Category: archives
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Surrogate Portraits
Works by five artists – Bill Leech, Keary Rosen, Linda Stojak, Charles Yuen and Tom Nussbaum – focus on the universality of the human figure and are on view at the Hunterdon Museum of Art in Clinton through Jan. 6. By: Susan Van Dongen A perusal of Tom Nussbaum’s sculptures of human figures is likely…
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Apology offered for inappropriate word
Letter to the editor To the editor: I am writing this letter to the homeowners of Twin Rivers. One, of course, is to thank the people who voted for me. The other is to address an issue that Scott Pohl raised in a letter that was published in the Windsor-Hights Herald on Dec. 7, 2001…
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Eighth-graders make their voices heard
As part of the yearlong civics curriculum, students research the U.S. Constitution before participating in an award-winning school program called the Jefferson Debates. By: April Soffel Eighth-grade civics students at John Witherspoon Middle School in Princeton are learning firsthand that being an active citizen means using your voice. As part of the yearlong civics curriculum,…
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Civic leaders urge the public to rally behind Leave a Legacy
By: Jeff Milgram A campaign to encourage people to make bequests to their favorite charities "will be planting seeds that will bear trees that will bear fruit," said Ron Brown, director of the Office of Planned Giving at Princeton University, the chairman of Leave a Legacy New Jersey. The statewide campaign was announced Dec. 5…
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Familiar start for the Falcons
By: Carolyn M. Hartko For the Monroe High School girls’ basketball team, the first two games of the 2001-02 season were a mirror image of each other. The Lady Falcons lost their season opener against Cardinal McCarrick last week 63-37, but came back on Tuesday to beat Mother Seton 61-31. "What happened was we played,…
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Hearings on dispatcher to continue
JAMESBURG Another day of testimony for Todd Fisher. By: Al Wicklund JAMESBURG Closed disciplinary hearings on the alleged inappropriate behavior of a borough police dispatcher will require another day of testimony before the hearing officer will be ready to make a recommendation. Richard Thompson of Middletown Township, an attorney who has served as…
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Speedy route to fouled air, wasted energy
EDITORIAL With little fanfare, the state Department of Transportation has raised the speed limit from 55 to 65 on 125 more miles of New Jersey highways. The rise in the speed limit comes after a three-year study by the DOT of accident statistics along the 475 miles of New Jersey highways where the speed limit…
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NBC boys find their 70s show to be a winner
Team wins, 73-72 By:Sean Moylan It was unlike any game in recent years. With 3.4 ticks on the clock, a Moorestown player missed a half-court heave and roughly 175 happy fans poured onto the court to celebrate with their Northern Burlington County Regional High School boys’ varsity basketball team, which had just won a 73-72…
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Scouts raise cash for Afghan kids
Kids send $306 and a letter to President Bush. By: Melissa Morgan Cranbury Boy Scout Troop 52 is learning the importance of helping others in times of need. The Scouts and their parents held a garage sale Saturday, Dec. 8, and raised $306 by selling toys. The money was sent with a letter to President…
