Category: archives
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Playing fast and loose with the Bill of Rights
DISPATCHES: By Hank Kalet To quote Thomas Paine, author of the Revolutionary War pamphlets "The American Crisis" and "Common Sense," "These are the times that try men’s souls." The freedoms we hold dear, that we celebrate today, Independence Day, are under attack. I’m not talking about by Al-Qaeda. I’m talking about by the Bush administration…
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Like Polished Wood
The rich sounds of the Avalon String Quartet debut at Princeton University’s Summer Concert Series July 9. By: Susan Van Dongen The Avalon String Quartet: From left, Blaise Megnière, violin; Marie Wang, violin; Sumire Kudo, cello; Che-Yen Chen, viola. Studying the photos of the Avalon String Quartet makes you think of that hair-care commercial back…
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Letters to the editor, July 4, 2002
Martin benefit a success To the editor: We would like to say thank you to everyone who came out on Saturday to support the "Jane Martin Children’s Benefit Picnic." It was a great success. Thank you to the following for their donations to help this event: all the neighbors in the Old Washington Crossing…
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Lawrence’s record falls to 7-7
Post 414 By: Steve Feitl With the Mercer County American Legion League season more than halfway through, the Lawrence Post 414 baseball team finds itself in the middle of the pack. Lawrence saw its record fall to 7-7 this past week with three losses in its last four games. That leaves Post 414 in sixth…
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Edition of July 4, 2002
Theodore Briggs Meriam Theodore Briggs Meriam, 83, died June 24 at Doylestown (Pa.) Hospital. Born in Cambridge, Mass., he lived in Verona before moving to Titusville more than 40 years ago. Mr. Meriam retired from the state Department of Human Services. He served with the Army Special Forces in Europe during World War II. He…
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Costa Rican goods in demandat Manville shop
With area’s growth of immigrants comes a need to supply familiar flavors By:Jon Steele Over the past couple of years, a number of Costa Ricans have migrated to Manville from Bound Brook, Somerville and other towns in the area and some are making Manville their first stop in this country. According to Mainor Aguilar,…
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Cleanup detail takes to parks
Manville’s parks are getting a face-lift courtesy of the Somerset County sheriff’s office By:Alec Moore Over the past several weeks cleanup projects have been conducted by county inmates in all of the borough’s parks, clearing them of litter, garbage and other unsightly debris, previously scattered throughout. "We’re getting everything in town cleaned up and with…
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Planners comment on school proposal
Planners want the see the proposal include additional parking for the Lawrence High School and middle school campus, a more attractive entrance for LHS and they’d like the district to address potential drainage problems. By: Lea Kahn Provide more parking in the parking lot between Lawrence Middle School and Lawrence High School. Don’t create drainage…
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Cosumano miffed at Post 401
By: Rich Fisher The South Brunswick Post 401 baseball team took an 8-5-1 record into Tuesday’s game with Perth Amboy, having won four of its last six games. But coach Tony Cosumano was not happy. "Right now it looks like the kids kind of quit," Cosumano said. "Some kids are not coming to play. They’re…
