Category: archives
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Bothersome bamboo border may spark new law
West Amwell resident wants ordinance to halt spread of invasive plant life By; Concetta Benuzzi Volpe WEST AMWELL The township may consider an ordinance to halt the spread of invasive plant life if an issue before the Board of Health and Township Committee is not resolved amicably between local residents. The decision will be…
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ZIP code project moving forward
All Washington Township residents would have the "08691" Robbinsville ZIP code. By: Cynthia Koons WASHINGTON The U.S. Postal Service is moving forward on a project that would consolidate all of the township’s ZIP codes into one. Last week postal representatives met with township officials to brief them on the process of changing a ZIP…
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A book is the present you can open again and again
BOOK NOTES by Joan Ruddiman By: Young readers, in particular, do read their books many times over, so it is important to wrap up the right one. However, making the decision of what book to buy for your special little reader is daunting. My practice is to do some research and rely on the experts…
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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…
