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Obituaries-July 1, 2004
Donald Burroughs EWING Donald L. Burroughs, 88, died Monday, June 21, at the Tandem Care Center, Lawrenceville. Born in Lambertville, he worked with his brother in the dry cleaning business at Kenny’s Cleaners, Ewing, for 25 years and then as a driver for Armored Motor Car Services in Trenton, retiring after 10 years of…
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June 30, 4 p.m.: Bush and the Constitution
This administration has no respect for the venerable document or the rule of law, in general. By: Hank Kalet The always cogent Robert Kuttner offers an interesting take on Monday’s U.S. Supreme Court defense of the Constitution in the Hamdi and Guantanamo cases reminding us that we not only must live up to that…
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Property sales raising city assessments
Sale prices are often $50,000 to $200,000 more than the assessments, says city Tax Assessor Richard Carmosino. By: Sue Kramer LAMBERTVILLE Some residents may be in for a surprise when they receive their new tax bills this summer. Their homes just may be worth much more than they realized. The reason, according to city…
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Parenting Pearls-July 1, 2004
There’s a wealth of info about ‘college experience’ By: Dr. Mae Sakharov Every fall, eager students head off for the college experience. Some graduates are eagerly awaiting freedom from parental constraints and a four-year long party full of mayhem. These college-bound cannot wait to close the book on high school and taste the freedom of…
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Township committeeman named judge
Peter Buchsbaum resigned from the West Amwell Township June 30. By: Linda Seida WEST AMWELL Attorney Peter A. Buchsbaum resigned yesterday (June 30) from his post as a township committeeman in preparation for his ascension to the bench as a Superior Court judge in Flemington later this month. His nomination by Gov. James McGreevey…
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Fabulous Fourth of July
Events for the Independence Day weekend. By: Jillian Kalonick Classic American stage and screen will set the tone for the Fourth of July at New Jersey Symphony Orchestra’s Summer Concert Tour, "Show Stoppers." Conductor Robert Billig will lead the orchestra in a program that includes selections from West Side Story, My Fair Lady and Oklahoma!,…
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Keep it simple when using fresh fare
Chef Barbara Konig talked in a disarmingly straightforward, often self-deprecating way about a range of subjects, including how tough restaurant kitchens still can be for women By: Pat Tanner Staff photo b Pat Tanner Barbara Konig finishes off a shellfish dish she had prepared for a cooking demonstration at Williams-Sonoma in MarketFair. I recently…
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‘Fiddler on the Roof’
Eddie Mekka returns as Tevye in the beloved musical. By: Stuart Duncan When Fiddler on the Roof opened Sept. 24, 1964, everyone noted that it did not resemble a typical Broadway musical. Almost every man in the cast wore a beard; the women were dressed in authentic, but not spectacular, peasant costumes; the story was…
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Stockton OKs $14,000 Mill Street plan study
The borough will need grant money to fund the project, which could run as high as $850,000. By: Linda Seida STOCKTON Even in municipal government, the old adage holds true: You have to spend money to get money, even if the money you’re trying to get is the kind that’s often referred to as…
