Healing’
When he first began running last year, he listened to music, says Bill Mather, a Hillsborough postman who plans a 105-lap marathon on Aug. 17. Now he finds it better run with his thoughts and relax and try to solve problems, he said.
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FLORENCE: Classic cars roll into Roebling
By Amy Batista, Special Writer Stormy weather did not stop a large crowd of spectators from attending the fifth annual Roebling Museum Car Show. The Roebling Museum and the Bordentown Yacht Club teamed up to sponsor the show on July 26. ”Every time I go to car show I always hear about how fun…
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STOCKTON: Water system work eyed
By John Tredrea, Special Writer Improvements to Stockton Borough’s public water system aim to enable the borough to identify contaminants in the water and take steps to remediate them. The work is intended to be funded by a bond ordinance introduced by the Borough Council at its July 16 meeting, Borough Clerk Michele Hovan said.…
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HOPEWELL TOWNSHIP: Thousands flock to Howell for 4-H Fair
By Charley Falkenburg, Special Writer A drenched Pat Stanton sat in a dunk tank, waiting for another good arm to send her plunging back into the water for a sixth time. "It’s getting pretty dry up here," she called out to passers-by. The dunk tank belonged to her son’s Infinity Robotics Club and taking pity…
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LAWRENCE: Mrs. G breaks ground on its new home
By Lea Kahn, Staff Writer With a gentle push on the shovel Tuesday afternoon, Debbie Schaeffer and Darren Braunstein broke ground for the renovation to the Worldwide Wholesale Floor Coverings building to accommodate Mrs. G TV and Appliances. Mrs. G TV & Appliance moved into temporary quarters in another part of the Worldwide Wholesale Floor…
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MANVILLE: Success of parish festival due primarily to volunteers
Bishop Paul Bootkoski of the Diocese of Metuchen enjoyed pizza fritz at the Sacred Heart Carnival last week. (Photo by Mary Ellen Day)
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HILLSBOROUGH: 6th music festival rocks stage Saturday afternoon
The 6th annual music festival will rock with a wide range of genre from 2-10 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 9, at the Hillsborough Promenade, 315 Route 206. The festival will feature local bands, dancers, rappers, singers and fine artists playing 20- to 30-minute sets, as well as crafters and food. The festival was created in 2008…
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