Category: archives
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Praise to the Chief
Gabriel Hardeman will perform with his Grammy-nominated group at the New Jersey Symphony Orchestra’s ‘A Gospel Christmas’ at the War Memorial in Trenton Dec. 14. By: Matt Smith Gabriel Hardeman got his musical start singing in rock and R&B groups. For the title of his most recent CD, Gabriel Hardeman, an ordained minister, looked to…
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Man gets jail time for torture of animal
Accused of having sex with landlady’s dog By: Sharlee Joy DiMenichi A township man accused of having sex with a 2-year-old beagle was sentenced to 60 days in prison, fined $1,000 for a criminal charge and $250 for each of two civil charges, and placed on probation for one year. Joseph Cocho, 47, formerly of…
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Pennington woman headsEnable’s holiday effort
By Janet Purcell Pennington resident, Sharon J. B. Copeland, executive director of Enable, Inc., is heading the organization’s annual Holiday Gift Basket Program. The nonprofit organization which offers community services to individuals with disabilities currently is serving approximately 250 individuals, referred to as "consumers," in Mercer, Middlesex, Monmouth and Somerset counties. It is…
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To Wenonah Brooks, ‘singing is storytelling’
Hopewell singer lauded by the late Philly Joe Jones By John Tredrea How good a jazz singer is Hopewell’s Wenonah Brooks? Better than good, said none less than Philly Joe Jones. The late Mr. Jones, who died in 1985 after playing thousands of sessions behind just about everybody who was anybody in his genre, was…
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Look who’s here
MHS Class of ’82 celebrates 20 years By:Mary Ellen Zangara The members of Manville High School’s Class of 1982 got together recently for their 20th class reunion. Sixty of the 169 graduates gathered at St. Mary’s Parish center on Brooks Boulevard for a memorable night. Donna (Tomaszfski) and husband/classmate Bob Szymanowksi, Shirley (Iarkowski) and her…
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Upper Freehold won’t join residents’ lawsuit
But township officials say they’ll continue to investigate potential traffic problems associated with proposed Matrix warehouse project. By: Scott Morgan UPPER FREEHOLD The Township Committee will continue to look into potential traffic problems surrounding the proposed 5.58 million-square-foot Matrix warehouse project, but will not join a recently filed lawsuit. On Nov. 27, Residents for…
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District seeks to attract more minorities
Nearly 95 percent of Lawrence public school teachers are white By: Lea Kahn There are more than 300 classroom teachers in the Lawrence Township public school system 95 percent of whom are white. Blacks, Hispanics and Asian or Pacific Islanders make up the remaining 5 percent, according to school district statistics. But a peek…
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Good neighbors
Township sells extra fire truck to Manville for $1 By:Alec Moore In the spirit of providing mutual aid whenever possible, the Hillsborough Fire Department has given the Manville Fire Department a new firefighting tool. The tool in question is a 1985 fire pumper truck, a small fire truck capable of traversing rough terrain and fighting…
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Board may increase time students spend with guidance counselors
School Board to consider requiring students to spend more time with their guidance counselors. By: Rebecca Tokarz The school board is considering increasing the amount of time students and counselors meet each month as a way to maximize the amount of personalized attention and advocacy high school students receive. The board considered three plans Monday…
