Category: archives
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NJT starts rail-option study
The NJ Transit board of directors awarded a contract Wednesday that could be worth up to $4.5 million to SYSTRA Consulting Inc. to assess the merits of two different commuter-rail-line alignments, including one that would cut through South Brunswick. By:Brian Shappell The NJ Transit board of directors awarded a contract Wednesday that could be worth…
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District to alter special services chief position
In preparation for the retirement of the school district’s administrator for pupil services, school district officials were expected to revamp the position Wednesday. By: Lea Kahn The township Board of Education plans to eliminate the post held by Terry Rosenfeld, who is retiring at the end of the month. It is creating the title of…
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CHS Envirothon teams finish second, third in state competition
Thirty-one high school teams from around the state competed in this year’s Envirothon competition, held in Pine Hill. Two of those teams were from Hopewell Valley Central High School By: John Tredrea Thirty-one high school teams from around the state competed in this year’s Envirothon competition, held in Pine Hill. Two of those teams were…
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‘The Rothschilds’
The East Brunswick Community Players improve upon this 1970s Broadway miss. By: Stuart Duncan Most people believe the longer a show runs on Broadway, the greater the profit. Not necessarily. Three major productions during the 1970s ran more than 500 performances that’s well over a year and yet closed without returning the full…
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That’s My Mama
Panoramic Mama: Photographer Jill Anna Greenberg takes a wide-angle view of the woman who raised her with love. By: Jodi Thompson She hears it all the time: "I want your mother to adopt me." "Can I have your mom?" "Let’s switch moms." The reason can be seen on the walls of The Summer Kitchen in…
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Beatrice Peterson
Beatrice Peterson, 74, died Monday, June 11, at Select Specialty Hospital at Einstein, Philadelphia. Born in Trenton, she was a longtime Lawrenceville resident. She was a member of the T.N.T. Social Club and played bridge. Daughter of the late John and Eva Veronica Mihalska Kowalski, she is survived by husband, Louis P. Peterson; three daughters…
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Don’t Mess with a Military Strategist
Brian Haig, son of former secretary of state Alexander Haig, recently published his first novel. ‘Secret Sanction’ follows an Army lawyer as he tries to solve the brutal murder of 35 Serb soldiers. By:Stuart Duncan It isn’t usual for a first-time novel to get a full-page, four-color ad in the Book Reviews section of the…
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Editorial: More tough love, pressure and laws needed for teens
South Hunterdon senior Jill Loreto found out two months ago she wouldn’t be graduating with her classmates tomorrow night. Now she’ll never receive that diploma. The 17-year-old West Amwell girl died of a drug overdose late Sunday night. Her parents were told it was a combination of heroin and Ecstasy that robbed them of their…
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A Chair is a Chair is a Chair
George Nakashima’s reverence for the spirit of the wood can be compared with the beliefs of European Modernists. An exhibit at the Michener Museum does just that. By: Ilene Dube George Nakashima’s love for the forms and spirit of the natural world evolved in the Pacific Northwest of his childhood. After earning an architecture degree…
