Category: archives
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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Filomena Perry
MANVILLE Filomena Perry died Dec. 14 at home. She was 70. Born in Newark, Mrs. Perry was a resident of Manville for the past 32 years. Ms. Perry was a homemaker. She was a communicant of Christ the King R.C. Church in Manville. Surviving are her husband, Joseph Perry; one daughter, Joanne Kurz of…
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Lady Mustangs win with defense
MHS girls hold Bound Brook to 10 points By: John E. Powers All things considered, it was a good way for the Manville High School girls’ basketball team to open the season. The Lady Mustangs began the 2001-02 season with a 29-10 win over Bound Brook last Friday night in game that looked just like…
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Irene Newland
HILLSBOROUGH Irene (Brobrowski) Newland died Dec. 14 in Somerset Medical Center, Somerville. She was 84. Born in Old Forge, Penn., she lived in Manville prior to becoming a resident of Hillsborough in 1945. Mrs. Newland worked as a seed packer for Vaughn Seed Company in Finderne section of Finderne for five years, retiring in…
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South Brunswick boys track hoping for better winter
By: Carolyn M. Hartko The timing of snowstorms last year provided a distinct disadvantage for the South Brunswick High School boys’ winter track team. The 2000-2001 squad finished up 1-4-1 in dual meets for their first season in the Greater Middlesex Conference’s Red Division, mostly due to the fact that several meets had to be…
