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  • ‘Nicholas Nickleby’

    The themes of this Charles Dickens story resonate long after the credits roll. By: Jim Boyle    Writer-director Douglas McGrath peppers a dark drama with welcome moments of humor to create a completely engaging and enjoyable film experience. Issues of family and the ties that bond are addressed and explored in a way that keeps the…

  • Washington Township seeks principal for future high school

    Board of Education considering six candidates for position. By: Cynthia Koons    WASHINGTON — With one school year left before Washington welcomes its first high school freshman class in September 2004, the search for the high school’s principal is on.    Six candidates are under consideration for the position and now face interviews with administrators, staff and…

  • Trimming their tree in the holiday spirit

    POCKETS OF NEED; part of an occasional series focusing on issues of hunger and financial need in South Brunswick. By: Sharlee Joy DiMenichi People fleeing potentially lethal attacks at the hands of spouses or lovers must often leave with little more than the clothes they are wearing.    To help keep women and children who have…

  • Analyze this: basic kinship exists in borough

    FROM ROOSEVELT by Linda Schuster By:    Which house do you live in? Who lives on your street? Who lives on the intersecting streets?    Have you noticed? Do you care? Does it matter?    These questions may seem trivial. But if you live in Roosevelt, chances are, these thoughts have crossed your mind.    "Short kids, tall kids,…

  • Plumsted receives Lombardi donation

    TOWN TALK by Ron Dancer By:    Plumsted Township has received a $13,000 donation from the Florian J. Lombardi Foundation.    Trustees for the Lombardi Foundation read about the volunteer efforts of Plumsted’s deputy emergency management coordinator, Sgt. Robert Pintye of our police department, and his search and rescue dog, Max, during the Sept 11, 2001 World…

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  • Mall may face wrecking ball

    Kendall Park merchants leery of reconstruction plan By: Sharlee Joy DiMenichi    Owners of the Kendall Park Shopping Center plan to tear down the more than 40-year-old structure and build a larger mall in the coming year, according to the mall’s leasing agent.    But those plans remain in the design phase and have not been submitted…

  • Teacher earns topchild-care certification

       Manville resident Melissa Reilley received the Certified Child Care Professional (CCP) designation, the highest credential awarded by the National Child Care Association.    Ms. Reilley is a kindergarten teacher at Kangaroo Kids in North Branch for the past 18 months. In addition to teaching, she is responsible for writing press releases, newsletters and is involved in…

  • KIDS AND COMMUNITY: Limit alcohol ads on television

    By: Judy Shepps Battle    Eight hundred and eleven million, two hundred thousand dollars.    That was the amount of money spent by the alcohol industry on television advertising during calendar year 2001. Such ads — 208,909 of them — appeared on both network and cable stations.    Although designed to encourage the purchase of alcohol by those…