Category: archives
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Rocky Hill First Aid Squad spurns shared-firehouse option
Fire company says it needs new or expanded building, prompting council to examine alternatives. By: Kara Fitzpatrick ROCKY HILL Members of the Rocky Hill First Aid Squad attended Monday’s Borough Council meeting to set the record straight on some lingering issues raised during previous council meetings. In March, the borough’s fire department informed the…
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TANGENTS: A big toothy grin for this year’s trip to the dentist
Hey everybody, they gave me floss this time, and I got it without a lecture. Last year in these very pages I whined about going to the dentist. The waiting, the gruff looks, the many lectures about the virtues of flossing and the smell of grinding teeth were all fair game. The experience was so…
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History lesson
School wax museum spotlights diverse group. By: Josh Appelbaum Prominent voices from history were brought to life Wednesday as students passed through a not-so-typical wax museum. Seventh-graders portrayed figures as diverse as atomic scientist Robert J. Oppenheimer, President Ronald Reagan, Indian social reformer Pandurang Shashtri Athavale and actor Angelina Jolie as part of a project…
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Monroe softball seeking a big-time victory
By: Rich Fisher Every team at every level needs it. That break-through win to get over the hump. The Red Sox got it in Game 7 against the Yankees, the Eagles got it by beating Atlanta in the NFC championship game, North Carolina got it for coach Roy Williams by beating Illinois in the NCAA…
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DISPATCHES: Singing of the darkness of the American soul
DISPATCHES By Hank Kalet Bruce Springsteen’s new album is a search for redemption and a reconnection with the nation’s soul. Check your expectations at the door. That’s the first thing you need to do when you listen to Bruce Springsteen’s newest album, "Devils & Dust." While it has echoes of earlier Springsteen albums most…
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Goal-setting sessions begin for key Montgomery tract
154-acre parcel is located across from Pike Run development. By: Kara Fitzpatrick MONTGOMERY The Master Plan Committee met Tuesday to discuss basic goals for the development of a 154-acre tract across Route 206 from the Pike Run development. The project is known as the Belle Mead Planning and Design Initiative and township officials…
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Monroe voters approve school plans
Budget approved by a margin of 750 votes. By: Leon Tovey MONROE Despite strong opposition from Monroe’s senior communities, township voters on Tuesday approved the school board’s proposed 2005-06 budget by 750 votes, the widest margin in recent years. Voters approved the $69.9 million spending plan which will draw $53.15 million from taxes…
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‘Dear Frankie’
The performances are spot on in this Scottish film, which is guaranteed to bring out the hankies. By: Bob Brown Emily Mortimer’s (left) request for a huge favor from Gerard Butler sparks a possible romance in Dear Frankie. This wee Scottish film, directed by Shona Auerbach from a script by Andrea Gibb, is a heart-tugger.…
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‘The Amityville Horror’
A series of horror’s greatest hits are paraded out in this tired remake. By: Elise Nakhnikian Ryan Reynolds considers giving his haunted house an extreme makeover in The Amityville Horror. There are two kinds of horror movies. In the first kind, regular people get stuck in a nightmarish situation and fight to get out. Of…
