Category: archives
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Ruth L. Henrie
Ruth L. Henrie, 81, died Saturday at the Masonic Home of New Jersey. Born in Hopewell, she lived there until moving to the Masonic Home 10 years ago. She was a member of Ashlar Chapter 169, Order of the Eastern Star; and the Masonic Home Bell Choir. Wife of the late William Henrie, she is…
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Foreign film: "The Color of Paradise"
Thursday, Aug. 2 At 7 p.m., the South Brunswick Public Library will present the film "The Color of Paradise" a film featuring Farsi, a language of the Philippines, as part of their International Film Festival. Fliers describing the movie can be picked up at the information desk. Registration is not required, but space is limited.…
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Scout redesigns town Web site
Seeking to earn the rank of Eagle Scout the highest honor in the Boy Scouts of America Tim Hedden fixed up an old bridge. Often, a Boy Scout will offer to clean up a local bridge to earn the coveted rank. But the bridge Tim mended crosses cyberspace it’s the Lawrence Township…
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Kathleen Bird to resign on Sept. 6
Kathleen Bird announced Wednesday she will resign from the Hopewell Township Committee on Sept. 6. She said she wants to spend more time with her children and to focus on planning issues that curb sprawl. Her resignation will be effective 15 months before the end of her term, which ends Dec. 31, 2002 By: Ruth…
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Project Freedom to break ground
Dawn Watkins was doing well. She was working as a nanny for a Hopewell Township family, and she was preparing to move out of her family’s house. By: Lea Kahn Dawn Watkins was doing well. She was working as a nanny for a Hopewell Township family, and she was preparing to move out of her…
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NEWS OF OTHER DAYS 07/26
From the July 26 edition of the Register-News By: 110 years ago We regard the claims of the bottlers of this city as a just one. Peddlers, paying no license fee here, should not be allowed to infringe upon the rights of those who pay roundly for the privilege. Miss Katie Pennock of Philadelphia is…
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Concert spawns hometown feelings
Letter to the editor This summer I have been lucky enough to visit Cape Cod several times staying in the charming town of Chatham. There our local baseball star John Schneider, a senior at University of Delaware, has been playing for the summer Cape Cod Baseball League with the Chatham A’s making his family, friends…
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Cramped quarters at library
As the population of the township has skyrocketed in recent years, so has use of the public library. By:Brian Shappell Ask Library Director Lorraine Jackson and she’ll tell you the proposed library expansion is very necessary the library is just about out of space. That’s because as the population of the township has skyrocketed…
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Council poised to buy Carson Road land
Township Council has scheduled a special meeting for Friday, where it plans to take final action on an ordinance that would approve the purchase of the Carson Road Woods parcel. By: Lea Kahn The council will meet at 5 p.m. in the courtroom at the municipal building to consider the ordinance, plus a companion emergency…
