Category: archives
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EDITORIAL: ‘World’ warnings can’t be ignored
Through the air we breathe, water we drink and food we eat, people are connected to the environment. In light of this reality, the recently released "State of the World 2001" report is worth reading. By:Michele S. Byers The report is produced by the Wordwatch Institute, a group that uses inter-disciplinary, non-partisan research to develop…
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POLICE BEAT 03/15
From the March 15 edition of the Register-News By: FLORENCE Police said they are seeking a suspect in an armed robbery that occurred at 7:40 a.m. March 13. Police said a clerk at Johnson’s General Store on West Front Street reported that she had been robbed at knife point by a black male. Police said…
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Hard questions, no answers on school shooting
Several community leaders are searching for reasons to explain shootings in the nation’s schools. By: Matthew Armstrong In the wake of the March 5 shooting in a Santee, Calif., school that left two students dead and 13 more wounded, people across the country and the township are asking why these incidents keep recurring. Though school…
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PHS art gallery hosts Miriam Schaer exhibit
"Sanctuary" is the second professional show to come through Numina, Princeton High’s nonprofit, student-run gallery. By: Carly Rothman Numina Gallery at Princeton High School welcomed artist Miriam Schaer to its space March 9 with the gala opening of her new show, "Sanctuary." "Sanctuary" is the second professional show to come through Numina, Princeton High’s nonprofit,…
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Township GOP seeks candidates
To be considered for Regular Republican Organization endorsement on the ballot, letters of intent must be delivered to Mr. Cane by Friday, March 30 Two or the five seats on the Hopewell Township Committee, the local municipal governing body, will be filled in the November general election. The term of office is three years. "A…
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Edition of March 15, 2001
Andrew G. Koschek Andrew George Koschek, 85, died March 7 at St. Joseph’s Skilled Nursing Center at Morris Hall, Lawrence. Born in Dunellen, he lived in Trenton and Lawrenceville 35 years before moving to Hopewell Township three years ago. Mr. Koschek graduated from Temple School of Dentistry in 1942 and owned a dental practice in…
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Wrestling co-captains came up big
Tenisci (130), Markowitch (145) eclipsed 20-win mark on mat By: Rudy Brandl Manville High wrestling co-captains Kurt Tenisci and Mike Markowitch would have loved to extend their seasons and careers a step further. While both senior standouts fell a win or two short of their goals, they still finished with very solid overall campaigns.…
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Football decision expected Monday
If the school board decides to ask the electorate to add football this fall to the high school athletic program, at an estimated cost of $53,500 for the first year, it would have to do so in a separate ballot question at the April 17 school election By:John Tredrea The school board’s protracted huddle on…
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Elizabeth C. Schermer
WASHINGTON TOWNSHIP Elizabeth C. Schermer of Robbinsville died Wednesday, March 14, at the Arcadia Nursing and Rehab Center. Born in Newark, Mrs. Schermer was a resident of East Windsor for most of her life before moving to Robbinsville, where she lived for 25 years. She moved to Hamilton Square in 1999. Mrs. Schermer was…
