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Summit Schools Boosters Association Holds 26th Annual Summit High School Senior Athletes’ Banquet
May 22, 2012SUMMIT, NJ – Students, parents, coaches, administrators and members of the Board of Education crowded the ballroom of the Grand ...
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Millburn Avenue Stores Flying the Flag for Memorial Day
May 22, 2012SHORT HILLS, NJ – If you notice you’re feeling a little more patriotic than usual when you’re driving down Millburn ...
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Madison School Custodians’ Jobs Saved; Outsourcing Services Withdrawn
May 22, 2012MADISON, NJ – The Madison High School Media Center was once again filled with parents, students and teachers for the Tuesday, Ma...
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Millburn High School AP Art Students Prepare for Annual Art Show
May 22, 2012MILLBURN, NJ - The students in the Advanced Studio Arts program at Millburn High School are actively preparing for their annual art ex...
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Temple Shalom Student Helps Improve the Earth
May 22, 2012FANWOOD/SCOTCH PLAINS, NJ – When Madolyn Ilana Robins, a religious school student at Temple Sholom of Fanwood/Scotch Plains and ...
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TRINITY AND SUMMIT'S MEGAN LEONHARD CAPTURE DIV. 3 LACROSSE CROWN
May 22, 2012Trinity College of Connecticut won the NCAA Division 3 Women's ...
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Summit Boys' Lacrosse Team Rock Solid Against Johnson; Rolls 14-1 in Second Round of Group 1 Sectionals
May 22, 2012SUMMIT, NJ – The Summit Hilltoppers have long put that crushing 10-7 loss to Ridgewood last week behind them. After losing in th...
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Atlantic Ambulance, MONOC Reach Agreement on Emergency Dispatch Transition
May 22, 2012SUMMIT, NJ - Atlantic Ambulance Corp. and MONOC today announced an agreement to transition all of Atlantic Ambulance’s CenCom em...
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Allen W. Roberts Students Help to Support the Bridges Program of Summit
May 22, 2012NEW PROVIDENCE, NJ - On Friday, May 18, students of AWR school spent time with their buddy classes to decorate and fill breakfast bags...
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Madison Gas Station Robbed at Gunpoint
May 22, 2012MADISON, NJ - Police are seeking a suspect who robbed the Madison Shell station around 2:30 this morning. According to repor...
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Committee Assignments Unchanged in South Orange Reorganization
May 21, 2012SOUTH ORANGE, NJ – Village Trustee Howard Levison voted against his reappointment as the head of the Finance and Information Tec...
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South Orange to Fight Legal Fees in Massive Pollution Lawsuit
May 21, 2012SOUTH ORANGE, NJ – The village’s representative on the board that controls the wastewater treatment plant plans to object ...
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Richard Pompelio of the New Jersey Crime Victims’ Law Center, and Columnist With The Alternative Press, Reads Victim Impact Statement For ‘M.B.’ in Tyler Clementi Case: Judge Sentences Dharun Ravi To 30 Days Jail Time
May 21, 2012NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ – Reactions were mixed today at the sentencing of Dharun Ravi, the former Rutgers student who video...
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Scotch Plains Mayor's Resignation Now Official
May 21, 2012SCOTCH PLAINS, NJ – When Scotch Plains Mayor Nancy Malool closed the door on her office for the last time on Friday, she did so ...
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Pioneers' Magical Ride Comes to an End in UCT Final
May 21, 2012There was no shoe this time for Cinderella as New Providence Softball saw their upset streak halted by top seeded Governor Livingston ...
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AG and Muslim Leaders to Meet Thursday on NYPD Surveillance
May 21, 2012The Attorney General plans to meet with New Jersey Muslim leaders on Thursday to discuss the New York Police Department con...
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Westfield Symphony Orchestra's Tour of Notable Homes Set for June 2
May 21, 2012WESTFIELD, NJ - Four Westfield homes, the home of Summit Mayor Ellen Dickson, and luncheon in the historic Beacon Hill Club in Summit ...
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Officials' Financial Disclosure Forms Will Be Available Electronically
May 21, 2012For the first time, New Jersey's local elected and appointed officials financial disclosure forms will be available electronically...
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DOT $ For Repaving Five Paterson Streets
May 21, 2012PATERSON, NJ – Five city streets will be repaved using a $489,000 grant from the New Jersey Department of Transportat...
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Summit Police Department Welcomes Community at Open House
May 21, 2012SUMMIT, NJ – Officer Sean O’Leary was explaining some of the functions of the police department. When he finished, he aske...
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Run for Rachel a Huge Success
May 21, 2012LIVINGSTON, NJ - On Sunday morning, the Memorial Oval in Livingston was bustling with nearly 1,000 men, women and children from across...
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New Providence Police Department Receives Citizen of the Year Award
May 21, 2012NEW PROVIDENCE, NJ - Community Access Unlimited (CAU), a human services agency that supports people with special needs, has presented ...
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Westfield Blue Devils Start Playoffs Strong, Win Over West Orange
May 20, 2012WESTFIELD, NJ - It is apparent where the Westfield and West Orange boys lacrosse programs are at this point right from the start. ...
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Livingston Softball Brings Home ECT Title
May 20, 2012WEST ORANGE, NJ - Jess Peslak remembers a couple years ago when she pitched in the Essex County Tournament semi-finals. In that ga...
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Sussex County Residents ‘Fight Back’ Against Cancer At Sussex County Relay For Life
May 20, 2012NEWTON, NJ – Hundreds of Sussex County residents participated on Saturday in the Relay For Life of Greater Sussex Cou...