Category: archives
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The Acoustic Guy
Philadelphia didn’t know what to make of Jeffrey Gaines when he first arrived in 1990 with his blend of introspective lyrics and soulful melodies. Mr. Gaines has been invited to co-headline the Annual Concert for Peace at Nassau Presbyterian Church in Princeton Feb. 8. By: Susan Van Dongen Acoustic singer-songwriter Jeffrey Gaines will also headline…
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Charges filed in missing PTA funds case
By:Sally Goldenberg A former Alexander Batcho Intermediate School PTA president was charged Tuesday with theft and theft by deception for allegedly stealing money and candy from the organization. Colleen Giles-Good, 37, of North 16th Avenue was processed and released on her own recognizance later Tuesday night. Manville Detective Sgt. John Crater began an investigation into…
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Where is that critter?
Watershed association holds Groundhog Day for area families. Faith Paul, 3, of Titusville peers into a hole, hoping to find the groundhog that would predict the weather the following day. On Saturday, Stony Brook-Millstone Watershed Association held Groundhog Day for families. Did watershed association critters agree with Punxsutawney Phil about six more weeks of winter?…
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Hopewell school board cheers four fall interscholastic teams
Teams include girls and boys cross country, debating, and boys soccer. By John Tredrea Four highly successful fall-season interscholastic teams from Central High School (CHS) drew praise and congratulations from school officials during a recent school board meeting. Members of the teams girls and boys cross country, debating, and boys soccer attended the…
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Lawrence seeks 3.1-acre parcel on Helen Avenue
Property is adjacent to other township-owned land. By: Lea Kahn With little fanfare, Township Council introduced an ordinance Tuesday night that would allow it to purchase a 3.1-acre parcel of land on Helen Avenue for open space preservation. The Lawrence Columbian Lodge, which owns the parcel, would be paid $130,000. The heavily wooded tract of…
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Lillian Tharney
Lillian A. Tharney, 98, of Lawrenceville, died Friday, Jan. 31, at Tandem Health Care Center in Lawrenceville. Ms. Tharney lived in Springfield, Mass., before moving to Monmouth Junction where she resided from 1938 to 1970. She then moved to Tampa, Fla., where she lived until moving to Lawrenceville in 1985. During World War II, Ms.…
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Go-go club changing hands
Officials hope owners change Spotlights By:Alec Moore The Borough Council has yet to vote on approval of a liquor license transfer as ownership of Spotlights, a South Street go-go bar, changes hands. Nick Lemmo, who purchased the bar roughly one year ago, has sold the business to Michael Wizemann for $315,000. The bar is expected…
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‘The Recruit’
Colin Farrell and Al Pacino join forces for this propagandistic, post-9/11 portrait of the CIA. [PG-13] By: Elise Nakhnikian Early on in his indoctrination of a new class in The Recruit, CIA recruiter Walter Burke (Al Pacino) reels off the things his students will learn at training camp. He winds up his spiel by telling them:…
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Jaakobs wins peace poster contest
Alyssa Jaakobs, a seventh-grader in the Hillsborough Middle School, won the local competition in the Peace Poster Contest, sponsored by the Hillsborough-Montgomery Lions Club, in her school. Alyssa’s poster is among the more than 325,000 entries submitted worldwide in the annual Lions Peace Poster Contest, now in its 15th year. The theme this year was…
