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  • Carrying the torch

    Local woman in Olympic relay through Princeton By:John Patten    When the Olympic torch relay cuts through Princeton on Sunday, Stratford Court resident Lois LaGrua will carry the burning symbol of the Games down Nassau Street.    Ask her friends or co-workers at Coca-Cola Bottling of New York in New Brunswick, where she is an account manager,…

  • Long way around

    Change in job position keeps school board busy By:Krzysztof Scibiorski    A secretary in the high school guidance office will become an instructional assistant at Weston School on Jan. 2. The Board of Education followed a long path to arrive at the decision, however, and at one point the status of the employee was left in…

  • Lawrence boys pick up needed win

    Swimming By: Steve Feitl    It was a significant day for the Lawrence High School swim teams on Tuesday when the Cardinals took on Hamilton.    In their the Colonial Valley Conference contest of the young season, the boy team picked up its first win of the year.    And the girls added not only their second win…

  • Lawrence raises manager’s pay to $160,000

    The ordinance also combines the jobs of community development director and municipal manager. By: Lea Kahn    Municipal Manager William Guhl will receive a $30,000 salary increase for 2002, under the terms of an ordinance adopted Tuesday by Township Council.    Mayor Pam Mount, Deputy Mayor Greg Puliti and Councilmen Mark Holmes and Rick Miller voted for…

  • Pennington’s ‘Great Worker’ plans to step down

    Archie Barksdale, who started working for the borough’s Public Works Department in 1970, will retire at the end of the year By: John Tredrea    Pennington Public Works Supervisor Jeff Wittkop calls Archie Barksdale "The Great Worker."    "Actually, you need a stronger word than ‘great,’ " Mr. Wittkop said recently. "I’ve worked with a lot of…

  • Harry Nelson

       BELLE MEAD — Harry A. Nelson, 84, died on Dec. 13 in Foothill Acres Nursing Home in Hillsborough. He was 84.    Born in Franklin Township, Mr. Nelson lived in Millstone before moving to Belle Mead in 1952.    He worked for United Telephone (now Sprint) in the Hillsborough-Montgomery area for 35 years, retiring in 1982.    He…

  • Mayor seeks help in battle over depot

    Tricarico hopes legislators will do more to rid town of mercury By:Alec Moore    Mayor Joseph Tricarico said leverage from state and county legislators is vital to the township’s efforts to rid Hillsborough of the roughly 2,600 tons of mercury at the Somerville Depot on Route 206.    The mayor, who indicated that the township is still…

  • Family shares holiday spirit

    POCKETS OF NEED By: Nick D’Amore    With Christmas quickly approaching, many people are scrambling to get their friends and relatives gifts by Tuesday.    In the midst of all the running around, some people are also keeping in mind that there are others less fortunate than themselves.    Tracy and Michael Palumbo of Monmouth Junction and their…

  • Kendra Taylor

       Kendra N. Taylor, 22, died Thursday, Dec. 13, at St. Peter’s University Hospital in New Brunswick.    She was born in New Brunswick, and lived in North Brunswick before moving to Dayton in 1990.    She was a medical examiner for the past three years with Aetna in Cranbury.    She was a member of the Jehovah’s Witnesses…