Category: archives
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Letterss to the Editor, Sept. 9
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR, Sept. 9 This weekend, give the gift of life To the editor: As we approach the anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks and watch heartbreaking scenes from the Gulf Coast states so hard hit by Katrina, we are reminded again of how life can turn upside down in a day…
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Golab in goal raises the goals for Florence
By: Sean Moylan While the New Egypt Warriors are still the team to beat, the Florence Township Memorial High field hockey team will scare Freedom Division opponents because it has Tiffany Golab in goal and Nicole Tully as a forward/midfielder. Golab, a senior, allowed just 1.5 goals a game despite facing a lot of shots.…
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LETTERS: A question of priorities
To the editor: On day three of media coverage of the Katrina hurricane victims struggle, Michael D. Brown, under secretary of homeland security for emergency preparedness and response and head of FEMA said on national TV that he just found out about "these people." How did the government not see what we all saw:…
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‘The World of ElectroEtch’
The Printmaking Council of New Jersey presents an exhibit of works made using a nontoxic printmaking method. By: Susan Van Dongen Necessity is the mother of invention, as printmaker Marion Behr can tell you firsthand. In 1990, the Branchburg resident a printmaker working with traditional acid-based etching methods began to feel dizzy while…
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Helping hurricane victims a cup at a time
Donations still needed by charitable groups By:Melissa Edmond Eleven-year-old Nicole Petrosino is always looking for ways to help. She has raised money for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital and for victims of the tsunami that killed more than 150,000 people in Indonesia and surrounding countries on Dec. 26. Want to help without lemonade? The…
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Hurricane relief efforts mobilize
Local area residents and businesses offer support to the Hurricane relief efforts in Gulf States. By: William Wichert With thousands feared dead and entire communities destroyed, the Gulf Coast region is facing the horrific aftermath of last week’s Hurricane Katrina, and it only took a single newspaper photo to convince Lt. Col. Tony Capasso of…
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Celebrating unity and fighting substance abuse
Unity Day event will kick off at Woodlot Park on New Road. By: Joseph Harvie Standing together. That is what residents, local businesses, government officials and volunteers will do Sunday when the town celebrates Charlene J. Austin Community Unity Day. The event, which will kick off at noon at Woodlot Park on New Road, was…
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Schools face challenges over gas prices
Soaring gas prices strain local school budgets. By: Lauren Burgoon and Marisa Maldonado Gas prices may have skyrocketed over the last week, but local school and township officials say they must keep transportation routes rolling as scheduled. As of Tuesday, motorists were shelling out $3.16 on average for a gallon of regular gasoline in Monmouth…
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South gridders to kick off Jefferis’ 40th season
Eagles play host to Middlesex at 7 p.m. Friday. By: John E. Powers South Hunterdon Regional High School football coach Sam Jefferis is a member of a very tiny fraternity. He can say he coaches on a field named in his honor. This fall, Jefferis celebrates his 40th season as head coach of the Eagles.…
