Category: archives
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Dispatches: Capture is good news, not justification
DISPATCHES by Hank Kalet: Saddam Hussein’s capture, although important, will not end resistance to United States forces in Iraq and does not justify a bad war. By: Hank Kalet Saddam Hussein was a brutal, bloody tyrant and the Iraqi people are better off without him. American forces deserve a lot of credit for staying on…
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Obituaries for week of Dec. 18
Miriam Thiel Miriam Doyle Thiel, 78, died Saturday at the University Medical Center at Princeton. Born in Somerville, Ms. Thiel lived in Montgomery since 1932. She was a graduate of Princeton High School in 1942 and Trenton State Teachers College in 1945. She was the past president of the Dogwood Garden Club of Princeton, a…
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Romachella’s Italian Restaurant
This newcomer in Washington Crossing, Pa., has a bright future, offering reasonably priced fare in a cheery, friendly atmosphere. By: Richard Burns Romachella’s Italian Restaurant 118 General Washington Memorial Blvd. Washington Crossing, Pa. (215) 493-1334 Food: Very good Service: Very good Prices: Moderate to expensive Cuisine: Italian Ambiance: Open, modern, somewhat loud Hours: Mon.-Thurs. 11…
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Viking girls basketball team boast inside game
By: Carolyn M. Hartko There isn’t anything more comforting to a coach than to know that her players are ready, willing and able. That appears to be the case for South Brunswick High School head girls’ basketball coach, Jaymee Boehmer as the 2003-2004 season gets underway. "I really think we’re going to do okay this…
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‘Annie’
Bucks County Playhouse closes its season with the popular musical based on the comic strip ‘Little Orphan Annie.’ By: Stuart Duncan First, a few historical facts: Shortly before Christmas, 1971, Martin Charnin, a lyricist and director, bought a collection of Little Orphan Annie comic strips and began imagining a musical comedy based on the main…
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For the week of Dec. 18
Harry A. Sullivan, Jeannette Balkum Reilly, Fred N. Totten, Marc Tristan Hobbs, Sabina Modzelewski, Edward G. Sobon Sr., Fred B. Parascandolo, Richard Fox, Philip Ketterer, Helen Kraus, Philip Caraccio, Frank Cardinal, Arthur DiPaola, Sarah Martin, Charles Shartle Harry A. Sullivan FLORENCE Harry A. Sullivan, 91, of Florence Township died on Friday, Dec. 5 at…
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Vote shows true interests
To the editor I attended the Dec. 9 Hillsborough Township Committee meeting. At this meeting, outgoing Committeewoman Sonya Martin introduced a motion to cancel health benefits for part-time township employees, including Township Committee members and the township attorney, thereby saving the township $108,000 per year. "We can ill afford to keep providing this while we’re…
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Antionette Bohonovsky
MANVILLE Antionette Justine "Toni" Bohonovsky died Monday, Nov. 17, in Moscow, Russia. She was 52. Born in Somerville and resided in Manville. Mrs. Bohonovsky’s primary residence was in Manhattan, N.Y., for 20 years. Survivors include her husband, Veugenie Grigorishin; her mother, Helen Day of Manville; three brothers, George, Walter and Richard Bohonowsky of Manville;…
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Race cars engineered for safety at high speeds
Vehicles used in racing are built with high speed impacts in mind. By: Scott Morgan If you’ve ever seen a clip from an ESPN highlight reel, you have probably seen one that begins with a massive plume of orange fire on one of the turns at a racetrack. The clip continues: smoke, thick and black,…
