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OBITUARIES, Sept. 17, 2004
Duncan W. Alling, Thomas A. Peterson, Lenore M. O’Brien, Walter T. Herrman Jr. Duncan W. Alling Former PDS headmaster CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. Duncan Wells Alling died Monday at home after a battle with cancer. He was 66. Born in Boston, he was a former Princeton resident. Mr. Alling was headmaster of Princeton Day School…
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South Brunswick needs some quick adjustments
By: Carolyn M. Hartko Too bad there isn’t a "Kitchen Magic" or "Re-Bath" equivalent for athletic teams that need some renovations. If there were, South Brunswick High School boys’ soccer head coach Chris Hayston would be on the phone to schedule an estimate. After losing their first two games of 2004, the Vikings will need…
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Hopewell’s Peace Path Path helps students solve their problems
The Peace Path project was a combined effort, involving the school’s counselors, art teacher, parents and Saums Interiors. By Cecelia Cardano If you visited Hopewell Elementary School’s playground recently, you may have wondered what the colorful squiggly path represents. Well, that colorful squiggly path represents the school’s Peace Path. Let us remember that during recess,…
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Womens commission expands
Nine member commission looking to add two more members. By: Joseph Harvie The South Brunswick Commission on Women is looking expand its membership and has drafted an ordinance that would add two members to the group, said Debra Johnson of the Commission on Women. The commission was created in 1997 by Ms. Johnson when she…
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THE STATE WE’RE IN: Election year gridlock hurts NJ open space
THE STATE WE’RE IN: As campaign rolls on federal funding for preservation slows down. By: Michele S. Byers Federal funds are critical in our efforts to save New Jersey’s remaining open space, farmland and natural resources. Most notably is the Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) in the Department of Interior, and the Forest Legacy…
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Hunters armed with facts for deer control
To the editor By: nbsp; It’s that time of the year when the anti-hunters write letters about the hunters. They postulate that frightened deer flee the hunters only to be sacrificed on the hood of some gas-guzzling SUV! Horrors! The authors ignore deer-automobile collisions that occur in all the other months better to vilify the…
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9/11 memorial finalists on display
Residents asked to comment on choices for new 9-11 memorial. By: Joseph Harvie The field has been narrowed to five, and residents are being asked to help decide which proposal submitted to the township as a potential 9/11 Memorial will be placed in front of the Municipal Building. Township Manager Matt Watkins told the Township…
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Charges filed following fatal accident
Joseph Garcia faces possible 21 years in prison if convicted By:Emily Craighead Joseph R. Garcia was drunk when his car hit a tree in Franklin Township Aug. 19, killing a Manville girl and injuring three other passengers, according to Somerset County Prosecutor Wayne J. Forrest’s office. As a result, Mr. Garcia, 18, of Nimrod Way…
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Letters to the Editor, Sept. 16, 2004
Still a good idea To the editor: When Sevy DiCocco speaks, I listen. For he is not only a pioneer in Hopewell Valley, but a true advocate for this community. His reference in last week’s letter provides a great opportunity to report about that "gang-buster" attempt to get an impact fee on new residential…
