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Aqua Man
Searching for sunken treasure might get kids rolling on the path to a marine biology career. By: Jodi Thompson Evidently, scuba (self-contained underwater breathing apparatus) has this effect on people: once introduced, they become entranced. It makes sense, considering nearly three-fourths of the earth’s surface is covered in water, not counting community swimming pools. People…
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Search and Survive
Art on the wall at the Johnson & Johnson World Headquarters Gallery in New Brunswick is about faith, juggling and cultural adaptation. By: Susan Van Dongen The goddess is wearing roller skates. The sloe-eyed beauty in a gauzy south-Asian costume also has a copy of The New York Times tucked under her arm and is…
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Collegiate success carries over for MCALL veteran
Nocar eyes playoffs in final seasonAfter tasting success this past year as a freshman at Elizabethtown College, Mike Nocar is hoping to find that same type of accomplishment this summer in his fourth and final season as a member of Hopewell Post 339 of the Mercer County American Legion League. By: Mike Molaro The Lambertville…
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Master of one-liners retires as custodian
By: Cynthia Williamson LAMBERTVILLE No more windows, no more sills. No more mopping up the spills. After 16 years on the job, West Amwell School custodian Jim Fry has retired. "And ya know it," said Mr. Fry, reiterating a phrase that’s become his trademark response to just about everything. "I had enough pushing brooms…
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Impressions of the Jersey Shore
For American impressionists, New Jersey was to Philadelphia and New York what Brittany and Normandy were to Paris: a great place to take advantage of the quality of the light. By: Ilene Dube When people think of the Jersey Shore, they think of Bruce Springsteen and suntan lotion. "What they are missing is that the…
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Upper Freehold voters support Miscoski, Mele
William Miscoski, virtually assured of a fourth Township Committee term, said he must be doing something right. By: Frank C. D’Amico UPPER FREEHOLD William Miscoski said he must be doing something right. Mr. Miscoski, an incumbent, on Tuesday was essentially elected to his fourth consecutive term on the Township Committee by receiving the most…
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Search and Survive
Art on the wall at Johnson & Johnson Gallery is about faith, juggling and cultural adaptation. By: Susan Van Dongen The goddess is wearing roller skates. The sloe-eyed beauty in a gauzy south-Asian costume also has a copy of The New York Times tucked under her arm and is carrying a cellular phone. Her communications…
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Police Blotter
Delaware A large tree that knocked down power lines stopped a youth baseball game June 20 at about 5:30 p.m. Police said the large cherry tree came down at Dilts Park on Buchanan Road. Two or three lines were knocked down as a result and the game was halted because of the lines being close…
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Fantastic Voyage
History comes alive in a spectacular sound-and-light show celebrating our nation’s birth. By: Daniel Shearer A pair of wooden doors swing open, revealing a cobblestone passageway leading to a courtyard. It’s a warm summer night in Philadelphia. The streets are quiet as roughly 50 strangers step into the beckoning darkness, each wearing a wireless stereo…
