Category: archives
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Council hands out annual police department honors
Lawrence officers receive recognition for performance. By: Lea Kahn Eleven township police officers and two Police Department dispatchers were honored Tuesday night by Township Council for their performance in exceptional circumstances in 2002. Selected police officers are honored annually by Township Council in conjunction with national Police Week, which was designated as May 12-18. The…
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POST FORUM: Political donations
Should the Township Council enact an ordinance that requires competitive bidding for professional contractors who make political donations? Should the Township Council enact an ordinance that requires competitive bidding for professional contractors who make political donations?
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Edwards retracts bribe allegation
Hopewell Township committeeman issues public apology for e-mail claim. By: John Tredrea In a written statement issued Thursday, beleaguered Hopewell Township Committeeman Jon Edwards admitted allegations he made about Sam Plumeri and Josh Markowitz in a controversial January e-mail "were untrue." Mr. Edwards added in the statement: "I apologize to both men unconditionally." The e-mail,…
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Red Raiders win fourth straight Prep B title
Softball By: Mike Molaro For the second year in a row, The Pennington School’s softball squad spotted Rutgers Prep a five-run lead before rallying to win the Prep B state championship. Last year, the Red Raiders rallied for five runs in the bottom of the seventh and scored the winning run in the eighth for…
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Hospitality served here
Teens happy to pitch in at senior luncheon By:Mary Ellen Zangara On Saturday afternoon, 125 senior citizens from the community were treated to a special luncheon in their honor at the Emmanuel Baptist Church hall on South Third Avenue, courtesy of the parishioners. Pastor Jack Darida welcomed the group to a dinner where, as he…
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Luedeke honored with Rider Student Center
President will retire from university June 30. By: Lea Kahn Several hundred of Rider University President Bart Luedeke’s closest friends gathered Sunday afternoon at the school’s Student Center to bid farewell to the departing president and his wife, Linda. Dr. Luedeke, who has worked at Rider for 32 years the last 13 as its…
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Towns to share factory’s tax revenue
A new manufacturing plant will be built on the border of Springfield Township and Wrightstown Borough. By: Eve Collins SPRINGFIELD Two local communities agreed last week to share tax revenue that will come from a manufacturing plant to be built on the border of the towns. Springfield Township and Wrightstown Borough agreed May 15…
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Wilda Jordan
HILLSBOROUGH Wilda H. Jordan died Thursday, May 15, at Foothill Acres Rehabilitation Center in Hillsborough. She was 92. Born in Cordele, Ga., she formerly lived in New Middletown, Ohio for 30 years, then Bridgewater Township for four years, before moving to the Rehabilitation Center five years ago. Mrs. Jordon was a homemaker. Her first…
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Was legal system usedto generate fodder for fliers?
EDITORIAL: Publicity surroundinginvestigation makes charges suspect When the Somerset County Prosecutor’s Office aborted the recent investigation at the municipal building the day after opening it, it was clear someone wasted a lot of the prosecutor’s time. Although the prosecutor doesn’t send a letter or response to people filing complaints, in this instance we wish he…
