Category: archives
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Gertrude Hopple
Gertrude Hopple, 91, died Sunday, April 6, at the Masonic Home in Burlington. Born in Plainsboro, she was a longtime resident of Cranbury before moving to Florida. Ms. Hopple moved back to New Jersey in September of 2002. She was employed by New Jersey Bell, Masterios of Hightstown Diner and Bamberger’s Department Store in Princeton.…
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Emily Widman
Emily M. Widman, 94, of Princeton, died Wednesday, April 2, at the Pavilions at Forrestal. Born in Philadelphia, Mrs. Widman resided in the Princeton area since 1939. Mrs. Widman was a charter member of the Stroke Club in the Princeton area. She was a volunteer for the Hightstown Meals on Wheels Program and belonged to…
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Art of the Business
An insider’s guide to the music industry. By: Susan Van Dongen BOBBY BORG Something must be rotten in the Los Angeles music industry if Michael Jackson is reeling from bad business decisions. That’s not to mention a whole generation of early blues, R&B, pop and rock musicians who revealed how business blunders, management misdeeds and…
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Students stage Palm Day pageant and concert
Nursery schoolers celebrate Easter season. By: Matt Kirdahy The students of the Cranbury Presbyterian Church Nursery School processed into the church’s sanctuary Monday waving palms and pretended they were stepping into the New Testament city of Jerusalem. "We have been practicing in here, pretending that this church is Jerusalem and we’re traveling with Jesus into…
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EDITORIAL: Those who can must be asked to foot the bill
Editorial: A game of pass the buck ensues throughout the government. With state governments all across America facing their gravest budget crises since World War II, a new dynamic has developed in their relationships with Washington. In a nutshell, it comes down to this: What President Bush giveth, the governors taketh away. Here’s how this…
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Board OKs plan for new MTHS
High school expansion plan is approved. By: Rebecca Tokarz MONROE A new $82.9 million high school expansion plan was met with mixed reaction from the more than 150 residents in attendance at Wednesday night’s Board of Education meeting. The school board unveiled and approved by a 9-1 vote a plan to build…
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BACK PORCH: Column topic turns serious during tumultuous times
BACK PORCH by Melissa Morgan: Resorting to violence doesn’t make me proud to be an American. By: Melissa Morgan I was a political enthusiast in eighth grade. I loved to argue with my parents about heated issues like abortion and the death penalty, and I even taped homemade Clinton/Gore campaign buttons to my bedroom door…
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Four file to seek two seats
Danser, Klein, Stave and Panconi vie for committee seats. By: Matt Kirdahy Two incumbents and two challengers filed to run in this year’s race for two seats on the Township Committee. Republicans Alan Danser and Leslie Klein and Democrats Pari Stave and Thomas Panconi filed with the township clerk’s office on Monday. The four will…
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LIFESTYLE: Bringing stories to life
South Brunswick Library’s puppeteering troop learns a more plush way to act out a play. By: Sharlee Joy DiMenichi A trio of rabbits, a wolf, a duck, a cow and some imagination all turned a meeting room of the South Brunswick Public Library into a meadow where a well-loved coming of age story was…
