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Mary DeScala
HILLSBOROUGH Mary DeScala, 85, died July 4 at Raritan Health in Raritan. She was born in Brooklyn, N.Y., and lived in Bound Brook and Bridgewater before moving to Hillsborough many years ago. She was a homemaker. Mrs. DeScala was a communicant of Mary Mother of God Church in Hillsborough. She was a member of…
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Letter: Fireworks display needed patriotic songs
To the editor: I wish to express my extreme disappointment with the concert that was performed at South Brunswick High School on Friday, July 4, just prior to the fireworks. I realize that this was just the first of a series of concerts in the park, however, due to the occasion on which it…
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Torrid Obsession
Orchids exert their seductive powers in a show at Grounds for Sculpture’s Toad Hall. By: Ilene Dube TimeOFF/Mark Czajkowski Orchid growers and ceramic artists Claudia DeBari and Doug Signorovich display exotic Disa orchids from South Africa. Their tropical plants will accompany Barbara Schaff’s paintings of orchids. On a hot summer weekend in New Jersey, there…
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‘Shania’ band ready for Bridgewater show
By:Alec Moore Simply Shania, a Shania Twain tribute band, will perform Sunday at Duke Island Park in Bridgewater. The free concert starts at 7 p.m. and is being sponsored by the Somerset County Parks Commission. The performance will mark the first time Simply Shania, which spent much of last year on tour performing for American…
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Editorial: Help to fill township’s food pantry
EDITORIAL: Residents are desperately needed to stock up South Brunswick’s dwindling pantry supplies. The cupboard is almost bare at the South Brunswick Food Pantry these days. Shelves that five months ago were filled with canned goods, pasta, sauces and other food much donated during the holidays, when goodwill traditionally is high now are…
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Letter: First-aiders are caring
To the editor: I want to especially thank the Kendall Park Rescue Squad for their care of my late husband Albert. We are all very lucky here in South Brunswick to live in a community with such wonderful, selfless, caring people. Irma Sway Kendall Park
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David Brearley
HISTORICALLY SPEAKING Signer of the U. S. Constitution, early New Jersey Chief Justice and a staunch patriot, David Brearley, played a key role in Washington’s successes in our region. In "The Courts and Lawyers of New Jersey," by E. Q. Keasbey, A. M., LL. B. dated 1912, David’s value as a legal pioneer is explained…
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Project Graduation a ‘great success’
To the editor We are pleased to announce that Project Graduation 2003 was a great success. Project Graduation is a nationally recognized program that provides a drug- and alcohol-free celebration for the Class of 2003. The event was held at the Health Quest on Route 31 in Flemington immediately following the commencement ceremonies and was…
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Legion bats boom during weekend win streak
Team erupts for 31 runs, 33 hits in two games By: Rudy Brandl MANVILLE The Hillsborough American Legion baseball team gained some serious momentum over the weekend and entered the final 10 days of the season with a shot at a winning record. One half-inning turned into a big one for visiting Hillsborough…
