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  • Mystery Man in the Panama Hat

    Leon Redbone will take his music down to the bare bones in a concert at the War Memorial. By:Susan Van Dongen    Such a man of mystery is singer Leon Redbone that, during a telephone conversation, he won’t even reveal where he is.    "Next to a tankful of minnows, somewhere off the road in Wisconsin," he…

  • Islamic Society of Central Jersey plans growth

    Proposed are a 10,700-square-foot expansion to the mosque, a 40,000-square-foot office building, a 385-spot split-level parking deck, a 104,000-square-foot K-12 school and 22 to 26 senior citizen townhouses. By: Joseph Harvie    The Islamic Society of Central Jersey wants to build a school, offices and a senior housing unit near its facility on Route 1 in…

  • Grandparents offer a safe haven for grandkids

    Being a first-time grandparent is a wondrous and scary thing! Being a third-time grandparent is also a wondrous and scary thing! It doesn’t matter that my husband and I raised our own children and that they turned into caring concerned adults as well as loving parents. It doesn’t that matter that our children chose spouses…

  • Stevenson’s ‘hustle’ worthy of honors

    Northern Burlington County Regional High School girls’ varsity field hockey player deserves recognition By: Sean Moylan    Alyssa Pigott, Danielle Terracciano, Alayna Morris and Justine Titko all scored more goals than she did. And Jamie Harris was a better one-on-one defender. Yet no one player contributed more to the Northern Burlington County Regional High School girls’…

  • 560-acre Hopewell Township open space deal almost done

    Impending acquisition includes all but about 20 acres of the 380 acres of the St. Michael’s tract, off the eastern side of Carter Road just south of Hopewell Borough By John Tredrea    A major open space acquisition that would preserve 560 acres of Hopewell Township land near Hopewell Borough at a cost of about $8…

  • Holy Assumption supporters aim to keep doors open

    Members of school form Strategic Action Committee By: Scott Morgan    The Diocese of Trenton is willing to listen, but the supporters of Holy Assumption School have one month to make their case.    In their efforts to save the 82-year-old Roman Catholic elementary school from a recently announced consolidation plan — one that would combine Holy…

  • David Brearley last team that can stop win streak in 2005

    The Flashes surrender to David Brearley By: Sean Moylan    It could be argued that David Brearley gave the Florence Township Memorial High School its biggest challenge in a perfect 2004 championship season. And the 20 points, the Flashes surrendered to David Brearley in a 33-20 Group 1 Central Jersey semi-final win were the most points…

  • Ready to go

    Somerset Valley Players set to open ‘The Homecoming’ on Friday evening. By: Minx McCloud    Editor’s note: This is the third part in a series on the Somerset Valley Players production of "The Homecoming," the basis of the popular TV show "The Waltons." As one of the first community theater presentations of the original play ever…

  • Letters to the Editor, Dec. 1, 2005

    By: Blue Christmas service To the editor:     A recent loss, economic woes, family strife, chronic illness, or a loved one serving in the military overseas are among the situations that can lead people to feel lonely, sad or just out of sorts during the Christmas holidays.    Having troubling things on your mind makes for…