Category: archives
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Robbinsville Hardware to phase out retail
Competition from ‘big box’ outfits Home Depot, Lowe’s force out local store. By: Mark Moffa Robbinsville Hardware to phase out retail sales Hardware ÿ8HARDWAREÿ Mark MoffaStaff Writer WASHINGTON It looks as if "big box" retail has notched another victory. Small, family-owned businesses nationwide are having difficulty competing with large, chain superstores. Now, after 17…
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An obvious Halloween Cat
By: Linda Field "Black Cat … crosses my path all the time, and I’ve had no bad luck with this black cat," said resident Sean Salcewicz, owner of our choice for the 2001 Halloween Cat. The cat was almost too easy to find. A pet of the Salcewicz family for more than three years, Black…
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Flood of anthrax scares dominate police blotter
In most cases, Lawrence police have been able to determine that the substances they ecnounter are harmless. By: Lea Kahn It’s not unusual to see swarms of police and emergency personnel converge on a house or business in town since the anthrax scares began. For example, last week an employee at the Lawrence Day School…
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Clergyman moved by WTC memorial
By: Brian Shappell The Rev. Francis Hubbard recently had a moving experience, one unlike the average service at St. Barnabas Episcopal Church. The backdrop wasn’t a pulpit, but rather, the remains of the World Trade Center. At the request of a parishioner widowed from the attack from St. Barnabas, a Franklin Township resident he did…
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Real estate firm’s drivehelps area food bank
The Hillsborough office of Prudential New Jersey Properties marked this year’s Global Volunteer Day with a community food drive at Nelson’s Corner Shop-Rite in Hillsborough The drive on Oct. 6 benefited the Food Bank Network in Bridgewater, which services Somerset County. "Each year, we receive more participation from the community," Lorraine Dowe, manager of office,…
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Joseph Zelesnick
MANVILLE Joseph P. Zelesnick, died Friday, Oct. 26, in Somerset Medical Center, Somerville. He was 67. Born in Jersey City, he had been a lifelong Manville resident. He served in the U.S. Army from 1957 to 1960 and had been stationed in France. In 1953, Mr. Zelesnick went to work for American Cyanamid Co.…
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What’s new for science fiction and fantasy fans
BOOK NOTES by Joan Ruddiman: Escape harsh realities of the day and find adventure with noble heroes. By: Harry Potter arrives on the big screen Nov. 16. Tolkien’s "Lord of the Rings" goes live action in a soon-to-be-released new film version of his classic trilogy. "Trekkies" have a new televised "Star Trek" this season, the…
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Ann Ostrowski
MANVILLE Ann Ethel (Weir) Ostrowski passed away Sunday, Oct. 28, at HOME. She was 70. Born and raised in New York City, she lived in Manville for the past 33 years. Mrs. Ostrowski had worked for five years in the meat department at the former Mazur Foodtown in Manville. She was a communicant of…
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Village Mill residents don’t like developer’s plan
By: Lea Kahn Some residents of the Village Mill condominium development believe the would-be developer of a nearby housing development can’t see the forest for the trees. The residents don’t want the developer to cut down the trees on the heavily-wooded lot to make room for the single-family home development proposed for the Denow Road…
