Category: archives
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Spring concert
Stockton Elementary School has its annual musical program Monday, May 12, night at the Stockton firehouse. Joey Habingreither, third-grader, smiles at his parents while singing at the concert. Behind him are sixth-graders Matthew Maiorelli (left) and Robert Dougherty.
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Obituaries-May 15
Dorothy Kerr RINGOES Dorothy M. Kerr, 80, of Ringoes died Saturday, May 3, in Upper Makefield Township, Pa. Born in Newark, N.J., she was the daughter of the late Harry and Fanny Blaisure Dunham and lived in Peapack-Gladstone, N.J., and South Plainfield, N.J., before moving to Ringoes in 1962. Until her retirement, she was…
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Anna Pigeon takes flight
BOOK NOTES by Joan Ruddiman Mystery lovers know Anna Pigeon as the intrepid heroine of Nevada Barr’s novels. In 2000, Ms. Barr hit the big time when "Deep South" made it to the New York Times Best Seller list. Her legions of fans in the real deep South and Far West must be chuckling that…
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May 14, 5:15 p.m.: Rest in peace, Dave DeBusschere
DeBusschere did the dirty work that helped the Knicks win two titles. By: Hank Kalet What can I tell you about Dave DeBusschere, who died today of a massive heart attack? (See Obit.) I can tell you he was the kind of player who could dominate a game, but would sublimate his talents, mold them…
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Cleaning grill requires courage
FROM ROOSEVELT by Linda Schuster No one will be buying tickets. It qualifies as the grossest show on earth. But the transformation of a greasy, grungy grill into something you can eat off of, well that’s a feat of wonder. There is no other job I’d rather push to the backburner. Yeah, yeah, the surface…
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May 13, 2:25 p.m.: Gloomy forecasts ahead
Bursting bubbles could result in a dark economic future. By: Hank Kalet The standard economic analysis these days ties the faltering economy to the stock market, assuming that when the stock market rebounds everything will be OK and we’ll start seeing the kind of growth we experienced during the 1990s. I hope they are right.…
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All in the family
Greenwood House honors the Siegels of Princeton. By: Jennifer Potash A single family with several members serving a nonprofit organization may not seem unusual, but how many such families are on first-name basis with many of the organization’s clients? The Siegel family of Princeton is, and they will be feted Sunday at the Trenton War…
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Reversal of roles fine with MHS
King relieves in Cougar baseball’s SCT win By: Bob Nuse All of a sudden, the Montgomery High baseball team finds itself in the favorite’s role. After a weekend of upsets in the Somerset County Tournament, the third-seeded Cougars are the only one of the top four seeds that will play in Monday’s SCT semifinals at…
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Chinese food on steroids
IN THE KITCHEN: When the weather turns hot, I crave food to match. In tropical climates all over the world, chilies and other intensely flavored seasonings help the body relieve excess heat in the form of, well, sweat. Don’t be offended think of it as the natural remedy for a hot day. On a…
