Category: archives
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Jennie Guarino
Jennie K. Raymond Guarino, 85, died Monday, Dec. 31, at home. Born in Hartley, Del., she was a longtime area resident. She retired after 32 years as a salesclerk with Dunham’s department store, where she was known as "Aunt Jennie." Wife of the late Joseph L. Guarino, she is survived by two daughters and a…
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Redistricting plancontrary to referendum
To the editor The Hillsborough Township Board of Education will once again be compromising their integrity if they pass the option recommended by the redistricting committee. This decision is against the referendum that was passed earlier this year for Auten Road School to become an intermediate school. It is apparent that the fifth- and sixth-grade…
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Photo contest winnerswill be announced Monday
Hopewell Valley Vistas Last year, the Hopewell Township Committee and Planning Board sponsored the Hopewell Valley Vista Photo Contest with a deadline of Nov. 5. A total of 95 entries were submitted by 40 participants. Judges Clem Fiori, Herman Laesker, and Frank Jacobs met on Dec. 3 to judge the entries. Winners were selected in…
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Letters to the editor
For the week of January 3. By: Thanks for supporting small local businesses To the editor: In what appears to be the most difficult retail environment in a decade, "Thank You" to all the fine people who came out to patronize the local small businesses during this holiday season. Because of your effort, the "little…
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KIDS AND COMMUNITY
Continuing the fight against drug and alcohol abuse By: Judy Shepps Battle Lost in December headlines regarding the hunt for Osama Bin Laden, sneaker bombs and holiday sales is a study by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) indicating a 20 percent increase in adolescent (age 12-17) admissions for addiction treatment. The…
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New Egypt boys basketball makes strides
It’s difficult to determine whether it’s more important the team won a game or played five of them. By: Kyle Moylan It’s difficult to determine whether it’s more important that the New Egypt High School boys’ basketball team won a game or played five of them. When a first-year varsity program is trying to get…
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Citizen’s groupprotects community
To the editor I would like to correct an error in a recent letter to the editor from Bill Krame of Paramus. I would like to think that Bill Krame is grossly misinformed rather than think he has chosen to embark on a campaign of lies and deception. I am not now, nor have I…
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Beware the curse of the palindrome
EDITORIAL If there is any justice in the world, 2002 will be a relatively uneventful year. Given what happened in 2001, especially the final 111 days, we all could use a nice, quiet period to recover from our collective trauma of the year just passed. But if history is any guide, 2002 will be anything…
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Doris Brokaw
MONROE Doris E. Brokaw, 77, died Wednesday, Jan. 2, at Hamilton Continuing Care Center. Born in Kearny, she lived in Princeton before moving to Rossmoor in Monroe 16 years ago. She was treasurer and co-founder of Brokaw Engineering in Princeton from 1970 until retiring in 1982. She was a former member of Princeton Chapter…
