Category: archives
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Try a little kindness
West Amwell students are learning to be kind to each other duing Kindness Week at the elementary school. By: Mae Rhine WEST AMWELL West Amwell students are learning how to be kind to each other. The school has celebrated Kindness Week for nine years now, according to guidance counselor Debbie Yacyk, adding it once…
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West Amwell residents could have unclaimed tax credit
By: Concetta Benuzzi Volpe WEST AMWELL Millions of dollars of earned income tax credit payments to New Jersey’s low-income taxpayers has gone unclaimed. It is quite possible township residents qualify for a portion of those unclaimed funds but are not aware of it. Apparently, the state has been holding $168,536 in unclaimed earned income…
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Sandusky to run for township mayor
Council veteran will run on Republican ticket. By:Vanessa S. Holt FLORENCE A 22-year veteran of the Township Council announced this week he plans to run for mayor this fall on the Republican ticket. Councilman Jerry Sandusky, 52, represents the Third Ward, which includes downtown Florence. He has served on the council a total of…
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR 02/13
From the Feb. 13 edition of the Register-News By: Once again, event was a success To the editor: The Garden State Storytellers’ league, Inc., in association with the National Storytelling Network in Tennessee, wishes to thank all the people who worked for and attended Tellabration 2002 at Crosswicks, a benefit storytelling concert at the…
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‘The Countess’
Off-Broadstreet Theatre invites Gregory Murphy’s ‘The Countess.’ By: Stuart Duncan Who would have thought that one could fashion an erotically charged romantic drama out of the life of British painter, art critic and essayist John Ruskin? But Gregory Murphy’s first play, The Countess, had a couple of staged readings in London, traveled to off-off-Broadway and…
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MacFarland students talk to a long-dead president
Christian Johnson brings Abraham Lincoln to life. By:Michael Maugeri BORDENTOWN CITY Talking to actor Christian Johnson after his portrayal of Abraham Lincoln at the MacFarland Junior School, I could easily see that becoming a historical person for 30 minutes is much more than a professional career for him. When researching the histories and lives…
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Lawsuit looming over Hulfish units
Palmer Square, borough at impasse. By: Jennifer Potash Palmer Square Management LLC’s plans to build 97 luxury townhouses at Hulfish North may have hit an impasse. Borough Mayor Marvin Reed said he is "very pessimistic" about the borough and developer reaching a deal on the development. "It is not going anywhere unless (Palmer Square) agrees…
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Architects pare down PHS project to meet budget
$14 million in cost cuts should do the trick, board members say. By: Jeff Milgram The Princeton Regional Board of Education’s architects have come up with some $14 million in cost-cutting measures enough to bring Princeton High School’s renovation and expansion project in under budget, according to board members. "They’re very close to the…
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Venture capital flow slows
But historically, activity is about where it should be. By: George Frey New businesses looking for investors might be feeling the pinch lately, but those in the know say the reality is that things are not so bad compared to times prior to the most recent boom. And the good news is that better…
