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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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LAWRENCE: Mazel tov: A bar mitzvah … 75 years late
By Lea Kahn, Staff Writer Sol Nudelman became a bar mitzvah — a man, in Jewish religious terms — Saturday morning. Only, it was about 75 years after he should have gone through that rite of passage as a typical 13-year-old boy. That’s because Mr. Nudelman was too busy surviving to think much about a…
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MANVILLE: Cash, briefcase reported taken
Police blotter, June 9-15 A Brooks Boulevard man reported at 11:46 a.m. June 16 that $354 was missing and gave police the name of a person he believed took it. — Someone took $96 in cash and change and briefcase valued at $20 from an unlocked car on 6th Avenue, police were told at 12:32…
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CALENDAR: JUNE 27
Wednesdays Free Acoustic Open Mic Night and Poetry at Star Subs and Café in the Buckley Plaza 621 Route 130, Hamilton, will be hosted Wednesdays at 7 p.m. by American Idol contestant Bri Lobue. Audience and musicians are welcome. 609-333- 1230. Mondays Free Memoir Writing Classes. All welcome. Every Monday 1:30 –4 p.m., Main floor…
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LAWRENCE: ‘Happy’ Class of 2014 becomes history
By Lea Kahn, Staff Writer "Happy" was the word of the day, as 300-plus Lawrence High School seniors gathered together for the last time at the Sun National Bank Center June 18 — just hours away from attaining alumni status as the Lawrence High School Class of 2014. Lawrence High School Principal Jonathan Dauber was…
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CHESTERFIELD: Former Chesterfield mayor indicted
A former mayor, longtime committeeman, and Planning Board member has been indicted on official misconduct charges, according to Acting Attorney General John J. Hoffman. Lawrence Durr, 64, of Chesterfield, allegedly entered into an undisclosed deal to sell transferable development rights (TDRs) on a 104-acre farm to a developer, and used his official positions to…
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ALLENTOWN: New book examines borough’s family ties
By Jennifer Kohlhepp, Managing Editor A new book presents an in-depth history of some of the major families of Allentown. For the author, Pauline Rogers Friedrich Eaton, Allentown is the junction place of her family lines that came together with the marriage of her parents, a Methodist minister and a teacher, who grew up…
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HOPEWELL TOWNSHIP: Health officer retiring after 34 years
By John Tredrea, Special Writer Hopewell Township health officer Gary Guarino, who has worked for the township for more than 34 years, has submitted his resignation, effective July 1. The Township Committee formally accepted Mr. Guarino’s resignation Monday night. A written resolution passed by the committee states that Mr. Guarino "has served Hopewell Township honorably…
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Please join us on June 29 for Independence Day prelude
Ken Baker, president, Hopewell Valley Veterans Association Mike Chipowsky, chairman, Hopewell Township Recreation Advisory Committee We hope that everyone in the Hopewell Valley can join us on June 29 as the Hopewell Valley Veterans Association and the Hopewell Township Recreation Department present, "An Evening Under the Stars." The evening starts at 6 p.m. with a…
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