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Obituaries for the week of Aug. 25
Janina G. Sliwinski Janina Guza Sliwinski of Lawrence died Sunday at the home of her daughter in Ewing. She was 79. Born in Poland, Ms. Sliwinski came to the United States in 1951 and was a Trenton and Lawrence resident since that time. She retired in 1988 after 20 years service with the General…
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Allentown Pop Warner season opens Sunday
By: Neil Hay The Allentown Pop Warner football program is in high gear as the Central Redbirds prepare for the season opener Sunday against the visiting East Orange Jaguars. All home games will be played at Byron Johnson Park in Allentown. Allentown plays in the Central Jersey Pop Warner League. This fall the locals will…
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Hopewell Museum exhibit focuses on St. Michael’s Children’s Home
The museum, at 28 E. Broad St. in Hopewell Borough, is open from 2-5 p.m. Mondays, Wednesdays and Saturdays. By John Tredrea For three-quarters of a century, St. Michael’s Children’s Home was a dominant feature of the Hopewell Valley landscape. St. Michael’s, in Hopewell Township on 350 acres off Carter Road just south of Hopewell…
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Neigborhood Center lauds child advocates
The Lawrence Neighborhood Service Center bestowed honors on Wynton Marsallis, the acclaimed jazz musician, Chandra Rubin, a tennis champion, and Fred Vereen Jr., a local children’s advocate, for their work with children. By:Lea Kahn Staff Writer An internationally acclaimed jazz musician, a world-class tennis champion and an advocate for children who has never strayed from…
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School projects almost finished
Construction at Millstone schools is set to finish in time for the opening of the 2005-06 school year. By: Lauren Burgoon MILLSTONE Schoolchildren enjoyed an extended summer vacation this year thanks to school construction projects, but students should still expect to pack up their books and return to school on Sept. 12. Construction will…
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Library gets upgrade with company’s grant
A $1.75 million grant to the State Library provided through Verizon’s Access New Jersey program will fund the installation of a broadband network by the library system. Manville Public Library and the more than 300 other libraries in the state’s libraries system will enjoy improved Internet services as a result of a grant…
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Lawrence boy ready to ‘Go’ for another win
Lionel Zhang will compete at the international Go championship held in South Korea. By:Lea Kahn Staff Writer Lawrence Intermediate School fifth-grader Lionel Zhang is a typical 10-year-old boy who enjoys playing computer games, loves math and spelling and likes to spend time with his family. But what sets Lionel apart from his classmates is his…
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Tiny dancers: Best friends in step with Dance Express
LIFESTYLE By: Erica Hammond EAST WINDSOR For the past three summers, a gaggle of girls has gathered in the basement of the Edwards Drive home of Mike and Sandy Alexander. The couple’s daughter, Cora, and her best friend and next-door neighbor, Danielle Murphy, have run weekly dance lessons for girls age 3 to 8…
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Officials look to buy more open space
Hillsborough has more than $10 million available for use in its Open Space Trust Fund. By: Melissa Edmond Thanks to a $4.5 million influx into its open space fund, Hillsborough will step up efforts to preserve more farmland and protect open space from development, township officials said earlier this month. "The township now has slightly…
