Category: archives
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Community should support TR pharmacy
Letter to the editor To the editor: I was amused by the March 2 Windsor-Hights Herald article announcing that a new CVS drug store was being proposed for Twin Rivers. I concur with East Windsor Mayor Janice Mironov that it would be a good place to get a birthday card or a magazine or hair…
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RoboRaiders part of winning alliance
Competition’s ‘best looking’ robot also proves to be one of the ‘best working’ By:Laura Toto The Hillsborough RoboRaiders teamed up with four other high school robotics teams to win the For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology (FIRST) Robotics Competition in New Brunswick on Saturday. The schools formed an alliance with Hillsborough High School…
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Keeping a community clean: doing the wash of many
By:Al Wicklund MONROE To some, laundering 800 pairs of socks a week and the other items of clothing and bedding that go with keeping more than 100 men and women clean and comfortable would be a chore. To Mary Jacobs, who runs the laundry at The Residence at Forsgate, an assisted-living facility, it’s almost…
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Pearl Blossomberry Olson
Pearl Blossomberry Olson, 95, of Monmouth Junction, died Friday, March 16 at the Pine Brook Care Center, Englishtown. Born in Monmouth Junction, Mrs. Olson was a lifelong area resident, with the exception of 14 years spent in the Charleston section of Kendall Park. She was a member of the Miller Memorial Presbyterian Church in Monmouth…
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HHS grads coach team to women’s Sweet 16
Melanie Balcomb and Vicky Picott are Hightstown High graduates. This week they’ll coach Xavier in the women’s NCAA basketball tournament Sweet 16. By: Neil Hay There will be more than a passing local interest tomorrow afternoon when Xavier of Ohio plays the University of Tennessee at Birmingham, Alabama in the Mideast Regional of the NCAA…
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Budget hearing is your chance to speak out
EDITORIAL: School Budget hearings are the perfect chance to learn about school budgets. By: On April 17, voters will have their say on their 2001-2002 school budgets. But don’t wait until then to make your voice heard. Next week, the school boards in Cranbury, Jamesburg and Monroe will host their annual school budget hearings, during…
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LIBRARY HAPPENINGS
Manville Public Library is located at 100 S. 10th Ave., Manville. Library hours: Monday and Friday, 9 a.m.-5 p.m., Tuesday and Thursday, noon-8 p.m., Wednesday, 11 a.m-8 p.m. For information on programs available, call 722-9722 during business hours. For Your Information The February contest winner with the closest number of hearts was Jill Plocic. Dr.…
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Federal budget proposal holds unexpected hope
THE STATE WE’RE IN by Michele S. Byers: President George W. Bush has surprisingly requested full funding for the Land and Water Conservation Fund. Conservationists recently received some unexpected good news when President Bush requested full funding of the federal Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) in his initial 2002 fiscal year budget proposal. The…
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SBAA Viking softball concerned over defections
A program designed to keep softball players in the area during the summer is not being fully utilized. By: Rich Fisher The South Brunswick Athletic Association’s Viking Girls Softball teams were formed to try and help keep players at home for the summer, but there is a growing concern that too many township girls are…
