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Italo Freccia
Italo Frank Freccia, 84, died Tuesday, Jan. 29, at CentraState Medical Center in Freehold. Born in New Haven, Conn., he lived in Brooklyn, N.Y., for over 50 years before moving to Rossmoor in 1983. During his more than 50 year career with the railroad industry, he started as a ticket manager, but was primarily a…
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Falcons break through for needed win
BOYS BASKETBALL: Peddie recorded its third win of the season against Solebury Tuesday night by a score of 61-58. By: Neil Hay Against a team with a winning record, the Peddie boys’ basketball team gained its third win of the season Tuesday, defeating visiting Solebury, 61-58. The Falcons, though, started out looking like their 11th…
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Voting wards realigned
By: Al Wicklund MONROE Voters at the Ponds have been moved from the 2nd Ward to the 1st Ward under a recent election-district realignment. The Middlesex County Election Board is required by state law to adjust election districts every 10 years after national census figures are in to maintain a balance in…
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Princeton Township deer-kill total hits 150
White Buffalo nears one-third of goal for year. By: David Campbell One hundred fifty deer have been killed in Princeton Township’s deer cull, a biologist with the state Division of Fish and Wildlife said Thursday. White Buffalo, the Connecticut-based wildlife-management firm hired by the township to reduce the township’s deer herd by 500, killed 24…
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Campion, Graber poised to make Peddie history
GIRLS BASKETBALL: Germantown Academy defeated the Falcons, 61-46, but two Peddie teammates inched closer to career scoring milestones. By: Neil Hay Turnabout is fair play, as Germantown Academy proved Wednesday afternoon. With a 14-point season-opening loss still fresh on their minds, Germantown did the Peddie girls’ basketball team one better, defeating the visiting Falcons 61-46.…
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Staffless state panel won’t hear Princeton overlay case
Governor’s layoff order decimates Office of State Planning. By: David Campbell A State Planning Commission review of two Princeton Township ordinances that encourage high-density senior housing on the Princeton Ridge scheduled for next week was canceled Wednesday, leaving the Sierra Club’s complaint that prompted the review unresolved indefinitely. The governor last week fired 20 of…
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Feb. 1, 2002
By: infoUSA/Donnelley Marketing of Ames, Iowa In some cases the listing represents the property’s mailing address rather than the municipal location. While the intention is to include all reported transactions, Packet Online does not guarantee its completeness or independently verify its contents. Basking Ridge, Mark Brooks, 137 Irving Pl, $188,000, 09/17/01 Basking Ridge, William Dalessio,…
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Tribal Instincts
Artist Joseph Shannon’s fascination with exotic deities and tribal societies is reflected in his exhibit, New Paintings of Old Gods, at the Artsbridge Gallery in Lambertville. By: Susan Van Dongen One artist’s mission to "bring back the gods" might have gotten him hanged in a previous century for worshipping idolatry. Joseph Shannon, an artist…
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Accident blocks turnpike
By: Brian Shappell Traffic on the New Jersey Turnpike came to a standstill for more than four hours Monday following an accident involving three tractor-trailers and a car at Exit 8A. Mike G. Sisko, 58, of Metuchen was traveling south at 8:10 a.m. when he drove his Subaru into the back of a tractor-trailer driven…
