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Police Beat
May 1 Edition BORDENTOWN CITY Police said an East Church Street resident returning home from work at 6:50 p.m. on April 25 observed a man urinating on a neighbor’s property. Police said Jamie Ganges, 32, of Bordentown, was charged with urinating in public and given a May court date. BORDENTOWN TOWNSHIP Police said a wallet…
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Letter: Events to celebrate historic march
To the editor: South Brunswick will celebrate its role in the American Revolution as part of the "Road to Monmouth" commemoration. A series of events along both Washington’s route from Lambertville and the British evacuation from Philadelphia to New York through New Jersey will commemorate the 225th anniversary of the Battle of Monmouth. Washington’s…
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Seeking passage of balanced, comprehensive energy plan
GUEST OPINION By Rush Holt Access to reliable, sustainable, and affordable energy is critical to this nation’s long-term economic growth and prosperity. Today, however, the United States economy finds itself in a precarious situation. We depend on foreign oil to fuel for 56 percent of our energy needs. If current events in the Middle East…
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Lawyer says client paid with illegal guns
By:Alec Moore A 53-year-old Hillsborough man was charged with two counts of possession of illegal weapons last week. Nicholas Spadoro of Orchard Drive now faces one third-degree charge of possession of an assault rifle and a fourth-degree charge of possession of a "large capacity ammunition magazine." Mr. Spadoro turned himself in to Hillsborough police April…
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School budget talksrepresent welcome change
EDITORIAL A warm wind blew through the municipal courtroom last week when the Township Committee members spoke with one voice on how to approach their pending review of the defeated $56.9 million school budget. At their first meeting since the April 15 school election, the members present discussed the budget in calm and concerned tones…
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John Kersnowsky
John Kersnowsky, 83, died Wednesday, April 23, at his home in Spring Hill, Fla. Born in New York City, he resided in South Brunswick before moving to Florida in 1978. He was employed by Ford Motor Company in Edison as a paint sprayer and retired in 1978. His wife, Anna, died in 1995. His son,…
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‘Dear Sgt. Loften …’
Triangle students sendmessages to soldier in Iraq By:Sally Goldenberg Michaela Mangini, a third-grader, recently wrote a note of gratitude to Marine Platoon Sgt. William Loften, a township resident, for his service in Iraq. "You probably miss your family a lot. I know I would. And it must be hard to be without your three children.…
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Blawenburg Band to present Saturday concert
MONTGOMERY The Blawenburg Band will bring its brand of patriotic American music to its hometown Saturday night with a concert at Montgomery High School auditorium. The 90-minute concert, which will begin at 8 p.m., marks the 113th anniversary of one of the oldest bands in New Jersey. The 60-member group plays a wide array…
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Obituaries for week of May 1
Anne Shapiro Anne N. Shapiro, 84, of Lawrenceville, died April 21 at home. Born in Monessen, Pa., she had resided in Lawrenceville for 40 years. Ms. Shapiro was a former secretary with Educational Testing Service in Lawrenceville. Daughter of the late Theodore and Eva Gewera Nykula and wife of the late Samuel S. Shapiro, she…
