Category: archives
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Letters to the Herald
For the Dec. 12 issue By: Bill Roesch’s impacts will live for many years To the editor: The following was written to the Hightstown High School staff. It is a sad day for all of us as we deal with the death of Bill Roesch. While his tenure as principal at Hightstown High…
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Letters to the Herald
For the Dec. 12 issue By: Bill Roesch’s impacts will live for many years To the editor: The following was written to the Hightstown High School staff. It is a sad day for all of us as we deal with the death of Bill Roesch. While his tenure as principal at Hightstown High…
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Union protests block traffic at office park
By: Gwen McNamara WEST WINDSOR Thirteen labor union protesters were arrested Wednesday morning when they sat down and blocked traffic on Carnegie Center Boulevard at Route 1. Seven men and six women from the Service Employees International labor union were charged with purposely obstructing a public roadway or passageway, police said. The group was…
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Two at PU win prestigious post-graduate scholarship
Marshall Scholarships cover costs of studying at a British University for two or three years. Princeton University students keep winning prestigious post-graduate scholarships. The latest are two winners of 2004 Marshall Scholarships, which cover the costs of living and studying at a British university of the recipient’s choice for two or three years. Earlier, two…
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Estelle Mate
Estelle Duptula Mate, 91, of Jamesburg, died Saturday, Dec. 6, at Monroe Village in Monroe. Born in Union City, Conn., she resided in South River from 1925 until moving to Jamesburg in 1998. Before her retirement in 1973, she was employed as a seamstress for more than 30 years with Brodsky and Sons in South…
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Princeton Repertory supporters dine on the Bard’s bill of fare
75 supporters of the Princeton Repertory Shakespeare festival enjoy a night of silent auction and a multi-course feast. By: Pat Tanner About 75 intrepid supporters of the Princeton Rep Shakespeare Festival, which performs the Bard’s works each summer in Princeton’s Pettoranello Gardens Amphitheater, braved last weekend’s snows to gather for an evening of Elizabethan delights,…
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Charles A. Wood
Charles "Buster" A. Wood Jr., 95, died Wednesday, Dec. 3. Mr. Wood was a champion swimmer, earning many gold medals and other awards from United States Master Swimming. Born in Brooklyn N.Y., he spent almost his entire career as an executive in the Metropolitan Life Insurance Company. He was a member and elder of the…
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Lawsuit filed to halt bow hunt in township
Opponents claim program violates deed restrictions at two public parcels. By: David Campbell The Mercer County Deer Alliance filed a lawsuit this week that claims the township’s deer bow-hunting program violates deed restrictions on two of the four public parcels being hunted under the program. The suit, which seeks an injunction to halt hunting on…
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Environmental tips for the workplace
GOOD EARTHKEEPING, Dec. 12 By: Sandy Batty Being environmentally conscious at work is as important as it is at home. Making minor adjustments at work can actually yield greater environmental and cost-cutting benefits because work activities tend to be less varied, more repetitive and involve larger amounts of inputs and outputs. Energy savings can come…
