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WITNESS TO TERROR: Photo 5
WITNESS TO TERROR (5) The smoldering remains of the World Trade Center towers looked like something from a war or horror movie when Hillsborough fire fighter Gary Chapman arrived at the site on Sept. 11. Photos courtesy of Gary Chapman http://www.hillsboroughbeacon.com PHOTOS: 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6
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Region responds to terrorist attacks
This story was updated at 5:20 p.m. Wednesday. By: Jeff Milgram Central Jersey residents woke up Wednesday with the knowledge that Tuesday’s nightmarish terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon were all too real. "It was one of the scariest things I ever experienced," said Keith Duckett of East Windsor, after getting…
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Dennery steps away from Hamilton tennis programs
West Windsor resident loved teaching game; will remain an active player By: Bob Nuse For the 21 years Tom Dennery was the boys’ and girls’ tennis coach at Hamilton High, he was as much a teacher of the sport as he was a high school coach. Quite often, players would come to the program at…
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Anthony J. Partite, 80
LAMBERTVILLE Anthony J. Partite, 80, died Saturday at home. Born in Lambertville, he was a lifelong resident. Mr. Partite was a member of St. John the Evangelist Roman Catholic Church. He retired in 1985 as a mason with the state Department of Human Services, Skillman. He was an Army veteran of World War II.…
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Local schools are remaining open
Some after-school activities and programs in some districts are being canceled as area deals with the aftermath of terrorist attacks. Local schools are remaining open today, although some after-school activities and programs are being canceled in the wake of the chaos brought on by suspected terrorist activity in New York City and other locations nationally.…
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Remembering Doris Duke
Nurturing the gardens of the tobacco heiress By: Regina Tan The world’s most beautiful gardens are found at Doris Duke’s estate in Hillsborough. The English Garden includes sculpted topiary. Photograph courtesy of Duke Farms Foundation ‘She enjoyed being with people. She loved people. She wanted to be around people.’ Homes of Prestige Fall 2001…
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Horror’s impact just beginning to hit home
Victor Saracini of Yardley, Pa., was piloting one of the hijacked United Airlines jetliners that crashed into one of the World Trade Center towers. By: Cynthia Williamson As the first signs of nightfall blanketed the Delaware Valley region Tuesday, vignettes of local horror began to emerge. By morning, certainly there would be more as the…
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Growth threatens region’s water, study warns
West Windsor and Plainsboro are particularly affected. By: David Campbell Development in the Route 1 corridor has resulted in a significant drop in water quality and supply, with further losses expected in the future, according to recent findings in an ongoing state study. Fast-developing West Windsor Township and Plainsboro Township have seen losses in watershed…
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Mexico’s U.N. ambassador visits Princeton area
Navarrete outlines his country’s foreign policy and commitment to democracy at the Tournament Players Club at Jasna Polana. By: George Frey LAWRENCE — The Mexican ambassador to the United Nations outlined President Vicente Fox’s foreign policy and commitment to democracy to area business leaders Friday. Jorge Eduardo Navarrete spoke to a roundtable organized by Ken…
