Category: archives
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LETTER: Three more years for incumbents
To the Editor: We are urging voters to re-elect Anna Tupe, Paul Prodromo and Harry Delgado to the South Brunswick Board of Education. All three incumbents have demonstrated their right to be re-elected. Ms. Tupe has nine years of experience on the Board and she has chaired several committees including the Communications Committee and…
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Pennington Council ponders parking problems
Special five-member committee including Mayor Jim Loper, Public Safety Director Bill Meytrott and borough Councilman David Garber will study the parking issue and report back to council soon. By John Tredrea Merchants and property owners in Pennington’s downtown area say the preponderance of all-day parking in the 84-space municipal parking lot is bad for business,…
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Library in Rocky Hill to close for renovation
ROCKY HILL The Mary Jacobs Library will be closed from Monday, April 19 until Monday, May 3 while steel beams for the planned library addition are installed. Groundbreaking for the $2.8 million renovation and expansion project, which will add 10,000 square feet to the library, was held March 17. During the renovations and expansion,…
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LETTER: Delgado is a proven leader
To the editor: We believe the Board of Education should consist only of members that put our children first but at the same time keep an eye on the spending. We do not need people with political aspirations on our board. We need ones that are thinking of our children’s education and our community.…
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Area officials press to restore truck ban
Arlene Kemp, a Hopewell Township Committee member, said she appreciated the governor’s leadership on the issue. By Jennifer Potash Local officials disappointed over a federal court judge’s decision to overturn the state’s truck ban found comfort April 1 in the governor’s commitment to fight to restore the ban. Arlene Kemp, a Hopewell Township Committee member,…
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Forum panelists pan campaign finance law
Ordinance does not go far enough, some residents say. By: Lea Kahn Township Council has taken steps toward campaign finance reform through its recently adopted pay-to-play ordinance, but that law which limits campaign contributions at the municipal level does not go far enough according to many residents that attended a forum on the…
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Stepping up for ‘Great Strides’
Post office launches efforts highlighting cystic fibrosis and the Great Strides Walk By:John Patten The U.S. Postal Service is helping the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation’s Great Strides Walk with a special stamp cancellation offered at selected post offices including Hillsborough. In unusually chilly April weather, the cancellation was unveiled last week, with the Hillsborough High…
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The magical land of Lahaway, Part 10
HISTORICALLY SPEAKING Subtitled "The Law of the Jungle" by R.P. Dow, secretary of the Brooklyn Entomological Society, this final installment was written for the Dec. 21, 1916, Allentown Messenger. The law of the Jungle has become a familiar term largely through the popularity of Kipling’s Jungle Books. It is the Law of Life, of…
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Traditions and Innovations
Artists from CanalWorks studio in Bristol exhibit paintings, glass and fiber art in styles that run the gamut By: Amy Brummer TimeOFF photos by Amy Brummer "Equus Antiquus" by Joe Porcelli. The artists who rent studio space at CanalWorks in Bristol are a diverse lot. From representational watercolors to handcrafted fibers, even abstract stained glass,…
