Category: archives
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Keeping their English fresh
Summer ESL course helps studetns keep up By:Sharlee Joy DiMenichi JAMESBURG Some new English speakers will start the school year with an edge, thanks to a four-week language learning program at the John F. Kennedy School. About 25 students in kindergarten through 12th grades met from July 5 to Aug. 2 to keep their…
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WW considers paying for a Rt. 571 proposal.
Mayor Shing-Fu Hsueh asks Township Council to spend $59,000 to prepare its case before county officials. By: Shanay Cadette WEST WINDSOR Decades of protests and pleas of frustration over Route 571 a road many consider to be dangerous could finally be silenced. Mayor Shing-Fu Hsueh asked the Township Council Monday to consider…
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OBITUARY: William Schroeder
William Schroeder, 87, of Monroe, died Wednesday, Aug. 4, at home. Born in New York City, he lived in St. Alban’s, Queens, N.Y., and Carle Place, N.Y., before moving to Rossmoor in 1987. He received an architectural degree from R.P.I. in Troy, N.Y., in 1951 and had a 30-year career as an architect, lastly with…
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Fortino’s catching aids WW run to final
Win over Pequannock would secure third 10s state title By: Justin Feil Being a catcher at any level can be difficult, but it doesn’t get any tougher than being one at the 10-year-old softball level. Pitchers are just as likely to uncork a low pitch that bounces in the grass as one that goes six…
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Better Beginnings needs school supplies
Day care center holding drive for needy school children. By: Melissa Kadish HIGHTSTOWN Better Beginnings Day Care Center is sponsoring a drive to get school supplies for its students. Better Beginnings is an affordable day-care center in the borough that caters to the neediest families with the lowest incomes. Bettie Witherspoon, former executive director…
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Holt mission to Middle East focuses on terrorism threat
Congressman takes part in fact-finding trip with four colleagues. By: Jennifer Potash Amid almost daily attacks by terrorists against U.S. forces in Iraq and the recent reports of possible attacks in the United States, U.S. Rep. Rush Holt (D-12) with other congressional members traveled to the Middle East to gain a better understanding of the…
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OBITUARY: William Galipo Sr.
William F. Galipo Sr., 81, of Monroe, died Thursday, Aug. 5, at McCarrick Care Center in Somerset. He was born in New Brunswick, where he lived before moving to Clinton and retiring to West Palm Beach in 1983. He returned to New Jersey and has resided in Monroe for the past 15 years. He was…
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OBITUARY: Steven C. Basarab
Steven C. Basarab, 55, died Tuesday Aug. 10, at Jersey Shore Medical Center, Neptune. Born in Perth Amboy, he lived there before moving to Monroe in 1975. He received his Bachelor’s degree in education in 1970 from Newark State Teachers College, Union, and his master’s degree in guidance and social work in 1978 from Kean…
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Garden scenes
Outdoor art series will visit Marlowes By:Sarah Winkelman Artists looking to paint a perfectly manicured garden complete with whimsical garden sculptures and rows of annual flowers are in luck. On Sunday the next Art in the Park: Garden Series will take place at 11 N. Main St. at the home of Frank and Bobbie Marlowe.…
