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Driver trapped after accident
Accident closes road for two-and-a-half hours. By: Joseph Harvie A 51-year-old, Lester, Pa., man had to be removed from his tractor-trailer by the Monmouth Junction Fire Department on Tuesday morning after a head-on accident with another tractor-trailer on Route 535. The accident occurred at 10 a.m. near the N.J. Turnpike overpass on Route 535 (Cranbury…
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Fine line between necessity and luxury
To the editor By: Some people think of technology simply as computers and high-tech appliances in their home, but technology is so much more. Technology is the application of science to anything, primarily in an industrial or commercial sense. Technology always has been viewed as a helpful factor in advancing society, while the negative side…
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NBC’s Castaldo places 21st in the Group II 400
By: Sean Moylan Steve Alustiza has been coaching indoor (and outdoor) track and field at Northern Burlington County Regional High School for roughly two decades and he knows what he’s doing. Currently, the terrific and patient NBC head coach is forming the nucleuses of what should be some great relay teams come this spring. In…
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Impact of garbage strike minimal in East Windsor
Trash and recycling pick-up returns to normal following strike by Waste Management employees. By: Marisa Maldonado EAST WINDSOR After impacting the pickup of recyclables last week, trash collection has returned to normal despite the continuing garbage strike, the mayor said. Waste Management, whose workers from Teamsters Local 701 have been on strike since Jan.…
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OBITUARIES: Richard P. Polm
Richard P. Polm Richard P. Polm, 81, of Kendall Park, died Saturday, Jan. 15, at Park Place Nursing Home, Monmouth Junction. Born in Hoboken, he was raised in West New York, and lived in North Bergen before moving to Kendall Park in 1957. Mr. Polm retired after more than 39 years of service with Westinghouse…
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TANGENTS: Playing the ‘poor me’ card
TANGENTS By John Saccenti Place the blame on someone else. One of the best-known facts of life is that unfortunate things can happen to the best of folks. Being me, and knowing myself best, I find that many of these unfortunate things happen to me more than they do others. Take pop singer Ashlee Simpson.…
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Using horses for therapy
Rachel Johnson-Keller recently replaced Barbara Isaac as director of the Handicapped High Riders Club in Allentown. By: Ashley Caudill ALLENTOWN In this instance, the phrase "handing over the reins" can be taken not only figuratively, but literally as well. In November, Barbara Isaac stepped down after 26 years as director of the Handicapped High…
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New plans for school driveway
Board moves access for Constable parking. By: Melissa Hayes The school board has decided not to build a driveway connecting a proposed parking lot at Constable School to Dawson Road. The district had proposed building the driveway from a yet-to-be built parking lot as an employees-only access way. However, residents of Dawson Road said the…
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District readies its operating budget
State aid of $750K will be included. By: Lea Kahn School district officials have whipped out their calculators and they are sharpening their pencils, as they begin the final preparations for the district’s proposed 2005-06 operating budget. While the total amount and tax impact of the budget are not known at this time, School Superintendent…
