Category: archives
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Community ed pioneer ends 13-year tenure
Susan Davis worked hard to provide after-school and summer programs for kids. By: Nick D’Amore Susan Davis, director of Community Education, helped shape the before- and after-school programs that parents, students and staff members have grown accustomed to and have found essential. At the end of this year, Ms. Davis, after 13 years in the…
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Lillian Brobst
Lillian Brobst, 62, of Kendall Park died Wednesday, Dec. 19, at The Medical Center at Princeton. Born in Rocky Hill, she was a lifelong area resident. Mrs. Brobst was a registered nurse and most recently worked for Donald F. Smith and Associates. She was a member of the Princeton Better Breathers Group. She is survived…
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Township Committee designates three historic sites
The ordinances all came to Township Committee at the recommendation of the township Historic Sites Preservation Commission and with the endorsement of the township Planning Board. By: John Tredrea Three sites were added to Hopewell Township’s register of historic sites under a trio ordinances adopted unanimously by the Township Committee Dec. 20. Already on the…
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Schools personnel chief quits
Gale Tapper’s resignation will be effective June 30. By: Lea Kahn The school district personnel director will leave Lawrence at the end of the school year to become assistant superintendent in East Windsor Township. Gale Tapper’s resignation, which is effective June 30, was accepted by the Lawrence Township Board of Education in Decemeber. Mrs. Tapper…
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8 apply for zoning, planning posts…
There are three open slots on the Planning Board and three on the Zoning Board of Adjustment. By: Lea Kahn Eight township residents, including five incumbents, are seeking appointment to six vacant seats three on the Planning Board and three on the Zoning Board of Adjustment. At the Planning Board there are two…
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Township closes on Carson parcel
The land will most likely be used for passive recreation By: Lea Kahn The long and winding road toward the purchase of the Carson Road Woods came to an end last week, with the passing of a check from Mayor Pam Mount to landowners G. Rieder & Sons of South Brunswick. Close to a dozen…
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A leader should record her vote
EDITORIAL Webster defines a leader as a directing, commanding or guiding head of a group or activity. We’d like to expound upon that by defining a Township Council member as someone who has been elected to make decisions in the best interest of their constituents. Last week, when presented with an opportunity to be a…
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Community recalls giving spirit
The late Henry Coates, former mayor of Allentown, remembered by family and friends. By: Chris Karmiol Giving is the ultimate theme of the holiday season. We give gifts, we give to others, we give of ourselves. For many, giving is a yearly tradition that comes at the end of December. For Henry Coates, who died…
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Charlotte Lis
MANVILLE Charlotte N. Lis died Sunday, Dec. 16, at the Veterans Administration Hospital of East Orange. Born in Brooklyn, Ms. Lis had been a resident of Manville since 1979. She was a member of the Disabled American Veterans, Ladies Auxiliary ofSomerville, a member of the Ladies Auxiliary, Fraternal Order of Eagles, of Bridgewater, member…
