Category: archives
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Bordentown City woman to raise funds for seriously ill child
Pampered Chef event will help Ewing youth By:Vanessa S. Holt BORDENTOWN CITY A Mercer County family will be able to attend a medical conference in New Orleans to learn more about their son’s rare neurological disorder thanks to the efforts of a local woman and everyone who helped her raise money. Lisa Hartman, a…
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NEWS OF OTHER DAYS 02/07
From the Feb. 7 edition of the Register-News By: 100 years ago Elsworth Warren, a young Bordentonian who has been over two years at Manila, has returned home. He served as a private in the 16th regiment of the regular army. With the exception of the mountain fever, which laid hold of him in the…
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Jazz Nobility
Paul Mercer Ellington will lead the Duke Ellington Orchestra in an evening of classic jazz at Richardson Auditorium in Princeton Feb. 9. By: Susan Van Dongen There is at least one royal family in America, and its name is Ellington. For more than 50 years, Edward Kennedy "Duke" Ellington was at the forefront of American…
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Former Chesterfield Township mayor, farmer dies
Herman Durr Jr. remembered fondly by family, friends By:Vanessa S. Holt CHESTERFIELD Herman Durr Jr. will be remembered by some as a former mayor, a farmer and an active member of the community, but his family said that everyone who knew him will remember him as a hard worker and a good friend. Mr.…
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Letters
Learn to live with deer population To the editor: I wish everyone could have been there, back in 1978, to hear a fellow college classmate’s extensive term paper on the deer "problem." It was so comprehensive and well-presented that I advised her to have it published. In it, she notes scientific studies that showed the…
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Senior Menus
All meals are served at noon at Hibernia Apartments in Lambertville. The value of each meal is $3.13. Any amount donated over this is a tax-deductible contribution. All menus are subject to change and include milk and margarine. The sodium-controlled menu is the same unless otherwise noted. Thursday, Feb. 7 Navy bean soup, Swedish…
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Jazz Nobility
Paul Mercer Ellington first toured with his father, Mercer Ellington, when he was 8 and took over as bandleader of his grandfather’s orchestra when he was barely 18. He’ll lead the Duke Ellington Orchestra in an evening of classic jazz at Richardson Auditorium in Princeton Feb. 9. By: Susan Van Dongen There is at least…
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Two vie for seat on city fire board
Facing off for the second time in as many elections are incumbent Commissioner Lester E. Myers Sr. and Union Fire Company Capt. Brian Snell. By: Sue Kramer LAMBERTVILLE The race is heating up for a three-year seat on the Board of Fire Commissioners. Facing off for the second time in as many elections are…
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Miriam Steck
Miriam Cohen Steck, 87, of Monroe, died Monday, Feb. 4, at her residence. Born in Brooklyn, N.Y., Ms. Steck lived in New Brunswick and Highland Park before moving to Monroe 17 years ago. She had been employed for many years as an office manager before her retirement. Ms. Steck was a member of Congregation Ahavas…
