Category: archives
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Poet of Noir
Arthur "Weegee" Fellig made a career out of snapping photographs of life’s underbelly. His images are on view at the Philadelphia Art Alliance through March 3. By: Ilene Dube "Harlem: The Easter Parade," 1940. The night is black in the city that never sleeps. Two yellow-white headlights in a big black 1940s model Chevrolet glow…
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Township’s new zoning officer dismissed
By:Alec Moore Township Zoning Officer William Cairney was let go by the township Monday. According to Mr. Cairney, no official explanation was given to him by his supervisor Township Administrator Judith Haas as to why he was being discharged. Mr. Cairney had worked in the position of zoning officer for roughly10 months. His…
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Appointments are made,resignations are accepted
SCHOOL BOARD UPDATE By: John Tredrea Hiring a music teacher for Timberlane Middle School and a physical education teacher for Hopewell Elementary were among a series of personnel moves, all unanimously approved, made by the Hopewell Valley Regional Board of Education during its agenda meeting Monday night. The music teacher is Cheryl Grabina, who will…
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Decision to double trask pickup nixed
Jan. 9 vote rescinds Dec. 26 motion By:David Koch MANSFIELD Twice-a-week trash pickup during the summer has been trashed. The Township Committee voted Jan. 9 to rescind its Dec. 26 decision to double the collection schedule for May 15 to Sept. 15. The motion to rescind the original Dec. 26 resolution was introduced by…
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Small Things
The stories in Mimi Schwartz’s book, Thoughts From a Queen-Sized Bed, revel in the small things that often get lost in the big picture, overshadowed by achievements and crises. By: Susan Van Dongen The career of Princeton-based writer, editor and educator Mimi Schwartz is truly home-grown. Her first paid articles were a series of dispatches…
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Small Things
The stories in Mimi Schwartz’s book, Thoughts From a Queen-Sized Bed, revel in the small things that often get lost in the big picture, overshadowed by achievements and crises. By: Susan Van Dongen The career of Princeton-based writer, editor and educator Mimi Schwartz is truly home-grown. Her first paid articles were a series of dispatches…
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Lawrence boys get first-ever win over Notre Dame
Girls drop close one to Irish By: Steve Feitl For several weeks now, the Lawrence High School girls swimming team has stolen the swimming spotlight, opening up with just one loss entering this week and breaking numerous records along the way. This past week, however, the lights shifted over to the boys’ side. The Cardinal…
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SBHS halfway to perfection in boys hoops
By: Redd E. Patrick One down, one to go. The South Brunswick High School boys basketball team completed the first half of the 2001-2002 season on Tuesday night with a perfect 11-0 record. The second half begins tonight (Thursday) at 7 p.m. when the Vikings host St. Joseph’s of Metuchen, a team it defeated 41-37…
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Vikes fall to EB, top Stevens in girls basketball
By: Carolyn M. Hartko EAST BRUNSWICK The South Brunswick High School girls’ basketball team was on the hunt for a second win in the Greater Middlesex Conference’s Red Division. They came close to getting it last Friday night in East Brunswick, but a weak third quarter let the Lady Bears rally for a 49-43…
