Category: archives
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Piscataway ousts Vikings from GMC volleyball tournament
By: Rich Fisher It’s one thing to be focused and psyched up, it’s another to be overly-focused and overly-psyched. That may have been a problem for the South Brunswick High volleyball team in Wednesday’s Greater Middlesex Conference Tournament semifinals. Facing a Piscataway team they had beaten twice during the regular season, the second-seeded Vikings fell,…
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POLICE BLOTTER
By: A 1992 white, three-axle tandem dump truck overturned traveling west on Weston Road at 2:39 p.m. Nov. 3. According to police, the driver lost control of the truck because he tried to avoid hitting a deer entering the roadway. The accident caused a large quantity of sand to be spilled across the roadway. The…
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Triangle Club returning to McCarter stage
The Princeton Triangle Club, the nation’s oldest college musical-comedy troupe, is returning to McCarter Theatre with its 113th annual production, "For Love or Funny." Performances will be given Friday and Saturday, Nov. 14 and 15, at 8 p.m., and Sunday, Nov. 16 at 2 p.m. "With its new fall show, including the traditional all-male kickline,…
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Islamic families begin holy month of Ramadan
Muslims enjoy time for family and religion during celebrations. By: Beth Kressel Illaha Sattar, 10, had not eaten since sunrise when she arrived at the Muslim Center of Somerset County at around 4:50 p.m. Saturday. Ten minutes later, she stood next to her mother and broke her fast with dates and light appetizers at the…
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Cecilia Kuhns
By: MANVILLE Cecilia A. (Botsko) Kuhns died Monday in Somerset Medical Center in Somerville. She was 88. Born in Cambia, Pa., she lived in Manville most of her life. Mrs. Kuhns was formerly employed by Singer Corp. and then became a tester for J.M. Corp., from where she retired. She was a communicant of…
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Plumsted voters back incumbents
Voters in Plumsted elected Republican incumbents Przywara and Quesnel to the Township Committee. By: Sarah Winkelman PLUMSTED Republican incumbents Joe Przywara and Bonnie Quesnel soundly defeated Democrats Mitch Geier and Don Knause, retaining their seats on the Township Committee. Voters cast 1,281 votes for Mr. Przywara and 1,334 votes for Ms. Quesnel. Mr. Geier…
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Dispatches: Capital punishment just cannot be fixed
DISPATCHES by Hank Kalet: Our editor states his reasons for calling for an abolishment of the death penalty. By: Hank Kalet A majority of Americans support capital punishment that’s what the polls say and I have little reason to dispute the poll numbers. That said, I think this support tends to be broader than…
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Public input sought on Dec. 9 referendum
Chesterfield Township School District seeks opinion from area residents on its $17.5 million referendum project. By: Scott Morgan CHESTERFIELD The township school district last week held the first of two public hearings on its $17.5 million referendum project, which will be put to a public vote on Dec. 9. School officials delivered a message…
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For the Nov. 6 issue
Scott T. Nabinger, Joseph Tardiff, Sr. Scott T. Nabinger FLORENCE Scott T. Nabinger, 41, died Tuesday, Oct. 28 at home. Born in Trenton, he was a lifetime area resident. Mr. Nabinger was a 1980 graduate of Notre Dame High School and received his associate’s degree from Mercer County Community College. He was employed with…
