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  • Waiting on a friend

    Police seek volunteers for domestic violence program    Good listening skills. The ability to communicate well with others. Sensitivity to others’ feelings and concerns. A desire to help others. By: Lea Kahn    Those are the traits that the Lawrence Township Police Department and Womanspace Inc. are seeking in volunteers for the police department’s fledgling Domestic Violence…

  • Veteran’s memorial plans move forward

    Council to examine the placement of a monument in Millstone Township. By: Frank C. D’Amico    MILLSTONE — The Township Committee has introduced an ordinance that would officially establish a veteran’s memorial council to study the placement of a monument in Millstone.    The council will have two main responsibilities, according to the ordinance.    It will "plan…

  • Betty R. Herfurth

       BRANCHBURG — Betty R. Herfurth died Saturday, Feb. 10, at home. She was 69.    Born and raised in South Bound Brook, she moved to Branchburg in 1953.    Mrs. Herfurth was formerly employed by the Branchburg School system and by Dr. L. Troum in Somerville, retiring in 1996.    She was a member of the Three Bridges…

  • The quiet man

    HORSE PLAY by Ken Weingartner: Friends, family remember trainer Skip Hock. By:    Skip Hock was not the most famous trainer in harness racing, but that was fine with him.    "I’d like to get good racehorses, that’s it," Mr. Hock said last March. "I don’t want to win the big one, I don’t want to win…

  • Charles P. Snyder

       HILLSBOROUGH — Charles P. Snyder died Sunday at Somerville Assisted Living. He was 89.    Born in Numidia, Pa., he was a resident of Rocky Hill most of his life before moving to Hillsborough in 1999.    He was a foreman for Triangle Cable and Wire in New Brunswick. Following retirement he worked at Amboy National Bank…

  • New English course takes new approach

    BUZZ IN THE HALLS by Pam Koharchik: A look at life at Allentown High School. By:    Two of the hardest subjects to teach are those that many would deem easy.    History and English are subjects whose matter constantly grows. As time passes, more of it becomes historical and important in content; as literature is added…

  • Father, daughter join multi-age orchestra

           BORDENTOWN TOWNSHIP — A father and daughter who share a love of music recently became the newest members of a Princeton-based orchestra that reaches out to people of all ages and talents who have a song in their hearts to share. By:Vanessa S. Holt    Joseph Robotin, 42, hasn’t played the French horn regularly since…

  • Town Center reflects New Urban trend

    Washington Township development mixes residential and commercial uses. By: Mark Moffa    WASHINGTON — As the Sharbell Development Corp. continues work on the Garden District, and the Kushner Cos. of Floram Park go through the approval process for Southside, Town Center is materializing. Related stories: • Four-part Town Center series (Nov. 8, 2000) • Town Center…

  • The Rev. Glen Peterman

       BASKING RIDGE — The Rev. Glen O. Peterman died Tuesday, Feb. 6, in Friendship Village, Basking Ridge. He was 73.    Born in Strasburg, North Dakota, he was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II serving in the Army of Occupation in Japan.    His pastorates were People Park Reformed Church in Paterson; Second Reformed Church…