Category: archives
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Bordentown, Florence baseball 11’s have talent to advance
By: Sean Moylan Last year as 10’s, the Bordentown 11-year-old Little League All-Star baseball team advanced out of District 12 pool play with a perfect 4-0 record. This year the team may be even stronger with an exceptional and deep pitching staff. "We’re six, seven pitchers deep. My three starters are (Gavin) Stupienski, (Brice) Dimitruk…
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Sitting down to read ‘The Mermaid Chair’
BOOK NOTES by Dr. Joan Ruddiman Author Sue Monk Kidd did what is generally considered impossible in today’s media driven climate. Her first novel, "The Secret Life of Bees" became a sensation by word of mouth. With a personal "for instance," my sister suggested the book to me and I subsequently gave away about…
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Valley musicians hold benefit for global cause
Stephanie Chapin, 17, of Pennington led a benefit concert effort for Dr. Daniel Shungu’s foundation. By Jennifer Potash In an African home, guests are welcome any time of day and the head of household will often give up his bed to provide comfort for his guests, said Daniel Shungu of Carnation Place in Lawrence. This…
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Community Calendar
Zoning meeting Thursday, July 7 Jim Miller and Helen Heinrich from the New Jersey Farm Bureau will speak about down zoning in New Jersey at the Jacksonville Community Center at 7:30 p.m. A question-and-answer session will follow. Open house Saturday, July 9 An open house will be held starting at 9 a.m. at…
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New tax bills carry big sticker shock
When property tax bills are sent out later this month, residents will find an overal tax rate of 32 cents. By:Lea Kahn Staff Writer Property owners who have not yet received their property tax bills should not be concerned township officials plan to mail out the tax bills by the end of this month,…
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SB loses no steam after long layoff
By: Rich Fisher When a team is on a roll, the last thing it wants is forced inactivity due to the weather. There’s never any guarantee it will keep rolling once the games start piling up again. But nothing seems to faze the South Brunswick Post 401 legion team this summer. After being off for…
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Ordinance sets duties for business advocate
Township moves to refill position By:Melissa Edmond The Township Committee took a step toward refilling the position of business advocate last week, introducing an ordinance outlining the duties of the job. Economic & Business Development Commission (EBDC) Secretary Cindy Klepich thanked the committee for considering the position after the proposed ordinance was introduced on June…
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Obituaries for July 7
Joseph P. Ciccarello Joseph Philip Ciccarello, died June 30 at his home. He was 81. Born in New York City, he had resided in Lawrence for the past eight years. Mr. Ciccarello served as a seaman in the U.S. Navy during World War II, then became an accountant for American Cyanamid, until his retirement…
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DiGaetano HR gives 10s title
Cal Ripken baseball By: Jim Green It was one of those rare occasions when the losing team actually was the winner. The Hopewell Cal Ripken 10-year-old baseball team entered its District 1 Tournament game against Hamilton on Friday needing to win or lose by fewer than six runs in order to advance to the tournament’s…
