Category: archives
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Dispatches: Waving the flag for the true patriots
DISPATCHES by Hank Kalet: Defining the true meaning of "patriotism". By: Hank Kalet "Each man must for himself alone decide what is right and what is wrong, which course is patriotic and which isn’t. You cannot shirk this and be a man. To decide against your conviction is to be an unqualified and excusable traitor,…
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Nothin’ But the Blues
The blues duo of Mississippi Charles Bevel and Chic Street Man will reunite for their first musical performance together in more than two decades, June 21 at George Street Playhouse in New Brunswick. By: Matt Smith The blues duo of Mississippi Charles Bevel (left) and Chic Street Man, pictured above in the late 1970s, will…
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Don’t forget the insect repellent
FROM ROOSEVELT by Linda Schuster We’ll be swinging into summer as fast as you can say, "Pass the deodorant." And none too soon as anyone living in this part of the state the last months has survived the spring rains. Water is a substance of life. But the deluge has been an albatross around all…
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Pair force way into house
Bind teens with tape and rob residence. By: Sharlee DiMenichi A pair of Dayton teens were robbed at gunpoint after two men forced their way into the boys’ Davids Court house and bound them with duct tape in the basement at about 11:30 a.m. Tuesday. Police said the thieves made off with two safes, clothing,…
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Millstone Valley Chorus names residents to leadership posts
Corynn Ganley, Christine Sheils and Jean Ferguson will help group as members prepare for special trip As the members of the Millstone Valley Chorus, a chapter of Sweet Adelines International, prepare for an upcoming performance in St. Petersburg, Russia, a new management team was named to lead the group. Hillsborough residents Corynn Ganley, Christine Sheils…
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Letters to the Editor, June 19, 2003
Enough is enough! To the editor: I have been reading the articles in the papers, seeing the letters to the editors, and listening to people talk over the past several weeks with regards to the actions of the Hopewell Township Committee. When is "enough going to be enough"? We have Committeeman Jon Edwards who…
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News of Other Days
From the June 19 Register-News 125 years ago A few patches of potatoes planted in this section are free from potato bugs. Hard fighting overcame the Colorado pests. * * * An entertainment will be given by the musical department of the N.J. Collegiate Institute in the Baptist Church next Thursday evening. * * *…
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Officials expected to tap new Hopewell Valley schools chief June 30
The new superintendent, who is expected to begin work Sept. 1, will replace Robert Sopko, who will retire Aug. 1. By John Tredrea A new superintendent of schools for the Hopewell Valley Regional School District is expected to be appointed June 30, it was announced at Monday night’s school board meeting. The new superintendent, who…
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Letter: Keeping last best offer
To the editor: Two weeks ago, I wrote to alert the residents, parents, and taxpayers of South Brunswick to a bill that is quietly moving through the state Legislature that would tip the balance toward unions in the area of contract negotiations. I wrote in support of my public mission and the children of…
