Category: archives
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FROM THE Y: Y looking forward to 2005 and beyond
FROM THE Y By Tom Libassi With big plans for the future, the Y continues to uprgrade their programs, from aquatics to Yoga. The South Brunswick Family YMCA board of directors and staff hopes your new year has started off on the right step. The past year has been an exciting year for the Y.…
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Town mulls hiring lobbyists
Lobbyists would help look for funding to widen Route 1 and create an internal bus system. By: Joseph Harvie The Township Council will consider hiring three lobbying firms for a total of $160,000 to help push the widening of Route 1 and the creation of an internal bus system. Township Manager Matt Watkins is proposing…
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OBITUARIES: Raymond E. Doscher
By: Raymond E. Doscher Raymond E. Doscher, 84, of East Windsor, died Tuesday, Jan. 11, at the University Medical Center at Princeton. Born in the Bronx, N.Y., he lived in Kendall Park before retiring to Port St. Lucie, Fla. He was an avid fan of the Port St. Lucie Mets. He was a World War…
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What Spare Time?
Art teachers polish off their own work for a show at Ellarslie. By: Ilene Dube "Snake and Turtle" by Susan Kiley It’s been nearly nine years since Princeton ceramic artist James Colavita, 46, left this world. Happily, his spirit seems to have made a return visit to Ellarslie, the Trenton City Museum in Cadwalader Park.…
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Roebling artist’s eagle design takes off
Gary Bykowsky’s "Captain of Industry" sculpture will be displayed at the Florence RiverLINE station. By: William Wichert ROEBLING Standing inside the garage at his Hamilton Avenue home at night, surrounded by boxes of nuts and bolts, Gary Bykowsky creates art. Although his use of unconventional materials already has been seen in several local galleries,…
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Middle school battling bullies
To the editor By: At Hillsborough Middle School, a group called PRIDE is doing everything it can to stop the intense imbalance of power that is the stem of bullying. PRIDE stands for Peers Respecting Individual Differences Everyday, meaning that all individuals must learn to respect everyone’s unique characteristics. The week of Jan. 24-28 happens…
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Engineer’s inquiring mind wants to know
From nonprescription allergy relief to yoga, Ashok Wahi finds new ways to solve old problems. By: Emily Craighead Ashok Wahi spent his childhood taking things apart. For his fifth birthday, Mr. Wahi’s aunt gave him a toy airplane, which he promptly dismantled beyond repair. His mother was furious, but the young Mr. Wahi replied simply,…
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Boys end skid, stay in playoff hunt
RAIDER ROUNDUP By: Rudy Brandl The Hillsborough High boys’ basketball team broke a five-game January losing streak with a big 37-32 victory over Immaculata Friday night. Hillsborough (5-7) kept its state playoff hopes alive with a smothering defensive performance that fueled the team’s first win of 2005. The Raiders had opened the year at…
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Letters to the Editor
For the Jan. 27 issue. Residents give thanks for fire response To the editor: A heartfelt thanks to the North Hanover Township Police, Wrightstown, Pemberton Borough, Fort Dix, Chesterfield, Bordentown, Cookstown, Jacobstown, and New Egypt Fire companies, and Jacobstown First Aid Squad for their prompt response to the call of a fire at my home…
