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OBITUARY: Olga Fernandez
Olga (Zolnerchik) Fernandez of Monroe died Saturday, July 17, at Monroe Village Health Care Center, Monroe Township. Born and raised in Bayonne, Ms. Fernandez lived in the Covered Bridge community in Manalapan for 23 years before moving to Monroe two years ago. Ms. Fernandez was the former owner of McIlroy’s Liquors of Bayonne. She was…
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OBITUARY:Helen Demanovich
Helen "June" (Gustitus) Demanovich, 78, died Tuesday, July 13, at home. Born in Minersville, Pa., she lived in Pennsylvania before moving to Jamesburg 48 years ago. She was a longtime member of St. James R.C. Church in Jamesburg and the Charismatic Prayer Group, Immaculate Conception Chapter, Spotswood. Ms. Demanovich was an avid supporter of the…
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EDITORIAL: Towns deserve right to enact smoking bans
EDITORIAL:Legislature unwilling to cede authority New Jersey municipalities deserve the right to determine whether smokers can light up in public places. Only the state Legislature has been unwilling to give them the authority to craft their own rules. We understand why the Legislature has been reluctant to take on the tobacco industry, the liquor lobby,…
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After the storm, Montgomery board meeting is calm
Controversial appointment of former board member encounters little comment at session. By: Jill Matthews MONTGOMERY Two weeks after the Board of Education’s appointment of a former board member to an open position caused a stir in the township, only one person expressed an opinion on the matter to the board at its meeting Tuesday.…
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Hightstown holds meeting for budget
Hightstown Borough Council to vote on amended budget which carries a 4.5-cent tax rate increase. By: Dana Lynn Flatekval HIGHTSTOWN The borough was expected Thursday to vote on an amended budget that would include $300,000 in found revenue and increase the tax rate by 4.5 cents. At a special meeting Thursday (July 22), the…
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Institute of history fosters ‘better teachers and learners’
West Windsor-Plainsboro social studies supervisor helps lead national program. By: Shanay Cadette Teachers can examine historical documents, debate with the pre-eminent historians in the country, hone teaching strategies and go back and relive memorable moments in history this summer all courtesy of the Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History. And an educator from the…
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After Midnight
The Late Night Series, a Friday open-mike night at Mercer County Commmunity College in West Windsor, offers a venue for artistic expression. By: Catherine Jablonski PHOTO: JOHN BECK Post Midnight hosts an open-mike session during Mercer County Community College’s Late Night Series. The Late Night Series in the Studio Theatre at Mercer County Community College…
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Baby sitter charged in sex assault
East Windsor teenager is accused of sexually assualting and endangering the welfare of a 5-year-old girl. An East Windsor teenager is accused of sexually assaulting a 5-year-old girl while baby-sitting her several months ago. Nicole Mosley, 18, of Kensington Arms Apartments was indicted by a Mercer County grand jury July 14 on charges of first-degree…
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Rocky Hill resident draws on poetry to cope with tragedy
Joyce Lott to give reading at Princeton Public Library. By: Sharlee Joy DiMinichi ROCKY HILL For poet Joyce Lott, the best writing comes from trying to juxtapose seemingly unrelated aspects of experience. Ms. Lott, a South Brunswick High School teacher whose first poetry collection was recently published, said that after her second husband, Gary,…
