Category: archives
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Recalling Dr. King’s 1963 march on Washington
By: Al Wicklund MONROE Forty years ago Thursday, Deborah Wolfe of Monroe Village was on the speakers’ platform and took part in the program when the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. gave his "I Have a Dream" speech in Washington, D.C. The emotion of the day and the impact of Dr. King’s speech,…
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Letters to the Editor, Aug. 29
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR, Aug. 29 By: Killing deer is not humane To the editor: A recent Packet editorial (Aug. 22) incorrectly describes Princeton’s deer-killing plan as humane. There is no "humane" killing of animals short of their natural life spans, other than to end irremediable suffering. There is no such thing as a…
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25 Ways to Celebrate 25 Years
marks 25 years of ‘cultural survival’ with a fall festival of the arts.
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New pastors bring unique perspectives to city
The Trinity United Methodist Church and First Presbyterian Church in Bordentown City welcome new ministers this year. By: G. Natasha Zoe ‘It is the highest honor to be called pastor’ BORDENTOWN CITY The Rev. Dr. William Elkins said his goal for the Trinity United Methodist Church is to form a church community where everyone’s…
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All bets are off when novices play bingo
CRIMSON COMMENTS by Rose McGlew I went to bingo for the first time in my adult life. I think I remember going with my grandmother as a kid, but that must have been in the good old days when people under 18 were deemed responsible enough to gamble. I know you’re asking yourself, "Why on…
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HOPEWELL VALLEY BACK-TO-SCHOOL NEWS
District is implementing the "Community Alert Network" (CAN) and "Student Emergency Information System." It also is implementing new cashier system in school cafeterias. Hopewell Valley Regional School District The Hopewell Valley Regional School District is implementing the "Community Alert Network" (CAN) and the "Student Emergency Information System." Superintendent Nick Lorenzetti explained: "This is a combined…
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Edgebrook
Years before Donald Dilatush’s column "Along Edges Brook" was a feature in this paper, Mrs. James West contributed her brief history of the old school in Hamilton Township. Now the site of large- scale commercial development on Route 130, her reminisces of the school offer a glimpse of education from an earlier time. The first…
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PERCEPTIONS: An inbox of incredible information
A tale of lottery winnings and the Two-Striped Telamonia. By: Steve Feitl I received some rather exciting news last week I won the lottery. Now granted it wasn’t the national Mega Millions jackpot, but it still appears to be a rather substantial win for yours truly. I was informed via e-mail that I was…
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YMCA bringing programs to town
Renovated recreation building to serve as community center. By: Alec Moore Seniors in town will have a new place to hang out this fall. Through a joint partnership between the borough and the Somerset Valley YMCA, Manville’s recreation building just off Bridge Street in the Lost Valley will become home to a new community center…
