Category: archives
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Montgomery gets plan to ease traffic congestion
Work prompted by the long-recognized delays drivers endure passing through the intersection of the township’s two busiest roads. By: Steve Rauscher MONTGOMERY The township Planning Board brought the first stage of what promises to be a long and intricate process to a close Monday night, unanimously adopting a Master Plan amendment aimed at reducing…
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JAMESBURG: DiBrizzi’s pizza is a slice of family tradition
An inside look at a local business By: Rebecca Tokarz JAMESBURG Take a slice of pizza, a sprinkle of dessert and toss in a lot of family tradition. That’s what customers can expect when they come to DiBrizzi’s Pizza and Sub Shop. In 1969, Charles and Josephine DiBrizzi purchased the restaurant at the corner…
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Catherine Cathcart
Catherine Alida Cathcart of Monroe, 81, died at her home Friday, July 26. Ms. Cathcart was born in Rockville Center, N.Y., and was raised in Williston Park, N.Y., before moving to Spotswood in 1958, later settling in Monroe in 1996. Ms. Cathcart retired in 1986 from work as a secretary with the Middlesex County Prosecutor’s…
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Taking Care of Business
Gordon Haas is a Lambertville impressionistic painter who has set out to prove that artists can make money. By: Jim Boyle Like any other painter, Gordon Haas uses brushes and a canvas. He mixes his yellows and his blues, searching for that perfect green. He agonizes over each and every brush stroke. But Mr. Haas…
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MONROE: Lantier farm is preserved
Lantier Tree Farm will always be farmland or open space By: Al Wicklund MONROE The Lantier Tree Farm on Dey Grove Road has become part of the state Farmland Preservation Program. Under the terms of the preservation agreement, the Lantier family, which has owned the land since 1983, retains ownership of the land, but…
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Lee Baker
Lee Clyde Baker, 78, died Sunday, July 21, at Compassionate Care Hospice, St. Francis Medical Center, Trenton. Mr. Baker was born on Aug. 7, 1923, in Kiester, Minn. He grew up in that community and graduated from Kiester High School in 1942. He served in the Navy for two years and returned to that area.…
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MONROE: Planning board gets new members
Following the deaths of two of its members last month, the board names replacements By: Al Wicklund MONROE A zoning board member and a member of the Shade Tree Commission were selected for the Monroe Township Planning Board earlier this week. Mayor Richard Pucci said Tuesday David DeMarco of Rhode Hall Road and Morris…
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Our program (download the PDF file)
Newspapers in Education programs – or NiE – have been vital teaching tools in classrooms around the world for decades. NiE efforts involve the use of newspapers as innovative teaching instruments in local classrooms. Millions of teachers and students are utilizing NiE programs today. By: Julian Rosado The value of a NiE program is tremendous,…
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Ward Street bridge to get makeover
A pedestrian walkway will be added to the span over Peddie Lake by Mercer County. By: Scott Morgan HIGHTSTOWN The East Ward Street bridge will be getting a makeover. As a result of a joint borough-Peddie School endeavor, with the help of county money, the landmark bridge will be refurbished with a new drive…
