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Dance Fiesta
Ballet Folklórico appears at the New Jersey Folk Festival as part of a celebration of Mexican-American traditions. By: Matt Smith TimeOFF/Frank Wojciechowski Above, Kathleen Molnar (left) and Melissa Bermúdez of Ballet Folklórico de Princeton rehearse for the dance ensemble’s performance at the New Jersey Folk Festival in New Brunswick April 26. Many little girls dream…
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Clara Martin
Clara Martin, 94, of Monroe died Monday, April 14, at St. Peter’s University Hospital in New Brunswick. Born in Perth Amboy, she resided in Perth Amboy most of her life, moving to Monroe five years ago. She was an executive secretary with Jacobson, Goldfarb and Tanzman in Woodbridge for the past 51 and a half…
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POEM: Leaf
By: Scott Gandy fluttering down softly floating through the air, drifting evrywhere, as it falls to the ground. Scott Gandy
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Monroe says ‘yes’ to tab
Township supports school board proposal. By: Al Wicklund MONROE Monroe Township’s voters continued their habit of backing the Board of Education’s budgets Tuesday and gave the day a new twist with strong support of a write-in candidate.. The voters approved a $54 million budget, $43 million of which is be raised through local property…
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Jamesburg voters nix budget
School plan goes to council. By: Jamie Simpson JAMESBURG In a landslide, voters defeated a proposed $10.24 million school budget Tuesday sending it to the Borough Council for review. Nearly 68 percent of the 395 people who cast votes opposed the budget, which called for a 19.5 percent increase in the school tax rate.…
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Farm preservation committee formed in Montgomery
Seeking to preserve what remains of the township’s farmland. By: Paul Sisolak MONTGOMERY With its skyrocketing population growth an 82-percent increase from 1990 to 2000 Montgomery has been widely recognized as a township that is in the midst of a giant residential-building boom. And yet, during that time, an official committee dealing…
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DISPATCHES: Difficult to gauge success, failure in Iraq
DISPATCHES by Hank Kalet: Iraq’s regime has fallen, but at the cost of anti-American sentiment. By: Hank Kalet The images were remarkable and yet, they seemed so cliché after a while. The statues of Saddam Hussein tumbling to the ground, the cheering crowds, the children kissing American soldiers. We’ve seen them before, in Russia…
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Peddie baseball notches first win, but falls to 1-4
The four loses include one to hometown rival Hightstown High School. By: Neil Hay A 3-1 win over Rancocas Valley at home last Thursday represents the Peddie baseball team’s only win of the spring. Peddie is 1-4. Bowes worked three strong innings in relief of Kyle Damm to earn the win. Eric Bowes yielded no…
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His weapon was information
Monroe man was intelligence agent. By: Al Wicklund MONROE In 1942, Sam Speranza wanted to do his part in World War II. Since Army life had little appeal to him, he enlisted in the U.S. Navy. As a result, Mr. Speranza ended up spending about a year and a half in the mountains of…
