Tag: Jamesburg
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Business Brief
U-Haul Company of New Jersey, Inc. has announced that Blue Star Cars has signed on as a U-Haul neighborhood dealer. Owner Naif Tiryaki of Blue Star Cars, 56 Lincoln Ave., Jamesburg, will offer U-Haul trucks and support rental items. Hours of operation for U-Haul rentals are 9 a.m.-6 p.m. Monday-Saturday. After-hours drop-off is available for…
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On Campus
Kay Deans of Jamesburg has been named to the dean’s list at Belmont University, Nashville, Tennessee, for the Fall 2016 semester. Eligibility is based on a minimum course load of 12 hours and a quality GPA of 3.5 with no grade below a C. Kathleen Hoffman of East Brunswick has been named to the dean’s…
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Needlepoint to be topic at library workshop
Francine Kaplan of The Stitchery, 14 W. Railroad Ave., Jamesburg, will offer a program beginning at 7 p.m. Jan. 12, 2017, at the Jamesburg Public Library, 229 Gatzmer Ave. The session will feature a PowerPoint presentation on the history and use of needlepoint. Examples will be displayed. Light refreshments will be served. The Friends of…
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Mendokers reopens just in time for the holidays
BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer JAMESBURG – Less than two months after a famed local bakery announced its closure, Mendokers Quality Bakery has reopened just in time for the holiday rush. After more than eight decades in business, Mendokers announced its immediate closure on Oct. 23 via a Facebook message. “It is with [a] heavy…
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Jamesburg American Legion has history of town activism
By VASHTI HARRIS Staff Writer JAMESBURG — An established pillar of the community and active support system for local veterans, Jamesburg’s American Legion Star Post 127 has been an established charter for more than 80 years. Currently, the Legion post has 55 active members whose mission is to provide support to all local veterans who have…
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Resident charged with growing marijuana, mushrooms out of home
JAMESBURG — After several weeks of investigation, police discovered a borough residence that was reportedly being used to cultivate marijuana and Psilocybin mushrooms. Members of the Jamesburg Police Department (JPD), led by Detective Patrick Smith, executed a Superior Court-approved narcotic search warrant at 27 Ridgeview Road on Nov. 8, according to a statement provided by…
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Jamesburg seeks to fill vacant seat on school board
By VASHTI HARRIS Staff Writer JAMESBURG — Jamesburg’s Board of Education currently has one vacant seat on a nine-seat board. On election night, Nov. 8, residents approved the borough’s ballot proposal to reduce the board from nine members to seven. Currently, the board has eight members and one vacant seat, according to Jamesburg’s website. Therefore, in…
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Superintendent believes downsizing school board is the ‘best decision’
By VASHTI HARRIS Staff Writer JAMESBURG- Jamesburg voters believe that less is more, having approved the borough proposal to reduce the size of the Board of Education from nine members to seven. On Election Day on Nov. 8, in five districts throughout the state, voters acted on questions related to school board composition and apportionment of regional district…
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Perrineville Road to be paved through next week
MONROE – Route 625, otherwise known as Perrineville Road, will be milled and paved between Forsgate Drive and Fir Drive near Thompson Park’s south entrance from 7 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. from Nov. 10-18. Police are urging residents to plan an alternate route as delays are expected.