Category: archives
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MADD sees need for local chapter
Group plans to increase community education effort regarding underage drinking in Somerset County. By: Melissa Edmond Theresa Stevens, executive director of the state MADD chapter, said MADD plans to ramp up community education programs in Somerset County following the admission by the Hillsborough deputy clerk that she had served alcohol to teens in her home.…
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Come on in … the water’s fine
Cooper Pool’s features are a hit with swimmers. By: Mary Ellen Zangara The rebuilt Cooper Pool in Lost Valley opened a few weeks ago and many residents are enjoying the refreshing new makeover. The pool was recently re-done for the first time in its 34-year history, and Phil Petrone, director of Public Works, was glad…
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Obituaries for the week of July 8
Antoinette Benson Antoinette "Nina" Benson died Monday at home. She was 79. Born in New York, she was a Lawrence resident since 1988. Ms. Benson had a special passion for cooking. Daughter of the late Salvatore and Filippo Buffamonte Russo and wife of the late James Benson, she is survived by her three sons…
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Local police departments plan to take a ‘National Night Out’ to fight crime
National Night Out observations will be held Aug. 2 in Bordentown Township, Florence and New Hanover. By: Scott Morgan Local police departments are getting ready to take another bite out of crime next week, as National Night Out returns on Aug. 2. This Tuesday, thousands of police departments across the country will hit the streets…
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Council set to OK $11.8 million borough budget
If approved, the budget would increase the municipal tax rate from 83 cents per $100 of assessed value to 98 cents, an 18 percent increase. By: Donna Lukiw Borough Council members were set to approve cuts to the borough’s proposed 2005 budget and include additional revenue at a special meeting last night, Wednesday,…
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Vehicle break-ins continue
Unlocked cars were burglarized and ransacked again the third such wave of burglaries in three months. By: Donna Lukiw A three-day string of car break-ins had Manville residents finding their unlocked cars burglarized and ransacked again the third such wave of burglaries in three months. Police are reiterating earlier warnings for residents to…
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LETTERS: Another dumb law
To the editor: Outlawing smoking while driving, as has been proposed by Assemblyman John F. McKeon (D-West Orange), is one of the stupidest pieces of legislation I’ve heard suggested in a long time. It’s right up there with New Jersey’s infamous egg laws. And, no, I am not a smoker. And neither am I…
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Area Babe Ruth team 2-2 in state tourney
By: Sean Moylan The Burlington County 16-year-old Babe Ruth All-Star baseball team, which featured several players from the Northern Burlington and Bordentown areas, recently completed a 2-2 run in the Southern New Jersey Babe Ruth 16-year-old State Tournament. Burlington County started the tournament off with a bang with a 6-4 victory over Cherry Hill on…
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Lights Out
Singer-songwriter Ana Egge will perform her country-tinged love songs at the State Theatre in New Brunswick. By: Jillian Kalonick Ana Egge’s latest album, ‘Out Past the Lights,’ produced with Jason Mercer, combines folk, country, jazz and pop. On a flight to New York, singer Ana Egge sat next to one of those fellow passengers who…
