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Plumsted backs state tax reform convention
Supports idea because of a general ‘dissatisfaction with the way taxes are being done right now.’ By: Scott Morgan PLUMSTED Property taxes are a sore spot for communities across the state. So much so that state legislators and officials have rallied to garner support for a constitutional convention to reform the way local property…
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For the week of May 16
Rose Tarnecki, Sylvia Constantini Klocke, Walter R. Mastalesz, Norman Comfort, Richard G. Slade, Ida Isabella Fine, Clara Hall Boring, Nellie Mattaliano Lombardo, John F. Gillespie Jr., Louis Francis Esposito, Elizabeth Ann Pascucci. By: Rose Tarnecki HAMILTON Rose Tarnecki, 82, died Friday, May 10, at St. Francis Medical Center, Trenton. Born in Trenton, she was…
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Elizabeth Rembelles
MANVILLE Elizabeth Margaret Rembelles, 84, died Monday, May 6. Born in Nanticoke, Pa., she lived in Manville, since 1951. Mrs. Rembelles was a communicant of Sacred Heart Church and a member of its Altar Rosary Society. She was a member of the Sacred Heart P.T.A. and active in the Sacred Heart Drum and Bugle…
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Pennington Public Workslooks for help, new truck
By: John Tredrea The short-handed Pennington Borough Public Works Department is trying to hire a laborer with some experience, Pennington Borough Councilman David Garber said during the May 6 council meeting. The borough also has started the process of replacing one of its two garbage trucks, he said. Mr. Garber, council’s liaison to Public Works,…
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Rodriguez uncomfortable batting ‘only’ .397
By: James McKeever If Dan Rodriguez ever feels comfortable in the batter’s box this season, opposing pitchers watch out. The senior and four-year starter for the South Brunswick baseball team has posted some pretty decent numbers this spring, taking a .397 batting average into Wednesday’s Greater Middlesex Conference Tournament game against East Brunswick. He also…
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OBITUARIES, May 17, 2002
Aubrey Huston Jr., Ernestine E. Brown, Roberto D. Tonelli, Beatrice W. Boyer, Charles W. Roll Jr. Aubrey Huston Jr. Management consultant LAWRENCE Aubrey Huston Jr. died Tuesday at home. He was 80. Born in Berwyn, Pa., he was raised in Villanova, Pa. He moved to Princeton in 1957 and Lawrence in 1994. At…
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Hillsborough’s dancing Rockettes helpkick-off senior performing arts festival
BRIDGEWATER The Hillsborough Rockettes will be among the performers showing off their special talents during a Senior Performing Arts Festival on Saturday at the Somerset County Vocational and Technical High School, North Bridge Street and Vogt Drive. Sponsored by the Somerset County Office on Aging and the Somerset County Vocational and Technical School Foundation…
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Author shows winning spirit
Tells Upper Freehold students to keep trying no matter the obstacles. By: Mark Moffa UPPER FREEHOLD If at first you don’t succeed, try again. And again, and again, and again. That was the message delivered last week by author Dan Gutman to students at the Upper Freehold Regional Elementary/Middle School. Mr. Gutman, a Haddonfield…
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Teacher gets special gift from longtime fan
Former student salutes Bert Eggly with Phillies’ award. By: David Koch FLORENCE Even if it comes 37 years later, a thank-you is still appreciated. It’s especially appreciated if it’s said before a crowd of thousands at Veterans Stadium. It was at a Philadelphia Phillies game on May 3 that Bill Berry, president of the…
