Category: archives
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Loper takes oath as Pennington mayor
By: John Tredrea Jim Loper took the oath of office as mayor of Pennington during Monday night’s borough council meeting. Mr. Loper, a Republican, defeated Democrat Robert Di Falco in the Nov. 6 election. The oath of office was administered by borough attorney Walter Bliss as former borough councilman, Jim Byrnes, held the Bible. Mssrs.…
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Upper Freehold school question
By: The Board of Education of the Upper Freehold Regional School District in Monmouth County, New Jersey is authorized (A) to construct, furnish and equip physical plant and educational renovations and expansions of its Middle School Annex and High School, and physical plant renovations of its Elementary School; (B) to expend on such project a…
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Drinking Deeply
Illustrator Graeme Base finds monsters, dragons, animals and water wherever his ‘Renaissance eye’ looks. By: Susan Van Dongen
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Opinions vary over center design
Debate is over proposed 40,000-square-foot building By:David Koch MANSFIELD Residents’ opinions on a conceptual design for a proposed 40,000-square-foot recreation/community center at Mansfield Community Park were divided during last week’s Township Committee meeting. One local resident, Gordon Harris, received a round of applause when he suggested the township should expand the existing Georgetown Community…
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Rec program teaches Chinese art of taiji
A new program offered through the Hillsborough Township Recreation Department will teach participants how to cope with many pressures that arise from day-to-day living. The program Wu Style Taiji (pronounced "tai-chi") Form and Taiji Push-hands was inadvertently omitted from the Winter 2001-2002 brochure. The program was offered in the fall. Taiji Quan (or…
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Salvatore Vecchio
MANVILLE Salvatore "Sal" Vecchio passed away Saturday, Dec. 1, in Somerset Medical Center in Somerville. He was 76. Born and raised in New York City, he had been a resident of Manville for the past 40 years. Mr. Vecchio retired in 1991 from the former New Jersey Aluminum Company (EASCO) in North Brunswick where…
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COMMUNITY CALENDAR 12/06
From the Dec. 6 edition of the Register-News By: Holiday party Greater Bordentown Area Chamber of Commerce’s holiday party begins at 6:30 p.m., Dec. 7, Old Columbus Inn, Columbus. Cost is $25 per person. Buffet dinner, cash bar all evening. Visit by "Chamber Santa." Bring a gift ($20 maximum value) get a gift. R.S.V.P.…
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Reporter’s Notebook: The air makes the person!
By: Carl Reader Maybe it’s a little crazy to talk about the differences in air between here and Montana, but it’s one of the first things I noticed when I returned home from the Treasure State after a year and a half. The air in the east is softer, fuller, and it seems to touch…
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Waiting for St. Nick
Levittown, Pa., resident Christa Bain shares stories of the patron saints. By: Jodi Thompson Kids today have become rather nonchalant when they see Santa Claus. No wonder. He’s in the mall, collecting coins on the street, even on television. During Christa Bain’s childhood in Germany, St. Nicholas was a rare sight for a child. "You…
