Category: archives
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Channeling Mahalia Jackson’s Spirit
Gospel singer Queen Esther Marrow brings her childhood dream to the stage. By: Susan Van Dongen Queen Esther Marrow stars as Mahalia Jackson in the Passage Theatre Company production In Mahalia’s Light. Creative visualization really works, and it isn’t just for the New Age movement. At least one little Sunday school girl imagined her future…
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Lack of school rooms leadsto special vote establishing Manville
Second part of borough’s early history By:Mary Ellen Zangara This is the second part of a history of Manville I discovered while researching articles for Manville’s 75th anniversary. The text was found in the files at the library and is unsigned. I don’t know who wrote it, but thought it was very interesting. At the…
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‘Osama’
Named for the film’s heroine, Siddiq Barmak’s bleak feature about the oppressive Taliban regime whispers a message of hope. By: Elise Nakhnikian The first movie made in Afghanistan since the Taliban came into power in 1996, the first feature-length film by director/screenwriter/editor Siddiq Barmak, and the winner of this year’s Golden Globe Award for best…
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Pennington mayor urges residents to fight hunger
Stamp Out Hunger day is set for this Saturday, May 8. By John Tredrea Pennington Mayor Jim Loper has urged all residents to participate in the upcoming Stamp Out Hunger food drive, in which letter carriers of the U.S. Postal Service will collect food donations for needy families in the area. "It’s a good program.…
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‘Godsend’
A husband and wife get more than they bargain for when they attempt to surmount fertility problems with cloning. By: Bob Brown The scariest thing about this fright film is that some people bought into its promise. More about that later, however. There’s nothing on the screen you haven’t seen before, or couldn’t guess. Still,…
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Science class review gets rave from board
Students and teacher present recent projects By:Marnie Kunz Science took center stage at Tuesday’s Board of Education meeting, as ABIS students Lindsay Zaccardi and Scott Alpizar and teachers Maggie Balzano and Amy Dickinson presented some of their recent projects to the board. "The Rocket Science Club is great practice for me to be an astronaut…
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Bordentown baseball heads back to playoffs
By: Sean Moylan Showing tremendous heart and courage, the Bordentown Regional High School boys’ varsity baseball team held on to beat Burlington Township, 5-4, and clinch a playoff berth at Bordentown on Tuesday afternoon. "It’s the first time we’ve made the playoffs in three years," said Bordentown Coach Joe Sprague. It wasn’t easy though. In…
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Dawgs even record with 10-0 victory
Baseball By: Mike Molaro The Hopewell Valley Central High School baseball team knew last Saturday’s home game against Pennington was a must-win to keep its state tournament hopes alive. Scoring four runs in the bottom of the first inning, the Bulldogs (6-6) defeated their cross-town rivals 10-0 and remained in the hunt for a Central…
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Karen Presser
By: MANVILLE Karen Lynn (Case) Presser died April 24 at University Medical Center at Princeton. She was 40. Born in Somerville, she lived in Manville most of her life. Mrs. Presser was employed as a Food Service Employee for Pomptonian, Inc. of Fairfield in Manville High School cafeteria for three years. She was a…
