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REGIONAL: Grants available for arts groups
Burlington County nonprofit arts organizations must file a “notice of intent to apply” for 2014 grant funding by 4 p.m. on Sept. 11. Aimed at making the arts an affordable and integral part of the community, the competitive matching grants are offered by Burlington County in partnership with the New Jersey State Council on the…
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HILLSBOROUGH: Girl Scout Troop 60365 earns Bronze Award
It’s highest level of achievement for a Junior troop Hillsborough Girl Scout Troop 60365 recently earned the Bronze Award, the highest honor for the junior level of Girl Scouts. As a community service project, the troop of Woodfern and Auten Road 4th and 5th graders made pillowcases for a local chapter of a non-profit called…
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MANVILLE: Community calendar, issue of Aug. 15
Upcoming events around the borough Fri., Aug. 16 Movie night: Showing at Memorial Pool will be “Despicable Me” at 8:30 p.m. The pools will stay open until 8:15. Bring blankets or chairs. Free hot dogs, Sno-cones and popcorn. For information, call Manville Recreation at 908-725-9478, ext. 126. Sat., Aug. 17 Community picnic: VFW Post 2290…
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HILLSBOROUGH: 100 tires pulled from Raritan River
Scouts, park system, others combine to do volunteer cleanup Somerset County Park Commission rangers, Boy Scouts, environmental groups and high school honor society students cleaned a 10-mile stretch of the Raritan River from Neshanic Station to Raritan Borough on July 27. The group, which pulled 101 tires from the river, will be back Sunday, Aug.…
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HILLSBOROUGH: Heartbreak strikes again for teen
Stephen Wurst, right, and Mike Newman pose at a Somerset Patriots game at which a raffle benefited Stephen’s Laurie’s Legacy charity.
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LAWRENCE: Map changes could require flood insurance
In the wake of preliminary changes to the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s flood hazard maps, Lawrence Township officials are going to mail letters to about 1,000 property owners to inform them of By Lea Kahn, Staff Writer In the wake of preliminary changes to the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s flood hazard maps, Lawrence Township officials…
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FLORENCE: Labor Day Fest has family fun
The Fountain of Life Center will host family festivities Labor Day weekend. The festival will feature a 5K race, car show, craft fair, pig roast, flea market and international food festival. The Fountain of Life Center is located at 2035 Columbus Road in Florence Township. The events kick-off with the Warrior 5K Race on…
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HILLSBOROUGH: Remembering war’s sacrifices
In back row, from left, are Lenny Jackson, James Lindsay, Joe Kordzikowski and Lamar Mackson. In front, from left, are Ted Dima, Tony Delrocco, Jim Kopley, Edwine Mendoza, Ken Meaney and Benjamin Szymanski.
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MANVILLE: She takes councilman to task on quote
She says Komoroski was quoted as not favoring more buyouts To the editor: To all of my fellow flood victims in Manville: This is a partial direct quote from Councilman Ed Komorowski as reported in the Courier-News dated Aug. 9. He doesn’t want to see any more flood buyouts in Manville! Please remember this the…
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