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  • For the April 1 issue

    Rufus Dally, Jack B. Zeilsdorff Sr., John A. O’Neal, Francis W. Bowers, Irene E. Vandegrift. Rufus Dally    Rufus (Bubby) Dally, 76, of Roebling, died on Thursday, March 25 at Marcella Nursing and Rehab Center in Burlington Township. Born and raised in Hedding, Mansfield Township, he lived in Roebling most of his life.    Mr. Dally was…

  • Victor A. Albanese

       Victor A. Albanese, 77, died Wednesday, March 24, at his home.    Born in Newark, Mr. Albanese was a resident of Monmouth Junction. He was an Army veteran of World War II, receiving a Purple Heart and a Bronze Star. Mr. Albanese retired from Grand Union, Monmouth Junction, with more than 16 years of service as…

  • April 1, 4:59 p.m.: Serving her country

    Toni Smith shows her patriotism. By: Hank Kalet    Filip Bondy writes a nice piece in The Daily News on Toni Smith, the Manhattanville College woman’s basketball player who refused to salute the flag last year as a protest against the then-impending war with Iraq.    Smith caught a lot of grief and became the center of…

  • HHS girls should soar even without superstars

    GIRLS’ TRACK PREVIEW By: Rudy Brandl        The Hillsborough High girls’ track and field team may not have a superstar on this year’s roster, but there are still more than enough solid athletes to keep the program rolling.    Veteran head coach Rich Refi lost multi-event standouts Erin Crawford and Lauren Kloss to graduation. Crawford was…

  • Week of April 1, 2004

    Pennington, Princeton, Lawrence, South Brunswick Pennington    Gloria Nilson GMAC Real Estate in Pennington is pleased to announce that Sylvia Morrison has been named the top listing agent for the month of February.    "Sylvia is consistently one of our top producers", said Wendy Field, manager.    For any real estate needs, call Sylvia Morrison at the Gloria…

  • Tennis team sports new look in 2004

    Lawrence Boys Tennis By: Jim Green    This much is certain: the Lawrence High School boys tennis team will have a much different look this season. But because of a lack of preseason practice time, Cardinals coach Pat Tarrant isn’t quite sure what that look will be yet.    The Lawrence boys are coming off a strong…

  • Guest Opinion: Push Congress on transportation bill

    Guest Opinion By Peter Cantu: Current transportation bill will expire on April 30, a new one is needed to keep the country moving. By: Peter Cantu    It’s an election year and there’s a bill in Congress that will single-handedly help create and preserve jobs, improve our quality of life, benefit the environment and support homeland…

  • Obituaries for the week of April 1

    Francis Wilk    Francis T. Wilk, 82, of Stuart, Fla., died March 21 at his home.    Born and residing in Lawrenceville, he was a grain and livestock farmer before retiring to Stuart in 1982.    He served in the Army as an MP, guarding German POWs at Fort Campbell, Ky., during World War II.    He is survived…

  • Report sounds like sweet music to local ears

    EDITORIAL: Mercury report points towards removal    Last week’s release of the environmental impact assessment of the mercury held in storage by the federal government can be summarized as follows: there’s some good news and there’s some not-too-bad news.    The report was undertaken because the government has been sitting on a rather large supply of a…