Category: archives
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Local parishoners make choice known at march
Church group heads to Washington to protest Roe v. Wade. By: Sharlee Joy DiMenichi Carrying pastel balloons shaped like infant feet and chanting such slogans as "Hey! Hey! Ho! Ho! Roe v. Wade has got to go!" about 150,000 demonstrators converged on Washington, D.C., to call for an end to abortion. About 20 members of…
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Bear Tavern School teacher gets surprise honor
Jalana "Jill" Novak, a first-grade teacher, was singled out as "Teacher of the Month" by a Philadelphia radio show. By Ruth Luse Jalana "Jill" Novak, a first-grade teacher at Bear Tavern Elementary School, was singled out as "Teacher of the Month" on Jan. 9 by the Evans and Andie morning show on Philadelphia radio station…
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Rt. 1 gas station on agenda
Zoning Board to hear proposal for a new Mobil gas station on Rt. 1. By: Rebecca Tokarz The township’s Zoning Board of Adjustment is expected to hear testimony related to water quality, noise, engineering and planning tonight (Thursday) about a proposed service station on Route 1, according to zoning board Chairman Barry Nathanson. The proposal,…
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Masti Indian Grill
With intriguing Indian-fusion lunches and traditional tandooris and biryanis for dinner, this is a place to return to again and again. By: Faith Bahadurian Masti Indian Grill 440 Route 130 South Intersection of Rt. 130 South and Princeton Hightstown Road. (Rt. 571) East Windsor (609) 490-0100 Food: Good + Service: Attentive and friendly Prices: Inexpensive…
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Township disbands cultural, heritage committee
Lack of public interest doomed advisory board. By: Lea Kahn There will still be culture and heritage in Lawrence Township despite the pending dissolution of the Cultural and Heritage Advisory Committee by Township Council. Reacting to dwindling interest in the Cultural and Heritage Advisory Committee by would-be volunteers, Township Council introduced an ordinance last…
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Babich comes through with clutch pin
MUSTANG ROUNDUP By: Rudy Brandl Greg Babich couldn’t let it happen again. The Manville High junior heavyweight recalled a recreation wrestling match in middle school when he let his team down in a decisive bout. He lost to a boy from Franklin and it cost Manville the victory. Faced with a similar pressure situation in…
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District plans surveillance upgrades at LHS
Parking lot will have cameras by 2006. By: Lea Kahn School district officials say they intend to install security cameras in the Lawrence High School parking lot by 2006 to help curb vandalism. There have been five reported incidents of damage to cars in the past two school years, according to police records. The district…
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Winter weather means road salt shortage and snow law violations in Hopewell Township
Police have issued 59 written warnings to residents for failure to clear their sidewalks of snow. By John Tredrea Like other municipal governments throughout this part of the state, Hopewell Township has been left with a sobering shortage of road salt by severe winter weather. "We have 300 tons of salt left, which is less…
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Students’ work featured on county calendar
Mansfield Township Elementary School students win four out of twelve top spots in county’s annual poster contest. By: Eve Collins MANSFIELD The township’s new elementary school boasted a bumper crop of winners in the county’s annual poster contest, with four students in the top 12 spots. Their work is featured in a 2004 calendar…
