Category: archives
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A holiday of Jewish identity
Story of Purim is one of hope. By: Sharlee DiMenichi The story of Purim has a special relevance today as Jews face an increase in anti-Semitism around the world, according to Rabbi David Eligberg of Congregation B’nai Tikvah. He said the holiday, to be celebrated Monday, commemorates the story of Queen Esther of Persia and…
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Board mulls not if but how to cut budget
Members discuss merits of setting numerical target or cutting line-by-line By:Sally Goldenberg The township Board of Education on Monday debated whether lowering the proposed school budget by making item-by-item cuts or by aiming for a specific, base dollar amount would earn voter approval. Some board members said the $85,809,120 budget Superintendent of Schools Robert Gulick…
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Police, rescue squad saved daughter’s life
To the editor I am sending this letter to Hillsborough Rescue Squad Chief David Gwin and Police Chief Robert Gazaway: Every mother’s nightmare is to have an asthmatic child that goes into breathing problems in which her lungs constrict mainly from the bronchitis and the panic of not being able to breathe. On March 7,…
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Vikings put a scare in No.1 hockey team
By: Brian Shappell The South Brunswick High School ice hockey team had something to prove Friday that they could skate with any public team in the state. They did just that despite being eliminated by the top team in the state in a playoff nail-biter. Randolph High School, the number one ranked team in…
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One Love
Reggae star Buju Banton makes a stop at Conduit in Trenton. By: Amy Brummer Rising above the up-tempo reggae rhythms, Buju Banton’s deep voice growls over the loping beats. Rapping out the lyrics that have defined him as dancehall’s voice of political and social struggle, he is exuberant. But, speaking from his hotel room in…
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One Love
Reggae star Buju Banton makes a stop March 16 at Conduit in Trenton. By: Amy Brummer Reggae star Buju Banton’s performance at Conduit is one of the early stops on the tour for his new Friends for Life album. Rising above the up-tempo reggae rhythms, Buju Banton’s deep voice growls over the loping beats. Rapping…
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Borough budget includes tax hike
But officials point to higher estimates in previous years as a sign of cuts to expect By:Alec Moore Manville’s municipal property tax rate will climb 52 percent under a $9.8 million budget for 2003 proposed at a special meeting last night. Officials, however, are hopeful that figure can be reduced substantially once state aid figures…
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Snow won’t affect last day of school
Three snow days were built into schedule. By: Lea Kahn Barring any more snowstorms, township school children can look forward to beginning their summer vacation June 25, according to Schools Superintendent Max Riley. The school district has used up two of the three emergency closing days built into the 2002-03 school calendar which means…
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Josephine Monachello
Josephine Monachello, 88, died Tuesday, March 4, at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Brunswick. Born in Italy, she lived in Paterson for 43 years before moving to Kendall Park over four years ago. She was a 17-year volunteer for St. Joseph’s Home For The Elderly in Totawa, having volunteered at the home up…
