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Social media may sway corporate America
I n fall 2011, Bank of America proposed a $5 monthly debit card fee. As a recent college graduate with a rapidly dwindling bank account and no job prospects, I feared that the charge would become a damaging industry standard. I wasn’t alone. After an online petition against the fee gained traction, social media websites…
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GUEST COLUMN
Let’s serve veterans as well as they have served us DANIEL M. DELLINGER During the recent government shutdown many numbers were thrown around, but there is one number that stands out and it has nothing to do with the debate over the federal budget. More than one a day. That is how many members of…
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Newcomers win in Allentown
Two newcomers will join the Allentown Borough Council in January as Democrat Robert Schmitt Jr. and independent Madeline Gavin unseated Republican incumbents Jean Hunter and Audrey Mount on Nov. 5. According to unofficial results provided by the Monmouth County Clerk’s Office, Schmitt and Gavin received 428 and 385 votes, respectively. In a losing bid to…
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HILLSBOROUGH: Girls volleyball opens states with win
By Justin Feil, The Packet Group Taylor Donnellan was confident that the Hillsborough High School girls volleyball team would advance out of the state tournament opener. The senior outside hitter had seen the Raiders come through a difficult conference schedule while playing some of their best volleyball at the end of the year. It showed…
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MANVILLE: GOP easily sweeps to victory
Onderko, Asher lead 6-way field for Borough Council By Gene Robbins and Mary Ellen Day, Packet Media Group Republicans kept focused, narrowed their campaign issues and ignored end-of-campaign accusations, said Richard Onderko, the leading votegetter in Tuesday’s six-way race for Borough Council. As a result, Republicans regained a seat on the Borough Council to reknot…
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MCCC Launches American Honors Program
By Jim Gardner WEST WINDSOR –Mercer County Community College (MCCC) has announced the launch of the American Honors program, a rigorous national program that will enable high-achieving MCCC students to transfer to some of the top four-year universities in the country. Mercer is the first college in New Jersey to offer the American Honors program.…
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MANVILLE: Community calendar, issue of Nov. 7
Community events and meetings Sat., Nov. 9 School board: The Board of Education will meet in a closed-session “retreat” setting from noon to 3 p.m. in the ABIS media center to discuss its annual goals. No action is planned. Mon., Nov. 11 Casino trip: A trip to Atlantic City Resorts raises money to benefit the…
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HILLSBOROUGH: Elizabeth Ann Biglin weds Nicholas Bottenus
Wedding announcement Elizabeth Ann Biglin, daughter of Paul and Suzanne Smith of Hillsborough, and Nicholas Brian Bottenus, son of Ralph and Robyn Bottenus, also of Hillsborough, were married on Aug. 17, 2013. The ceremony was held at David’s Country Inn in Hackettstown, with Rev. Harrison Skeele of Crossroads Community Church, Hillsborough, officiating. The high school…
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