Category: archives
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Iraq changes show need to end war
To the editor The Bush administration’s recent decision to speed up the transfer of sovereignty to Iraq and the replacement of American soldiers with Iraqis by the same cynical politics that rushed us into this misguided, tragic war in the first place. Policies that only a week ago were called dangerous and unwise by our…
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Police increasing patrols at shops
Congested stores will be monitored By:Roger Alvarado Shoppers won’t be the only ones out in full force when the holiday shopping season kicks off next week. As weary customers scurry around stores looking for the best deals, borough police will be making the rounds, too. Starting around Thanksgiving, store patrons can expect to see increased…
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Ten Thousand Villages to offer Living Gifts
As a part of their commitment to making a difference in the lives of people around the world, Ten Thousand Villages will the present the Living Gifts Program from Monday, Dec. 1 through Sunday, Dec. 14. This program offers an opportunity to make a donation to one of a collection of relief programs in the…
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Survey says … don’t cut funds
Most respones to school spending survey support maintaining currect spending levels By:Beth Kressel The majority of Hillsborough residents who responded to a Board of Education survey about the 2004-05 school budget want to maintain or increase funding for everything from chorus and band to technology. Results tainted, say protesters The Hillsborough Tax Protest Group, formed…
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Mayor will face sentencing
New Hanover Mayor Patrick G. Malloy pleaded guilty in federal court to tampering with a grand jury witness. By: Eve Collins TRENTON New Hanover Mayor Patrick G. Malloy pleaded guilty in federal court last week to one count of tampering with a grand jury witness during an investigation of a bid-rigging scheme involving a…
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‘Tis the Season for Craft Shows
A roundup of holiday craft shows taking place in the area. Peter Smith of Sandsmith Studios will have functional and decorative wood turnings for sale, including maple vases, at Transformations craft cooperative at the Hopewell Railroad Station. YWCA Princeton Crafters’ Marketplace The 30th annual YWCA Princeton Crafters’ Marketplace will be held Nov. 22-23, 10 a.m.-4:30…
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Humanitarian projects as gifts
Community Presbyterian Church offers Alternative Gift Market. By: Sharlee Joy DiMenichi For shoppers tired of struggling to find the perfect tie for Uncle Harry, who already has no fewer than 36 cravats, the Community Presbyterian Church of the Sand Hills offers the Alternative Gift Market. The market allows shoppers to purchase contributions to humanitarian projects…
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Condo group files for bankruptcy
Florence Tollgate Condo Association filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy earlier this month. By: Scott Morgan FLORENCE Larry Vincent turned against a howling wind and pointed through the darkness toward the newly built pool. The leader of the five-man maintenance staff at the Florence Tollgate condominium complex motioned his arm across the back of the…
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True tales: Tracy Kidder, near and far
BOOK NOTES by Joan Ruddiman Tracy Kidder hit the literary ground running when "The Soul of a New Machine" (1981), his first published work, won a Pulitzer Prize. Two decades later, he is widely heralded as one of the premier non-fiction writers of our time. Kidder is noted for immersing himself in slices of American…
