Category: archives
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Club offering tour of private gardens
The Allentown Garden Club on June 16 is holding its first fund-raiser, a tour of 12 private gardens in Upper Freehold and Allentown. By: Ken Weingartner ALLENTOWN The members of the Allentown Garden Club are going on tour and the community is invited. The club on June 16 is holding its first fund-raiser,…
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Global Harmony
"You have to thank the communist Chinese for chasing us from Tibet," says Yeshe Phelgey, a monk with the Drepung Loseling monastery. He and his fellow monks travel throughout the United States and the world, performing multiphonic chanting, instrumental music and dance in Princeton. By: Susan Van Dongen To a Tibetan Buddhist, intent speaks louder…
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Three SBSC teams dominate flights
By: Rich Fisher There was some South Brunswick domination in the Mid New Jersey Youth Soccer League this spring, as the South Brunswick Soccer Club’s under-12 Rockets won their flight championship. And although teams can not win official flight championships until they are under-11 squads, the SBSC under-8 Titans and under-10 Tornadoes each finished with…
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Henry Zielinski
SEASIDE HEIGHTS Henry F. Zielinski died Wednesday, May 30. He practiced dentistry in Trenton and Ocean County and owned the Circus Bar and Seaside Hotel. He operated Central Realty Co. and Century 21 Brokerage in Seaside Heights 25 years. Mr. Zielinski was a Coast Guard veteran of World War II. He was chairman of…
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Tracing family history could start at cemetery
By: Sue Kramer LAMBERTVILLE Whether you’re interested in tracing your family’s local roots or just curious about the history of Lambertville, a good place to start looking for answers is Mt. Hope Cemetery on South Franklin Street. Saturday, local historian Yvonne Warren led a tour through the historic hillside cemetery, pointing out the resting…
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Pipers Pub and Restaurant
A casual pub and a formal restaurant combine to offer traditional fare with Celtic touches in Skillman. With simple food and sports-bar ambiance, the pub is a diverting addition to the casual dining scene. By: Pat Tanner Pipers Pub and Restaurant 1736 Route 206, Skillman (908) 431-4233 Food: Fair Service: Alternates between cordial and cold…
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Un-bear-able
East Brunswick ousts Viking softball team from two different tournaments By: Carolyn M. Hartko SOUTH PLAINFIELD – Dif ferent tournaments, same ending. The East Brunswick Lady Bears acted as the troll on the bridge not once, but twice this spring, knock ing the South Brunswick Lady Vi kings out of the state, and…
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Ghosts of Summer Theater
Princeton Summer Theater returns after a two-year, $1 million renovation to the Hamilton Murray Theater with ‘Barefoot in the Park.’ By: Susan Van Dongen Princeton University is known for guiding its students toward lives as productive, sensible citizens with careers in law, medicine, mathematics, applied sciences, engineering, linguistics and theater. Theater? Although the school doesn’t…
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‘Back door’ access agreement reached
New road would lead from Route 202 spur to a 150-space parking lot the borough is planning to build By: Cynthia Williamson NEW HOPE Depending on who is asked, building a back door to New Hope is a concept that’s been discussed, debated and deliberated for as many as three decades. The road that…
