Category: archives
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More than just a place to meet
Socializing, education and advice at the Office on Aging By:Joseph Harvie MONROE Everyday dozens of seniors visit the lower level of municipal building to meet with their peers in various clubs and groups. And while seniors can come and learn how to paint still life or to join the Harmonikids, a group of serious…
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For the Aug. 6 issue
Clara M. Martino, Pauline D. Boeckel, Linda Dolnick, Winifred D. Parrish, Esta Rochkind Walsh, Robert "Bob" Sutton. Clara M. Martino Clara M. Martino, 85, of Rossmoor, Monroe, died Saturday at home. Born in Tullytown, Pa., she lived in Hightstown for many years. She crocheted blankets for Better Beginnings Development Day Care Center and received recognition…
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Theater camp lets kids shine
Recreation department hosts camp By:Joseph Harvie MONROE The meeting room at the recreation center was overrun recently by screaming children. The shrieking youngsters were aspiring actors pretending to be stuck to a sticky floor thick with super glue. Earlier this week about 24 children read three children’s books, wrote a play based on the…
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Angling for a big catch at the derby
Monroe hosts fishing trip By:Joseph Harvie MONROE They came wearing hats of all sorts, used tackle boxes and inverted bait buckets as stools and had lures and worms in hand. The smell of chili dogs floated on gusts of wind that blew across the seven ponds at Molders Fish Farm. Golf carts whizzed down…
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Popular university tours starts with a backward step
Student guides craft their own routine before a following of 100 to 150 spectators. By: Aleen Crispino Many jobs require the ability to think on one’s feet, the art of being a poised public speaker and the mental agility to be able to field questions on a variety of topics. Princeton University students who volunteer…
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Step right up
Figuring out the twists and turns and ups and downs on the ride of carnival life By: Matthew Kirdahy Editor’s note: South Brunswick Post reporter Matthew Kirdahy decided to volunteer his time at the YMCA carnival last week. He spent a night on the other side of the water gun booth to give reader’s an…
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MTV reality show casting call to come to Princeton Public Library
"MADE" in search for young people with interesting goals. By: Aleen Crispino Princeton Public Library will be the scene Tuesday of an open casting call for the MTV series "MADE," said Tim Quinn, public information director at the library. Casting directors for the reality-based show are seeking Princeton-area young people ages 15-21 who have an…
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Letters to the Editor, Aug. 6
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR, Aug. 6 Jitney would serve township well To the editor: A jitney is not only a wonderful idea for the borough (The Packet, "Jitneys have a place in our travel patterns," Aug. 3) , but would work even better for the township. It would reduce the high school parking burden…
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A resident’s story of survival
Frida Herskovitz, a survivor of Auschwitz By:Sharlee Joy DiMenichi MONROE Facing Nazi soldiers armed with rifles, German shepherds and a list of Jews, the mother of 10 declined her gentile neighbor’s offer to hide some of the family. Given two hours to pack, the woman believed she, her husband and children were being transported from…
