Category: archives
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Economy driving need up
More families seek aid from local pantries. By: Rebecca Tokarz The economic downturn, the trickle-down effect still being felt from Sept. 11 and layoffs have resulted in many families struggling to make ends meet. And over the course of the last year, people in need have begun to rely more heavily on local and state-run…
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Group needs benefactor
To the editor "There is no path in life devoid of suffering (the cross)." People callously use public dollars like they are their own. Peace of mind can come without angry encounters. Has anyone ever succeeded without financial support or political alliances? So TIGER INC. gives its future to what is possible. Beating the economic…
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Plumsted to get state transportation grant
TOWN TALK by Ron Dancer By: Sen. Bob Singer and Assemblyman Joe Malone have informed the Township Committee that our grant application to the New Jersey Department of Transportation has been approved in the amount of $150,000 to improve Evergreen Road and the intersection at Route 537. Road widening and improvements to Evergreen Road will…
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Welcome to the Dollhouse
The New Jersey Film Festival explores the world of experimental filmmaker Daina Krumins. By: Jillian Kalonick Somewhere in northern New Jersey, two cherubic infants pluck dried leaves from a nearby pile and watch them light aflame in their tiny hands; stinkhorn mushrooms push up and collapse, and a crew of ladybugs colonize a dollhouse drawing…
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‘Mighty Midgets’ had a successful season
Ask Alice Leon what kind of season her Lawrence High School girls tennis squad had, and the six-year head coach proudly lists her team’s accomplishments. By:Mike Molaro Ask Alice Leon what kind of season her Lawrence High School girls tennis squad had, and the six-year head coach proudly lists her team’s accomplishments. Start with a…
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Letters to the Editor, Nov. 21, 2002
Help Santa in Hopewell To the editor: Imagine how excited your children will be to have Santa arrive at their house on a fire engine to deliver a present to them! The Hopewell Fire Department and Emergency Medical Unit is arranging to have Santa and his elves deliver Christmas presents by fire engine. The…
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School board names panel to study special ed
Stung by criticism of the school district’s special education program and the rapid turnover of Child Study Team members, the Lawrence Township Board of Education has created a three-member subcommittee to study the issue. By:Lea Kahn Stung by criticism of the school district’s special education program and the rapid turnover of Child Study Team members,…
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Five fire questions pass easily Tuesday
Township voters OK vehicle funding By John Tredrea Five ballot questions. Five voter approvals, all by wide margins. That was the story in a Hopewell Township fire district referendum held Tuesday. Voters’ approval of all five questions will enable the Hopewell Township Board of Fire Commissioners to move ahead with the purchase of five emergency…
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More downzoning eyed by planners
Township officials might act tonight By John Tredrea The permitted density of development in much of Hopewell Township will be substantially reduced if changes recommended by the township Planning Board are put into effect. The proposed changes reflect a complete rewriting of the township’s book-length Master Plan, a project which has been under way for…
