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Ribbon Cutting at Reeves-Reed Arboretum Celebrates Completion of Gateway Project
May 21, 2013SUMMIT, NJ – The blossoming trees and blooming plants aren’t the only things new for spring at Reeves-Reed Arboretum. The ...
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Summit Planning Board Unanimously Approves Amendments to Merck General Development Plan--Another Step in Bringing Global Headquarters to City
May 21, 2013SUMMIT, NJ - Representatives of phamaceutical giant Merck & Co. Inc. appeared before the Summit Planning Board on Monday to presen...
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Four-Run Seventh Leads Summit Baseball Past Nutley
May 20, 2013SUMMIT, NJ - The Summit Hilltoppers varsity baseball teams trailed Nutley 4-1 in the bottom of the seventh inning on Monday. With ...
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Summit Squad Bike Team Assists MS Bike Tour
May 20, 2013For the 15th consecutive year, the Summit Volunteer First Aid Squad provided Emergency Medical Services to the annual ...
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Preservationists Oppose Demolition of 1889 Structure to Make Way for Oratory Facility
May 19, 2013SUMMIT, NJ--The Summit Board of Adjustment is awaiting revised plans from Oratory Preparatory School on its proposal to demolish the &...
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'Scoop of Hope' Raises Funds for Brooke Healey
May 19, 2013SUMMIT, NJ - The "Scoop of Hope" fundraiser was held at Magic Fountain on Saturday for Brooke Healey, a 4-year-ol...
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Summit Boys Lacrosse Overpowers Passaic Valley in State Tournament
May 19, 2013SUMMIT, NJ - The Summit boys lacrosse team scored 17 goals in the first half en route to an 18-0 victory over Passaic Valley in Saturd...
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Children's Book Author Gutman Talks with Summit Students About Writing, Reading, and Never Giving Up
May 17, 2013SUMMIT, NJ – Popular kids’ book author Dan Gutman left Jefferson School students with one very important message on Friday...
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Gloria Ron-Fornes Takes Reins of Summit School Board; Celia Colbert Elected Vice President; James Freeman Joins Education Body, Katherine Kalin Takes Oath for New Term
May 17, 2013SUMMIT, NJ - Gloria Ron-Fornes, a member of the Summit Board of Education since 2008, was unanimously elected Thursday to succeed Geor...
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Nee Dell’s Hosts Jazz & Shoes on Thursday Night
May 17, 2013SUMMIT, NJ - Summit shoppers were treated to an evening of jazz music, appetizers, champagne, specials, and drawings for free shoes at...
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Summit Girls Lacrosse Blasts Lenape Valley in States
May 17, 2013SUMMIT, NJ - The Summit girls lacrosse team received goals from 11 players, as the Hilltoppers rolled over Lenape Valley in the first ...
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Summit Girls Lacrosse Edges Oak Knoll in UCT Final
May 16, 2013CLARK, NJ - The Union County girls lacrosse final between Summit and Oak Knoll was nothing short of finals quality type of game. The e...
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Summit Boys Lacrosse Wins UCT Final Over Westfield
May 15, 2013CLARK, NJ - The Summit boys’ varsity lacrosse are champions again. On Tuesday at Arthur Johnson High School, the Hilltoppers def...
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Lance, Merck Officials, Community Leaders Dedicate Merck’s New Animal Health Division in Summit
May 14, 2013SUMMIT, NJ – Congressman Leonard Lance (NJ-07) today joined New Jersey’s Lieutenant Governor Kim Guadagno, Summit Mayor El...
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Full-day Kindergarten Voted Down by Summit Board of School Estimate; $17 Million in School Capital Improvement Projects Approved; Jefferson Drainage Contingency Added
May 14, 2013SUMMIT, NJ - Capital improvement funding worth more than $5 mllion needed to convert the city’s Jefferson and Wilson Primary Cen...
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'Scoop of Hope' Ice Cream Fundraiser for Brooke Healey to be Held May 18 at Magic Fountain in Summit
May 13, 2013SUMMIT, NJ - On Saturday, May 18, there will be a special fundraiser, "Scoop of Hope," at Magic Fountain in Summit for ...
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Over 760 Runners Turn Out for Summit Area YMCA Mother's Day 5K
May 12, 2013BERKELEY HEIGHTS, NJ - Rain and clouds gave way to bright sunshine on Sunday morning as over 760 runners came out for the Summit Area ...
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Summit Education Foundation Announces $388,172 in Grants to City’s Public Schools; Speak Up Summit Reaffirms Support for Capital Plan; Pepe now Assistant Superintendent
May 10, 2013SUMMIT, NJ - Spring grants to the Summit public schools by the Summit Education Foundation totaling $388,172 were announced at Thursda...
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Summit Boys Lacrosse Dominate Cranford to Reach Union County Final
May 9, 2013CLARK, NJ - The Summit boys variety lacrosse team scored the first 13 goals en route to their 14-2 Union County Tournament semi-fin...
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Summit Girls Lacrosse Beat Kent Place, Advance to County Final
May 8, 2013CLARK, NJ - Summit and Kent Place are no strangers, having met earlier in the year on April 16th with Summit leaving victorious by a s...
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Summit Council Introduces Revised Parking Fee Schedule to Mixed Reviews; Municipal Budget Totaling $47.3 Million Amounts to $9.25 Increase for Average City Property
May 8, 2013SUMMIT, NJ - Another revision to the parking fee schedule at the city’s shopper parking lots on DeForest Avenue - this time incr...
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Summit Baseball Takes Conference Title with Win Over Plainfield
May 7, 2013SUMMIT, NJ - For the first time since 1998, Summit baseball has won their conference, beating Plainfield, 7-2, on Tuesday at Memorial ...
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Floegel Leads Summit Baseball to 6-1 Win Over Scotch Plains/Fanwood
May 7, 2013SUMMIT, NJ - Summit's Johnny Floegel was six outs and a bunt single away from a no-hitter, as the Hilltoppers defeated Scotch Plai...
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Summit Boys Lacrosse Oust Columbia 16-1
May 6, 2013SUMMIT, NJ - Summit’s Austin Carbone scored four goals and five assists to lead the Hilltoppers’ boys lacrosse team to a 1...
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Area Towns to Receive NJ Clean Communities Grants to Fund Litter Cleanup, Education Programs
May 6, 2013TRENTON - Summit, New Providence, Berkeley Heights, Chatham and Westfield have all be approved to receive a New Jersey Clean Communiti...