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Songwriting Workshop for Teens, July 17th
August 24, 2010A songwriting workshop for Teens will be held at the Madison Public Library's Chase Room on Friday, July 17th from 1:00 to 3:00 p.m. Regi...
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Essex County Executive DiVincenzo Dedicates Memorial to Cultural Arts and Civil Rights Pioneer
August 24, 2010Essex County Executive Joseph N. DiVincenzo, Jr. dedicated a memorial to the late Mrs. Lena Donaldson Griffith in the park plaza next to ...
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Governor Names Shawn Sheekey Acting MVC Administrator
August 24, 2010Governor Jon S. Corzine on Thursday named Shawn Sheekey Acting Administrator of the New Jersey Motor Vehicles Commission (MVC), replacing...
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Governor Corzine Files Motion to Join Sports Betting Lawsuit
August 24, 2010Governor Jon S. Corzine on Thursday submitted a motion to intervene in support of a lawsuit filed by Senator Ray Lesniak in Mar...
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Stanley Congregational Church Accepted into the GreenFaith Certification Program 'Green' Certification Program for Religious Institutions
August 24, 2010Stanley Congregational Church, United Church of Christ, was recently accepted into the GreenFaith Certification Program, the nation's fi...
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House of Representatives Approves $1M Grant for Summit to Build State-of-the-Art Dispatch and Emergency Management Operations Center
August 24, 2010SUMMIT, NJ - Congressman Leonard Lance (R-7) announced on Tuesday, June 30th, that the House of Representatives approved a $1 million&nb...
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Atlantic City: Much More Than Just Casinos
August 24, 2010ATLANTIC CITY, NJ - For a long time, Atlantic City (AC) was THE resort city destination and the inspiration for the Monopoly board ...
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Freeholders Honor 11 Morris County Veterans
August 24, 2010The Morris County Freeholders on July 8 presented Morris County Distinguished Military Service Medals to 11 veterans in recognition of th...
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Plastic Surgery Center at Summit Medical Group Offers LATISSE™ -- First and Only Treatment Approved by the FDA for Hypotrichosis of Eyelashes
August 24, 2010Peter Hyans, MD and Reza Momeni, MD, board-certified plastic surgeons with the Plastic Surgery Center at Summit Medical Group recently an...
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Clara Maass Wound Center Adds Fourth Hyperbaric Chamber
August 24, 2010The Wound Center at Clara Maass Medical Center now offers four hyperbaric chambers to patients undergoing hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT...
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The Blood Center of New Jersey to Hold Blood Drive at Berkeley Heights Public Library, July 7th
August 24, 2010The Blood Center of New Jersey is holding a blood drive at Berkeley Heights Public Library on Tuesday, July 7th. The Bloodmobile will be ...
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Millburn and Short Hills Residents Seek to Make Changes to Their Properties
August 24, 2010MILLBURN, NJ - Four applications from Millburn and Short Hills residents wishing to make changes and additions to their property wer...
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Berkeley Heights Planning Board Approves Erection of Two Canopy Structures at Berkeley Car Wash
August 24, 2010BERKELEY HEIGHTS, NJ - The owner of The Berkeley Car Wash on Springfield Avenue in Berkeley Heights received the Planning Board's a...
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Essex County Executive Announces Second Phase of Demolition of Old Essex County Hospital Center Buildings
August 24, 2010Essex County Executive Joseph N. DiVincenzo, Jr. announced on Wednesday, July 1st plans to remove two more buildings that are part of the...
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Artists Create Mosaic Nature Mural at Entrance to Trailside
August 24, 2010Consider it a modern day totem pole. What was once a boring, gray, concrete column is now a mural of mosaic panels featuring butterflies...
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Celebrate Our Nation's Birthday Safe and Sober, Says AAA
August 24, 2010AAA New Jersey urges motorists to celebrate responsibly by not drinking and driving this Fourth of July weekend. According to the Natio...
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Union County's Mobile Document-Shredding Program Will Visit Rahway, July 22
August 24, 2010The Union County Board of Chosen Freeholders announces that its next mobile paper-shredding program for personal documents will be availa...
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Back By Popular Demand! FREE Movies Under the Stars Returns to Essex County Branch Brook Park
August 24, 2010Last year's series of family-friendly movies regularly brought over 500 people into the park to enjoy a variety of free family-friendly a...
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House Approves $500,000 for Union County Emergency Operations Center
August 24, 2010Rep. Leonard Lance (NJ-07) announced Tuesday that the House of Representatives passed legislation last week that includes Lance's reques...
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Governor Announces More Express Lane Applications in the Mail
August 24, 2010Another 62,000 households in New Jersey will be receiving the NJ FamilyCare Express Lane applications they requested on their state tax f...
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Area League of Women Voters Honors Students with Citizen Awards
August 24, 2010The League of Women Voters of Berkeley Heights, New Providence and Summit recently honored three outstanding rising seniors from local hi...
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AP Students Visit Lawton C. Johnson Middle School
August 24, 2010Lawton C. Johnson Summit Middle School sixth graders received some expert teaching in their science classes from Summit High School AP st...
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Summit Administrator Selected for Argentine Principal Exchange Program
August 24, 2010Dr. Sheila Cole, principal of Summit's Franklin School, has been selected to participate in the 2009-2010 Argentina Principal Exchange Pr...
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BPU Approves More than $225 Million in Utility Energy Efficiency Proposals to Create Jobs and Spur State's Economy
August 24, 2010The New Jersey Board of Public Utilities (BPU) on Wednesday approved energy efficiency investment proposals for three of the st...
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Saturday Night Barn Dance at Watchung Stable Includes BBQ Dinner & Hay Ride, July 25
August 24, 2010The Union County Board of Chosen Freeholders and Trailside Nature and Science Center are pleased to offer an outdoor barn dance and barbe...