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Snowflakes in kitchen bring a flurry of fun
FROM ROOSEVELT by Linda Schuster It began as a birthday party craft activity. Sarah’s first-grade classmates painted ceramic star and mitten ornaments in our kitchen. A lively variety of color combinations and designs were demonstrated. Sealed with a clear glittered glaze, each unique piece sparkled. Once they had dried I tied them individually with thin,…
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Girl Scouts blaze trail for residents
Troop clears half-mile path behind Environmental Center. By: Rebecca Tokarz Township residents can now enjoy a brisk walk through the woods behind the South Brunswick Township Environmental Center thanks to a group of Scouts. Cadets in Girl Scout Troop 764, all high school freshmen, spent more than a year working to clear the trail and…
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Police offer gun locks as part of safety effort
Project Childsafe donates 300 locks to Hillsborough By:Roger Alvarado Township police are urging all gun owners, particularly those in households with young children, to pick up a free gun lock at the township Police Department. Project Childsafe, a nationwide program aimed at promoting the safe storage of guns in homes, is funded by a $50…
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Karate students to kick for charity
Event to raise money for trust fund to be used for college education of cancer victim’s children. By: Sharlee Joy DiMenichi Some township karate students plan to kick for a cause. Pupils at the Family Karate Center on Ridge Road are accepting sponsors for a kick-a-thon to raise money for a trust fund to be…
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Students say pen pal is a true hero
Iraq-based Army sergeant corresponds with first- and second graders By:Beth Kressel First- and second-graders at Sunnymead School have a pen pal who they all agree is their hero. Jeff Fink, 40, is a sergeant first class stationed with the U.S. Army in Iraq. Robyn De Vincentz’s second-graders have partnered with Rosemarie Skavron’s first-graders to write…
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For the Dec. 4 issue
Delores Lynn Eure, Margaret A. Morris Stelljes, Vernon F. McCue, Eugene E. Witkowski, Dale C. Alexander, Harold C. Lawrence. Delores Lynn Eure TRENTON Delores Lynn "Bunky" Eure, 72, died Nov. 18 at JFK Medical Center in Edison. Born in Cranbury, Ms. Eure lived in Trenton and then Los Angeles before returning to Trenton in…
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Santa swaps deer for ‘hog’ to cruise into VFW
Games and prizes on tap at "Ride with Santa Toy Drive" By:Roger Alvarado Santa Claus may be coming to town, but it won’t be on his sleigh this night. On Sunday, Kris Kringle will leave Rudolph and the reindeer gang behind and ride in on his hog to help spread holiday cheer during this year’s…
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Council approves of fire equipment
Township OKs $130K bond ordinance. By: Lea Kahn Township Council gave final approval on Tuesday to a $130,000 bond ordinance that earmarks money to buy equipment for new fire engines for the Lawrence Road and Lawrenceville fire companies. The council also awarded five contracts to purchase equipment for the Lawrence Road Fire Company’s new fire…
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Helen Liedl
HILLSBOROUGH Helen H. Liedl died Wednesday, Nov. 26, at home. She was 87. Born in Onnalinda, Pa., she was a resident of Hillsborough and formerly lived in Sarasota, Florida. Mrs. Liedl was a homemaker. She was a past member of the Hillsborough Woods Road Firehouse No. 3 Ladies Auxiliary and the Rosary Altar Society…
