Category: archives
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BREAKING NEWS: Cards dominant in first round
Swimming By: Steve Feitl As if there needed to be more evidence of the Lawrence High School boys swimming team’s improvement this season, the Cardinals supplied it Tuesday. The resurgent and streaking Cardinal boys avenged an earlier loss to Hunterdon Central and advanced to the second round of the Central Jersey Group A Swimming Championships.…
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Mansfield budget introduced
Average homeowner could pay additional $25 By:David Koch MANSFIELD The average homeowner will pay an additional $25 in municipal taxes if the Township Committee approves the tentative 2002 budget introduced last week. The proposed budget would increase the tax rate by 1.6 cents to 10 cents per $100 of assessed property value, officials said. The…
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SBHS boys basketball team survives Raiders upset bid
By: Rich Fisher If you are a South Brunswick High boys basketball fan, you may still not have exhaled. But go ahead, it’s safe. When Joe Celmer’s 3-pointer misfired at the buzzer, the Vikings escaped what would have been one of the biggest upsets in Greater Middlesex Conference Tournament history Wednesday night, as they held…
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New Hope hires police chief
Henry "Rick" Pasqualini, a retired lieuteant from the Dover Township (N.J.) Police Department, will be paid $57,500, plus partial benefits. By: Carl Reader NEW HOPE The Borough Council hired Henry "Rick" Pasqualini as police chief Tuesday night, thus ending a long search for the position of top cop in town. Mr. Pasqualini, a retired…
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Julius Osowick
Julius J. Osowick, 73, died Monday, Feb. 11, at Chandler Hall Hospice, Newtown, Pa. Born in Port Jervis, N.Y., he lived in Lawrence since 1968. He graduated in 1955 from the Albany College of Pharmacy at Union University, Schenectady, N.Y. He retired in 1998 as director of manufacturing for Carter Wallace Inc. in Cranbury after…
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Police Blotter
Lambertville A city resident was struck by a car and critically injured Feb. 7 while crossing Main Street. Police say George Parsons, 80, of 50 Main St., owner of Parsons Motorcycle shop, was hit by a car driven by Christine M. Kroesen, 26, of 47 Elm St., while the vehicle was traveling northbound on Main…
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OBITUARIES, pt. 2 02/14
From the Feb. 12 edition of the Register-News By: John D. Howlen TRENTON John D. Howlen, 74, died Feb. 9 at home. Born in Buck Eye, Ark., he lived in South Trenton for more than 50 years. He was an Army veteran of World War II. He worked as a farmer and with the…
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BRHS’ Scientific Research class expands students’ minds
Students study quasars, DNA, solar flares and more By:Vanessa S. Holt BORDENTOWN TOWNSHIP They have studied light emissions from quasars and conducted research on genetically mutated microscopic worms. They have worked with Princeton University professors to study the immune system responses of mice and have delved into topics ranging from DNA to solar flares…
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Florence teen runs jazz station on Internet
Nick Langan creates the "Home of Smooth Jazz" By:David Koch FLORENCE The "Home of Smooth Jazz" on the Internet is Nick Langan’s second-story bedroom in Florence. From here, the 16-year-old student broadcasts the easy listening sounds of artists such as Kenny G and Bony James to listeners around the world. Nick is the owner…
