Category: archives
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A.S. Cole Son & Co. earns national honors
Funeral Home acknowledged for outstanding service By: Casha Caponegro One of the oldest businesses in Cranbury was recognized nationally this month. A.S. Cole Son & Co., which has been located at 22 N. Main St. for nearly 150 years, was a recipient of the 2002 National Funeral Directors Association Pursuit of Excellence Continuing Achievement Award.…
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League discusses homeland security
Brian Cige speaks with Monroe League of Women Voters By: Al Wicklund MONROE In wartime situations, the desire for security makes the preservation of the individual’s rights a much more fragile thing, Brian Cige, president of the Somerset County Bar Association, said Monday. He said giving away rights sometimes seems necessary for the safety…
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Lillian Lee
Lillian Lee, 93, of Jamesburg, died Saturday, Oct. 26, at Genesis ElderCare Center in Monroe. Born in Jamesburg, she was a lifelong resident. She was a machine operator at Peter J. Schweitzer & Co., Division of Kimberly Clark Corp. in Spotswood for 20 years, retiring in 1970. She was a member of the Assembly of…
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Democrats needed in Washington
To the editor: Well, we Americans have come a long way in just one short year. Not only have we lost money in our personal investment portfolios, our pension plans and our 401K’s etc, but now our U.S. budget has gone from a $127 billion surplus to a $159 billion deficit. Too bad our…
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Monroe could use lighted stadium
To the editor: On Monday, Oct. 21, we spent a wonderful evening with many Monroe and Jamesburg parents, grandparents, sisters, brothers, friends and fans of the Monroe Boys and Girls Varsity Soccer Teams as they battled the North Brunswick Raiders for the win. It was under the lights, a cool, crisp, fall evening, a…
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AROUND CRANBURY: Friends find each other through fate
Lorraine Sedor gives the latest installment of what’s going on around town The Cranbury Historical and Preservation Society is holding its annual membership meeting on Monday, Nov. 4 at 7:30 p.m. in the United Methodist Church hall. Trustee Peter Turner will lead a discussion on the past, present and future role of the society in…
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Councilman praises Aughenbaugh
Letter to the editor By: I would like to lend my assistance to the opponents of Hightstown Mayor Amy Aughenbaugh as she runs for re-election. A handful of people have attempted to influence the voters of Hightstown on issues they don’t seem to understand. I may be able to help. First, I want to…
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CRANBURY: Town, board to mull plans for Wright, lot
A subcommittee will be formed to discuss proposed plans By: Casha Caponegro The township plans to form a subcommittee with members of the Board of Education to discuss how to move forward with development of the Wright South parcel and changes in traffic patterns at Cranbury School. About 60 residents attended a public forum Monday,…
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Letters to the Editor, Nov. 1
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR, Nov. 1 By: The Senate race, for better or verse To the editor: The furor over New Jersey’s poet laureate clearly proves that poetry, like everything else in this state, is political. If the governor is successful in his attempt to dismiss Amiri Baraka, New Jersey will need a new…
