Category: archives
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Relief truck set to head south
Panel targets Tuesday departure. By: Joseph Harvie A small Gulf Coast town that was nearly destroyed by Hurricane Katrina, needs help. The city of D’Iberville, Miss., which some in South Brunswick say was lost in the shuffle when aid was being distributed to the Gulf Coast region, has been targeted by the township as the…
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RALLYING FOR RELIEF: Reaching out to the Gulf Coast
RALLYING FOR RELIEF By Ellen Gambatese A committee is formed to help Mississippi flood victims. In preparing my granddaughter to receive First (and always) Communion, the lesson focused on the creation of man, his superiority over the rest of the animal kingdom, and, hence, man’s being given stewardship over all the earth. She pondered being…
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Radical Hopewell Township government reform not needed
GUEST OPINION By David Sandahl Radical (adjective) "marked by a considerable departure from the usual or traditional: extreme, tending or disposed to make extreme changes in existing views, habits, conditions or institutions," according to Merriam-Webster online. Expanded government Although couched in dry, legalistic terms, Hopewell Township Municipal Question No. 1 on the Nov. 8…
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LETTERS: It’s time to say enough in Trenton
To the editor: We have an opportunity this November; it lies in our ability as voters to say, "enough is enough." The special interest groups, lobbyists and corrupt officials have looked out for themselves long enough. Jon Corzine can’t do the job. He is too closely connected to the sources of our state’s problems.…
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Looking Beyond
The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts concludes its bicentennial celebration with ‘In Private Hands: 200 Years of American Painting.’ By: Matt Smith Over the past two centuries, the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts in Philadelphia has amassed an impressive collection of American paintings beginning with works by founder Charles Willson Peale and…
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Stockton needs ‘corrective action’ in bookkeeping
The audit showed no wrongdoing on the part of Stockton officials. By: Linda Seida STOCKTON The annual audit of the borough’s finances resulted in a "corrective action plan" to remedy how the town conducts its financial affairs. The plan addresses the proper manner to handle and record funds, but it does not indicate any…
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South to ask other districts for building advice
Officials hope to avoid stumbling blocks in its taxpayer approved $20.8 building plan. By: Linda Seida WEST AMWELL South Hunterdon Regional High School’s administration will reach out to local school districts with recent construction experience in an effort to avoid stumbling blocks in the pursuit of the taxpayer-approved $20.8 building plan, according to Superintendent…
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October 5, 2005
Newton Stewart Newton Stewart, 78, died Sunday at home. Born in Trenton, he was a lifelong Pennington resident. Mr. Stewart was a graduate of Bordentown Manual Training School and attended Shaw University. He was a retired U.S. postal worker with 36 years of service and was a jazz musician. He was a U.S. Army veteran.…
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More fundraisers planned for leukemia patient
A dinner will be held at H.I. Rib Oct. 6 to raise funds for Amanda Rosso, who will be undergoing medical treatment at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center in New York. By: Linda Seida WEST AMWELL Amanda Rosso’s story continues to touch people. When they hear it, they want to help. Now, one group is…
