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Heroin crisis spurs antidote action
By GREG KENNELTY Staff Writer Alisa Martinez, a patrol officer in Ocean Township, holds up a spray dispenser for Narcan, which police in central New Jersey have begun using to reverse drug overdoses. Within 48 hours of Ocean Township receiving the heroin antidote Narcan, its police force saved the life of a 40-year-old woman who…
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ARE WE THERE YET
Being the youngest one is no picnic Lori Clinch When the boys were toddlers, they were always with me. I packed them on trips to the grocery store, took them erranding and brought them on lunch dates with friends. Yet the second — and I do mean the very second — my children were able…
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STATE WE’RE IN: Act now for clean air, water, health and life
By Michele Byers “Right now, we are on track to become the first state in the union to run out of open space. I love New Jersey being first in a lot of things, but that’s not where we want to be.” That was former Gov. Christine Todd Whitman speaking at a New Jersey Conservation…
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COLUMBUS CORNER: JUNE 26
The Township Committee will meet at 7:30 p.m. July 9 in the Mansfield Township municipal office building. The Recreation Committee will meet at 8 p.m. June 17 in the Mansfield Township municipal office building. The Mansfield Township offices are at 3135 Route 206 South, Columbus. Office hours are 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through…
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LAWRENCE: Community calendar
Thurs., June 26 Fiction Writing Workshop from 2 to 4 p.m. at the Lawrence Branch of the Mercer County Library System, 2751 Brunswick Pike, Lawrence. Join librarian Donna Wolfe to discuss this month’s topic: creating a character’s voice. The monthly meeting of this fiction writing group is an encouraging and supportive environment in which to…
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HOPEWELL VALLEY: Class of 2014: Seniors look back and to the future
School officials, a salutatorian and a student who has overcome the obstacles of Asperger syndrome spoke to Hopewell Valley Central High School’s graduating Class of 2014 — 299 of them — under sunny skies Friday (June 20) evening. Andrew Heath Niederer, who won a speechwriting contest among other seniors to earn the privilege of speaking…
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HILLSBOROUGH: Graduation moves off campus
Tassels make for lifetime keepsakes. (Photo courtesy of Kia Bergman)
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MANSFIELD: Town unites for annual parade and field day
By Amy Batista, Special Writer Residents lined Main Street to watch the annual parade, sponsored and organized by the Special Events Committee. The 76th annual parade and field day was held on June 14 in the village of Columbus. The theme was “The Circus.” Approximately 30 organizations participated in the parade, which was led…
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SPRINGFIELD HAPPENINGS: JUNE 26
The Springfield Township Council meets the first Thursday of the month at 7:30 p.m. for a work session and the second Wednesday of the month at 7:30 p.m. for a regular meeting. The Planning board meets the first Tuesday of the month at 7:30 p.m. for a work session and the third Tuesday of the…
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