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  • OBITUARIES, Sept. 6, 2002

    Barton Kreuzer, Jayson Delgado, Corella A. Bonner. Barton Kreuzer RCA electronics pioneer    LAWRENCE — Barton Kreuzer died at home Aug. 26. He was 93.    A 46-year employee of the RCA Corp., his tenure at the company spanned from the introduction of talking movies to the exploration of space.    Born in New York City, he graduated…

  • Committeeman misled residents

    To the editor    In his challenge to come up with reasons why the Aug.13 Township Meeting was cancelled, in the Beacon article, Township Committeeman Tony Gwiazdowski said that he was opposed to the cancellation and "he was personally incensed by the cancellation."    The reason given for the cancellation was the "lack of agenda items and…

  • Sept. 11: A year later

    Locals still feeling fear, anger By: Sharlee Joy DiMenichi    Frustration and mistrust mark the first anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks for some South Brunswick residents.    In interviews around the township over the last few weeks, many residents expressed a general feeling of being vulnerable in the wake of the attacks. Some residents said they…

  • TOWN TALK: Vaccinations

    News and views from the mayor of Plumsted Township. By: Ron Dancer    Plumsted Township has received a grant from the state Department of Health and Senior Services for the reimbursement of costs to provide Hepatitis B inoculations for our first-aid members, firefighters and police officers. Municipalities may receive up to $5,000 in reimbursement for the…

  • Concert slated for 9/11

    Township officials are planning a free choral concert next week to commemorate the first anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon. By: Lea Kahn    The concert, planned for 7 p.m. Wednesday at the Lawrence High School auditorium, will feature musical groups from several churches and a synagogue,…

  • Second-year teachers ready for big school year

    With experience under their belts, teachers get hyped for new year By: Nick D’Amore    With their first year of teaching out of the way and under their belt, some second-year teachers are looking forward to beginning this school year, wiser, more experienced and maybe a little less nervous.    Jennifer Kemp, an English teacher at South…

  • CANDIDATE’S CORNER: Mayor missed point

    Mark Tobias is an Independent running for Washington Township Committee. By: Mark Tobias    In response to Mayor David "I" Fried’s rather lengthy counter-argument, to his reasoning of calling school taxes "unconscionable," The Messenger-Press might provide a great service to the mayor by reprinting my previous article.    He evidently missed the point of contention, that he…

  • Ada DeLucia

       HILLSBOROUGH — Ada DeLucia died Monday, Sept. 2, at Somerset Medical Center, Somerville, She was 79.    Born in Italy she lived in Brooklyn, Staten Island and Whiting, before moving to Hillsborough in 1997.    Ms. DeLucia worked as a seamstress for Young Set, in Staten Island before retiring.    She was a communicant of St. Joseph’s Roman…

  • ‘Blue Crush’

    Gutsy girls break into the macho world of professional surfing in a film with jaw-dropping action sequences.   [PG-13] By: Bob Brown    Bruce Brown invented surfing films. When he made Slippery When Wet (1958), the sport was in its infancy. Brown was hardly a professional filmmaker, but his enthusiasm for surfing and desire to convey its thrills…