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Obituaries for week of April 28
By: Frederick K. Bentley PENNINGTON Frederick A. Bentley Jr., 93, died Thursday at the University Medical Center at Princeton. Born in Hanley, Stoke-on-Trent, England, his father Fred Bentley Sr. immigrated to America in 1920 to work in the Trenton Potteries. Mr. Bentley, and his mother and siblings, joined his father in Trenton in 1922…
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Adam’s girls battle back to .500
By: Sean Moylan Dave Adam knew coming into the season that his Northern Burlington County Regional High School girls’ varsity lacrosse would contend for a playoff spot if it could win most of its "toss up" games. So when his club dropped a tough 3-2 decision to New Egypt a couple of weeks ago, it…
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EDITORIAL: Put an end to sham of budget vote
EDITORIAL Defeated budgets rarely result in a tax decrease. South Brunswick voters are likely to end up being disappointed in a couple of weeks. A hair more than half those that voted against the $119 million school spending plan last week are probably hoping for significant tax relief. The other half, however, were…
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Project Graduation fund-raisers on tap
Come out and help support the Project Graduation Committee as they raise money for their big event in June. By: Melissa Hayes The South Brunswick High School Project Graduation Committee has just a few more fund-raisers left before the big event in June. However, the group has raised only about half its goal so far.…
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Singing the praises of poetry
BOOK NOTES by Dr. Joan Ruddiman April is National Poetry Month. Most of us had no idea, just as we have no idea who our Poet Laureate is and what he (she?) does. (For the answers, see below.) Poetry and poets deserve to be celebrated. Poetry is all around us and strongly influences how we…
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Cafe con Leche
An eclectic menu and outstanding desserts are the highlights at this Newtown, Pa., favorite. By: Richard Burns Cafe con Leche 16 S. State St. Newtown, Pa. (215) 497-1020 Food: Good Service: Fair Prices: Inexpensive to moderate Cuisine: Eclectic with some South American emphasis Ambience: Cozy, informal Hours: Sun.-Thurs. 11 a.m.-9 p.m.; Fri. 11 a.m.-11 p.m.;…
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The Prince’s New Clothes
McCarter Theatre presents a stripped-down ‘Hamlet.’ By: Jillian Kalonick TIMEOFF/MARK CZAJKOWSKI Rob Campbell (left) and Carrie Preston star in McCarter Theatre’s production of Shakespeare’s Hamlet, on stage in Princeton May 3 to June 19. In director Daniel Fish’s production of Hamlet, no one is running around with mobile phones or iPods. Nor are they dressed…
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POLICE BLOTTER
By: Marcelina Lopez, 32, of Robin Road and Rosalia Ortiz, 30, of Farm Road were charged with shoplifting clothes from Kohl’s Department Store in the Hillsborough Promenade at 4:57 p.m. April 18. They were released after posting $1,000 bail each, pending a May court appearance. *** Andrea Wilk, 21, of Carter Court was charged with…
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LHS golfers raise level of play against WW-P South
Lawrence golf By: Jim Green Lawrence High School golf coach Gregg Zenerovitz wasn’t concerned with the fact his team lost to West Windsor-Plainsboro South. He simply was happy that his squad finally played its best golf against a top-flight opponent. The Cardinals, whose previous best scores had come against Ewing, Trenton and Hamilton, shot a…
