Category: archives
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Author’s New Jersey memories become children’s book
Mansfield resident pens book "Nicky Fifth’s Garden State Adventure," which will be read as a part of the New Jersey Battle of the Books 2005-2006 competition. By: William Wichert MANSFIELD Lisa Funari Willever can’t believe it herself. Without stopping to take a breath, she runs through the entire story, narrating the tale with wide-eyed…
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Like father, like daughter as Carthan excels at football
By: Sean Moylan In the talented Carthan household, 11-year-old Alicia Carthan follows in both her mother and her father’s footsteps. An accomplished singer in the children’s choir of her church, Alicia Carthan follows after her mother Deborah, who is a church choir director. She also plays basketball just like her mom (and dad). However this…
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EDITORIAL
The price of individuality can be steep. Visitors to New Jersey are always amazed to learn that this diminutive state, the fifth-smallest in the country, contains 566 separate municipalities more than Rhode Island, Delaware, Maryland, Wyoming, Nevada, New Mexico, Arizona and Hawaii combined. Even more mind-boggling is the fact that New Jersey, a state…
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Taking the plunge
Swim clubs remain popular summer destinations. By:Lea Kahn Staff Writer While swimsuit styles may change from season to season, the reasons for joining one of the three members-only swimming clubs in Lawrence Township remain timeless. The presidents of the three swim clubs the Lawrenceville Swimming Association, the Ben Franklin Swim Club and The Willows…
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Tax plan approved for Deans purchase
Township Council adopts Payment in Lieu of Taxes Program for Volunteers of America. By: Joseph Harvie Volunteers of America is now a step closer to purchasing Deans Apartments, as a Payment in Lieu of Taxes Program was adopted Tuesday by the Township Council. The PILOT program is the second of three financial pieces that Volunteers…
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OBITUARIES: From the issue of Aug. 25, 2005
Helen Montone, John Babich, Alice Wright, Caroline Cohen, Lewis Ulmer, Katherine Shubiak, William Yuhasz, Alix Stevens. Helen Montone HILLSBOROUGH – Helen Montone, 84, died Aug. 17 at Somerset Medical Center in Somerville. Born in Hazelton, Pa., she had lived in Somerville before moving to Hillsborough four years ago. She had been the secretary for her…
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Historic city house restoration approved
Bordentown City Commission approves restoration of historic Gilder House on Crosswicks Street. By: Scott Morgan BORDENTOWN CITY The City Commission recently approved its share of a state preservation grant to refurbish the historic, rapidly deteriorating Gilder House on Crosswicks Street and convert it to a museum. At its Aug. 8 meeting, the commission approved…
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Generational Divide
Age meets youth in Jeff Baron’s play at Off-Broadstreet Theatre. By: Jillian Kalonick After a 30-year hiatus from acting, George Wolfgang finally had an experience that convinced him he had to get to the theater. When a comedian brought him onstage during a show, "I was a ham," he says. "I was at home. He…
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Torricelli won’t appeal appellate court finding
The Appellate Division of state Superior Court upheld the former U.S. senator’s conviction for leaving the scene of an accident in Lambertville in August 2003. By: Linda Seida LAMBERTVILLE Former U.S. Sen. Robert Torricelli will not appeal the decision of the Appellate Division of state Superior Court, upholding his conviction for leaving the scene…
