Category: archives
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"I Didn’t Do It": A Conversation about Wrongful Convictions
By Lin DeTitta The role of journalists in wrongful conviction cases will be among the topics of a November 18 public forum. Participants in a panel discussion will include Kate Germond, director of Princeton-based Centurion Ministries which has freed 53 wrongfully convicted individuals in the last 30 years, and Mark Schand, a recent exoneree who…
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FLEMINGTON: Thanksgiving Day foot race will join world-record effort
Races across the country want to make it into Guinness Book The CEA/Johanna Foods Turkey Trot 5K run and fitness walk in Flemington on Thanksgiving Day is teaming up with other holiday foot races across the country to unite runners and bring a world record back to the United States. The Guinness World Record Gobbler…
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STOCKTON: Students learn from author that writing is hard work
Author Teresa Malley, seated, poses with Stockton fifth and sixth grade students, from left, Rhegan Murray, Christina Baggitt, Victoria Kutz, Niegel Lightner, Ryan Edwards, Tyler Ubel, Quinn Mangum and Nicholas Santitoro.
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AmeriQuest Transportation Services Asks "How Do Your Drivers Measure Up?"
By 1888PressRelease 1888 Press Release – A blog by the transportation specialist suggests that fleet managers may not be using the right metrics when evaluating driver performance. CHERRY HILL, NJ – A recent AmeriQuest Transportation Services blog article takes this issue directly to fleet owners and managers, making the point that, if a company depends…
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LAWRENCE: Skype brings transcontinental commemoration of Kristallnacht
Walter Israel should have been celebrating his bar mitzvah — the religious ceremony that marks a Jewish boy’s entry into adulthood — on Nov. 9, 1938. By Lea Kahn, Staff Writer Walter Israel should have been celebrating his bar mitzvah — the religious ceremony that marks a Jewish boy’s entry into adulthood — on Nov.…
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LAWRENCE: Who won? We’ll have to wait and see
Township Councilmen Jim Kownacki and Steve Brame appear to be the winners of the hotly con´ tested Township Council election, but the definitive answer may rest on 75 provisional ballots that were cast in T By Lea Kahn, Staff Writer Township Councilmen Jim Kownacki and Steve Brame appear to be the winners of the hotly…
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MANVILLE: Take time to check susceptibility to stroke
She remembers her day, a stroke victim To the editor: My dad’s name was Opie F. Brinson Jr. He often said his unusual name served him well in business because people never forgot it. But he was unforgettable for so many other reasons. He had four children (all girls), five grandchildren and several nieces, nephews…
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STOCKTON: Students learn from author that writing is hard work
Children’s book author gets feedback from fifth and sixth graders By John Tredrea, Special Writer What does it mean to be a writer? Does it mean that, after thinking about what you “want to say,” you just inscribe symbols from your language onto a piece of paper or a computer screen? Most professional writers will…
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‘Tis the Season of Giving at Peapack-Gladstone Bank
By Rosanne Schwab It’s that time of year to spread your holiday cheer! The holidays and all the festivities that go along with them are just around the corner. But even though this season is meant to be a time of joy and celebration, it’s unfortunate that for many local families, the holidays can also be financially…
