Category: archives
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Following Washington’s footsteps
Resident retraces movements through area that would become Manville. By:Alec Moore As Americans here and everywhere prepare to celebrate Independence Day tomorrow, residents of Manville now can celebrate as well the area’s Revolutionary War-era history. Longtime residents of Manville, some of whom are older than the borough itself, are well aware that Manville wasn’t founded…
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WW 12s win Pool B thriller
Perfect Princeton also advances to final eight By: Justin Feil As soon as he walked in the sixth inning Monday, Quinn Male figured he’d try an old trick and either way it would work out. The West Windsor 12-year-old rounded first and headed for second, and when his move drew a throw, Will Edmonds raced…
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Memorial scholarship honors couple
Jane and Lee Parker remembered with fund to benefit FFA students By: Eve Collins NORTH HANOVER Long before graduation day, students apply for scholarships that will help them defray college costs. Many of those scholarships, like the new Jane and Lee Parker Memorial Fund for students interested in agricultural careers, are set up by…
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James Hess
James A. "Jim" Hess, 86, of Monroe, died peacefully on Wednesday, June 25, at his residence. Jim worked for the Boy Scouts of America for 47 years. A former East Brunswick resident, he and his wife, Kit, were among the founders of the East Brunswick Library. Jim served on the library’s board of trustees for…
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WW 12s give C-P more growing pains
Inconsistency has C-P on edge of elimination By: Justin Feil When trying to establish a program, the growing pains are numerous and the number one problem is usually inconsistency. The Cranbury-Plainsboro 12-year-old all-star softball team is living proof of that. One night after cracking nine hits and playing errorless ball in a 7-1 win over…
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Mary Bocra
Mary Bocra, 78, of Monroe, died Friday, June 27, at Raritan Bay Medical Center, Old Bridge Division. She was born in Perth Amboy and lived in Metuchen before moving to Coral Gables, Fla. She returned to New Jersey 18 years ago, residing in Monroe. She voluntarily gave her time and effort to make pizzas for…
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State money to help expand Thompson Park
State money to go toward the Thompson Park III project. By: Al Wicklund MONROE Gov. James McGreevey signed six bills last week that will provide $110 million for open space and park improvement projects, including $400,000 for the expansion of Thompson Park, a project called Thompson Park III. The money will support the efforts…
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Walter Rosenauer
Dr. Walter Rosenauer, 91, died Thursday, June 26, at the Francis E. Parker Nursing Home in Piscataway. Born in Russia, he lived in the Bronx, N.Y., then Jackson for over 30 years before moving to Concordia in 1986. He received a bachelor’s degree in education from CCNY, and a master’s degree from Columbia University. He…
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John Liedl
BRIDGEWATER John A "Pat" Liedl died June 18, at Morristown Memorial Hospital. He was 74. Born in Hillsborough, he lived in Bridgewater since 1970. Mr. Liedl was the president of Liedl & Co., a Bridgewater construction company he owned since it was founded in 1968. He served in the U.S. Army during the Korean…
