Category: archives
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Germany more than beer, HHS student says
Soon-to-be Hightstown High junior Heather Colonna experienced Germany during a trip there as part of a student exchange program last month. By: Chris Karmiol Germany is not all beer and lederhosen, contrary to popular opinion, according to Hightstown teen-ager Heather Colonna. "You can quote me on that," the hyperenergized high school student said. "When people…
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Joan Baptiste
HAMILTON Joan Baptiste, 59, of Hamilton Square died Aug. 14 at home. Born in Astoria, N.Y., she lived in Hightstown before moving to Hamilton in 1989. She worked 25 years with McGraw-Hill Co., Hightstown, and was a member of St. Raphael Roman Catholic Church and secretary of the RavensCroft Association. She enjoyed murder-mystery books…
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Old cellphones may help seniors
By: Steve Rauscher MONTGOMERY If you’ve recently traded in your clunky, three-pound Nokia for an ultra-light personal communicator cum digital assistant, the township Police Department would like your help. The department plans to collect old cellphones and redistribute them to township seniors. Even after service is discontinued, cellphones are capable of connecting to 911…
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Homey touches
Elms takes pride in family feeling By: Casha Caponegro Anita Dietrick tries to promote a family atmosphere at the Elms of Cranbury nursing home and rehabilitation center. "I try to think of the patients like I would my mother or father," said Ms. Dietrick, owner of the Elms. "I think people should be taken care…
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Cost fears put discussion of library branch on slow track
Construction of new library is top priority By: Jennifer Potash A branch of the Princeton Public Library may be worth pursing in the future, but not before the new downtown library is up and running, the library trustees said Tuesday. To contemplate a branch of the Princeton Public Library while the new library building is…
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New pastor at Hope Baptist
The Rev. Jonathin Masters is looking forward to increasing the size of the congregation at Hope Baptist Church in East Windsor. By: Chris Karmiol Inside it still has that unmistakable old farmhouse smell, likely because it is an old farmhouse. Not just any old farmhouse either. The 13-room house that Jonathin Masters, new pastor of…
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MOST THINGS CONSIDERED: How can we make life more comfortable for the elderly?
MOST THINGS CONSIDERED by Minx McCloud: Caring for an elderly parent is tough Mom is still clinging tenaciously to life. I’m glad that she’s still alive, but I hate seeing her in pain and discomfort. I was the apple of her eye, and now she barely recognizes me. That’s a grim realization that I live…
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Monroe farms moving closer to preservation
Two farms approved for preservation, waiting for state funding By: Nick D’Amore MONROE Two local farms moved a step closer toward preservation this week. The 29-acre Barnes Farm on Schoolhouse Road and the 44-acre Kovacs Estate Farm on Federal Road received word this week that the Middlesex County Agriculture Development Board had approved their…
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Best of the arts just minutes away from Fox Run at Solebury
New estate home community in the heart of Bucks County surrounded by acres of preserved open space Residences at Fox Run Estates in Solebury, Pa., feature traditional estate home architecture that has been updated with open, flowing interiors. A few choice homesites offer an opportunity to build a custom home at Fox Run Estates in…
