Category: archives
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Enduring Heritage
The Bucks County Audubon Society presents its ‘Barns of Distinction Tour.’ By: Debi Cowan In a scene from the 1985 film Witness, an entire Amish community comes together to raise a new barn for a family who has lost one to a fire. As a matter of course, the other families gathered with tools and…
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Resident doctors need protection
Letter to the editor Deaths linked to sleep-deprived resident doctors are growing at an alarming rate. When a patient checks into a hospital, that patient expects the best possible care. But because of the stressful requirements placed on recent medical school graduates, patients are often placed in the care of doctors who are so…
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Skate park plans get put on hold
Cost of proposed project surprises Washington Township Committee members. By: Mark Moffa WASHINGTON Township Committee members last week postponed voting on a resolution that would have started the process of constructing a skateboard park in the municipal complex. The resolution would have allowed the township to accept bids from contractors for construction of a…
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Local artist rekindles passion for painting
Joan Mintz will teach elementary school students about painting and sculpting this summer By: Brian Shappell Joan Mintz won’t have to hire a decorator to chose art pieces to add color to her Kendall Park home. Since tapping back into her love of the arts just four years ago, she’s been able to make the…
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Cotrell is Redbirds’ top female athlete
Led AHS field hockey and softball teams to unbeaten seasons in CVC Valley Division. By: Kyle Moylan It’s no offense that Abby Cotrell is the Female Athlete of the Year at Allentown High School. In fact, no offense is what made her the winner. During field hockey and softball seasons, Cotrell did everything in her…
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TOWN TALK: ‘Under God’ since Gettysburg
News and opinion from the mayor of Plumsted Township. By: Ron Dancer Less than two months after the Township Committee and all 50 states, as well as the president of the United States, issued proclamations to observe National Prayer Day on May 2 with the national theme of "America United Under God," Judge Alfred…
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Alfred Stashek
MANVILLE Alfred Stashek died Thursday, June 27, in Jersey Shore Medical Center in Neptune. He was 78. Born in East Millstone, he resided in Manville most of his life spending the past four years in Tinton Falls. Mr. Stashek retired in 1990 as a butcher for Shop Rite of Middlesex and previously worked as…
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Return pledgeto original words
To the editor The day after the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit handed down its decision regarding the constitutionality of the phrase "under God" as part of the Pledge of Allegiance, we sent the following letter to President George W. Bush; Vice President Dick Cheney; U.S. Senators Tom Daschle, D-So. Dakota;…
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EDITORIAL: We are allies in pursuit of American ideal
Do yourself a favor. Forget about that panel of judges in California who said the Pledge of Allegiance is unconstitutional. It’s not worth it not at this time anyway. This is a time to celebrate, not only the signing the Declaration of Independence, but the day our forefathers joined together and entered into a…
