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  • For the Jan. 22 issue

    Lena V. Garrand, Laura C. Scheideler Curry, Elvira Muni, Thelma Hansina Mogensen Guenther. Lena V. Garrand    PLUMSTED — Lena V. Garrand, 87, of New Egypt died Jan. 11 at CentraState Medical Center in Freehold.    Born in New York City, she was a longtime resident of New Egypt.    She was a retired waitress and homemaker and…

  • Jessica Janovsky

       HILLSBOROUGH — Jessica V. Janovsky died Friday, Jan. 16, in Somerset Medical Center in Somerville. She was 45.    Born in Anderson, Ind., she moved to Hillsborough in 1981.    She was employed as project manager at Lucent Technologies in Murray Hill for 10 years. She was a former employee of AT&T in Piscataway and Somerset since…

  • Residents protest rec panel changes

    Although Mansfield residents and officials alike have said politics should not have a role in the recreation program, a Republican majority on the governing body has replaced members on the Recreation Committee for the second year in a row. By: Eve Collins    MANSFIELD — Residents’ objections to changing the makeup of the Recreation Committee were…

  • Investing in ‘social engineering’

    President Bush proposes $1.5 billion to promote marraige. By: Michael Redmond    There was some really surprising news on Jan. 13 that has left me, well, flummoxed.    The first surprise was that the Bush administration was proposing $1.5 billion for a new social program — a program that would take place in America and would be…

  • McCarter to celebrate Black History Month

       McCarter Theatre Center will celebrate Black History Month with a variety of special events. All performances start at 8 p.m. except where noted.    The Newport Jazz Festival 50th Anniversary Tour on Friday, Feb. 6 will feature an all-star band including legendary saxophonist James Moody, pianist and composer Cedar Walton, Grammy-winning trumpet player Randy Brecker, universally…

  • Raider wrestlers remain unbeaten

    Team defeats North for first time By: Rudy Brandl        The Hillsborough High wrestling team certainly wasn’t content to rest on its laurels. After all, there was more history to be made.    Fresh off receiving their first-ever ranking in the state’s top 20 poll, the Raiders went out and destroyed North Hunterdon with stunning ease…

  • New county meeting

    HISTORICALLY SPEAKING    The following proposal to establish a new county named Stockton, which included Allentown and Upper Freehold, was found in the former Hightstown Excelsior.     An adjourned meeting of the voters of Mercer, Monmouth and Middlesex counties, was held pursuant to adjournment, at the Washington Hotel, Hightstown, on Monday evening, October 5, 1857. The…

  • Taking a reasonable view toward exercise

    FROM ROOSEVELT by Linda Schuster    The jig is up. The dent into 2004 is significant and your exercise routine is mushy. Okay, it doesn’t exist. You have defined the problem as the lack of an efficient workout. You don’t need to take on the demeanor of the Bowflex guy. You just want to take control…

  • Tax-relief summit slated

    The Garden State Coalition of Schools will address property tax relief for state residents at a Feb. 11 forum. By: Sarah Winkelman    The Garden State Coalition of Schools, a grass-roots group that promotes equitable educational public policy, is holding a summit to address property tax relief for state residents, an issue that has been weighing…