Category: archives
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Township honors its Vietnam veterans
More than 75 veterans on hand for ceremony Saturday The Township of Lawrence held its annual Veterans Day ceremonies this past Saturday at the Veterans Memorial in Veterans Park. The brief memorial ceremony was followed by an awards presentation in the Lawrence High School auditorium. Veterans of the Vietnam War who currently live in Lawrence…
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Planners choose 54-unit project
Denow told to finalize plans By: Lea Kahn Denow Associates LLC, which wants to build an age-restricted housing development on a 9.6-acre parcel at the corner of Federal City Road and Denow Road, has been asked to tweak its plans one more time. The Planning Board on Monday night gave the go-ahead to the developer…
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Benefits to help fulfill cancer patient’s wish
A young woman battling cancer has one wish that friends and family believe they can grant. By:Vanessa S. Holt FLORENCE A young woman battling cancer has one wish that friends and family believe they can grant. Two benefits will be held in the next month to raise money for Bambie Wishart, 23, a Florence…
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Author to discuss insights into translation
A good translation can bring a book to a new audience, revive interest in a classic or even transform a culture, said Marcy Schwartz, a Bordentown City resident and professor of Latin American literature at Rutgers University in New Brunswick. By:Vanessa S. Holt BORDENTOWN CITY Does a book really lose something in the translation?…
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CHANNEL SURFING: A weblog, updated Feb. 6
CHANNEL SURFING by Hank Kalet: A weblog, or online journal, by the paper’s managing editor.Updated Feb. 6: Colin Powell, part 2; Arthur Ashe; Colin Powell, part 1; dangerous clique; Helen Wheels; astroturfing responses On Powell well, not yet Feb. 6 U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell made a one-hour presentation to the United Nations…
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No agreement
Board, union still split after mediation session By:Sally Goldenberg The Hillsborough teachers union and the Board of Education did not reach an agreement on the terms of a new contract during the final session with a state-appointed mediator Tuesday night. Consequently, the state Education Department will appoint a fact-finder to settle the dispute that has…
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DISPATCHES: Hanging by the thinnest of threads
DISPATCHES by Hank Kalet: Taking a look at the fallout from our changing economy. My father worked at the same company for about 30 years, until he was in his early 50s. My dad was like many longtime employees who began their working lives before the 1980s. He started with a company and stayed there,…
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Dirty bomb threat ends with arrest
Man faces weapons, animal cruelty charges By: Sharlee Joy DiMenichi Nuclear and biological weapons threats led to an investigation of a home in the Monmouth Mobile Home Park on Route 1 Monday, but no weapons were found, police said. Joseph Cocho, 47, of Maple Avenue was being held at the Middlesex County Adult Corrections Center…
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A Tradition of Irreverence
Princeton University’s Triangle Club gets bawdy at McCarter Theatre with music, dance and politically incorrect jokes. By: Matt Smith Staff photos by Frank Wojciechowski It’s an unseasonably warm Saturday afternoon in autumn, and Princeton University’s undergraduates are milling about town, enjoying a much-needed escape from classrooms, tests and research papers. Many are over at Princeton…
