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OBITUARIES: Augusta Barone
Augusta Barone Augusta (Caselli) Barone, 91, died Wednesday, Jan. 12, at the Windrows at Forrestal in Plainsboro. Born in New York City, she lived in Brooklyn for most of her life before moving to Monroe in 2003. She was a Seamstress in the garment industry in New York City for over 20 years until her…
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Tips on the well-stocked pantry
Here are some of my thoughts on pantry (and refrigerator) items By:Faith Bahadurian I used to think it was fun to poke around (with permission) in my girlfriends’ cosmetics collections to see what beauty products they liked to use. Now I’d rather poke around in someone’s pantry. During a visit to Greystone, the Napa Valley…
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Jamesburg food pantry short on supplies
Pantry in need of canned meats, fruit juice, cereal and pasta among many other items. By: Leon Tovey JAMESBURG After struggling through one of the most demanding years in its history last year, the Jamesburg Presbyterian Church’s Deacons Food Cupboard is starting off this year more than a little short on food, the pantry’s…
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Betancourt prepares for West Point by winning his battles on the mat
By: Ken Weingartner Scott Betancourt has had plenty of reasons to feel good lately. First, the Monroe High senior recently found out he was accepted to the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, where he plans to get an engineering degree. Second, he is putting together a strong season on the wrestling mat. A year…
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New courses offered by Evergreen Forum
Like spring, The Evergreen Forum is coming back and, as it does every spring and fall, it is offering a wide variety of new courses. A daytime study and discussion program for adults, The Evergreen Forum is part of a national group of lifelong learning institutes based mainly in university communities. Initiated several years ago…
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PU alumnus’ $5.5 million gift to fund Whitman College dorm
$110 million Whitman complex will be school’s sixth residential college. By: David Campbell The family of Princeton University alumnus Bruce R. Lauritzen, who is chairman of First National Bank of Omaha, has made a $5.5 million gift to fund construction of a dormitory within the new Gothic-style Whitman College, the university announced this week. Whitman,…
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Francis J. Reinhart
Francis J. Reinhart, 76, died Wednesday at his home. Born in Wilkes-Barre, Pa., Mr. Reinhart was a resident of Hopewell for 45 years. He was a steam fitter for Local 9 Union for 30 years. Mr. Reinhart served in the U.S. Army during the Korean War and was a member of Hopewell Valley American Legion…
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EDITOR’S NOTEBOOK: It’s time for this nation’s majority to defend itself
EDITOR’S NOTEBOOK By Ruth Luse Stand up and voice your beliefs. If you ignore it, it will go away. Following that advice can, on occasion, keep people out of trouble. It also can make a problem worse. Some things and some people just won’t go away. I would like Michael Newdow an atheist doctor…
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Desert Journey
Momix takes audiences on a surrealistic trip in ‘Opus Cactus’ at the State Theatre. By: Susan Van Dongen text —> Based in rural Washington, Conn., the "dance/illusionist" troupe Momix keeps a close connection with nature, even in and around the administrative offices. Founder and choreographer Moses Pendleton has an especially strong love for sunflowers …
