Category: archives
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MIIX must reorganize to survive
Lawrence-based firm, once one of the nation’s leading medical malpractice insurance underwriters, has a plan to raise capital for a new company. By: George Frey Staff photo by Frank Wojciechowski The MIIX Group headquarters on Princess Road in Lawrence Township. At right is Patricia Constante, the company’s new CEO.
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Immacolata Pantano
Immacolata Pantano, 88, died Saturday, May 18, at Capital Health System at Fuld hospital, Trenton. Born in Calabria, Italy, she was a longtime Lawrence resident. She retired in 1975 after 20 years with Doryann Sportswear Co. of Trenton. Daughter of the late Leonardo and Concetta Loicano Pantano and sister of the late Anthony, Joseph and…
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Letters to the editor, May 21
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR, May 21 By: Opera Guild is important resource To the editor: Thank you for recognizing the growing artistic quality and burgeoning audience of the Opera Festival of New Jersey as we enter our 19th season. Part of what strengthens an organization is its ability to learn from mistakes and become stronger…
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Holt formally throws re-election hat in ring
Points to Social Security and Medicare as key campaign issues. By: Jennifer Potash TRENTON It’s official. U.S. Rep. Rush Holt (D-12) formally announced his re-election bid Monday at the State House. The two-term congressman from Hopewell Township will likely face the Rev. DeForest "Buster" Soaries as his Republican challenger in the general election. The…
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Miriam A. Lowe
Graveside service for Miriam A. Lowe, 88, will be 11 a.m. May 28 in Highland Cemetery, Hopewell, with the Rev. James Hofacker of Pennington United Methodist Church officiating. Arrangements are by Cromwell Memorial Home.
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State-required change stalls budget in Montgomery
Some "housekeeping" chores delay adoption. By: Steve Rauscher MONTGOMERY The Township Committee delayed adopting this year’s budget until after a public hearing on an amendment introduced at Thursday’s meeting is held on June 6. The committee introduced a $27.4 million budget last month, tailored to keep municipal taxes stable from 2001. The committee plans…
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Stand tall when standing up for cause
PACKET EDITORIAL, May 21 By: Packet Editorial From Jesus Christ in Roman-occupied Jerusalem to Mohandas K. Gandhi in colonial India to Martin Luther King Jr. in segregationist Alabama to Nelson Mandela in apartheid South Africa, the practitioners of civil disobedience have left their indelible mark on the pages of world history. The willingness to stand…
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Environmental study of Route 92 delayed until September
Opponent of turnpike-Route 1 link sees delay as ‘positive sign.’ By: David Campbell The New York District of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers said Monday the release of its long-awaited environmental study of Route 92, a proposed link between Route 1 and Exit 8A of the New Jersey Turnpike, will be delayed until September.…
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Princeton Township budget approved
The average township homeowner will pay $102 more in municipal taxes. By: David Campbell The Princeton Township Committee on Monday night unanimously approved a $26.8 million 2002 budget, carrying a 2.5-cent increase in the municipal tax rate. The budget represents a $1.7 million increase, or nearly 7 percent over the $25.1 million budgeted in 2001,…
