Category: archives
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Historically Speaking
For Jan. 18 By: Information provided by Allentown resident Ann Garrison, Allentown-Upper Freehold Historical Society President John Fabiano and society member Alice Wikoff from their draft abstract, "Allen’s Town, New Jersey: A Crossroads of the American Revolution, 1775-1783." Washington directs grain magazine at Allentown From a letter from George Washington to Nathanael Greene, dated March…
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School board election information
The deadline for filing a petition to run for the Lawrence Township Board of Education is Feb. 26. The annual school board election has been set for April 17. School board candidates must file a nominating petition, signed by 10 registered voters. Petitions may be picked up at the school board office at 2565 Princeton…
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Margaret McCarthy
Margaret Theresa Creagh McCarthy, 92, of Hamilton Township died Monday, Jan. 15, at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital at Hamilton. Born in County Cork, Ireland, Mrs. McCarthy resided in Queens, N.Y., and Hamilton Township before moving to Lawrenceville in 1998 and then to the Hamilton Continuing Care Center in 1999. She was employed as Resident…
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New drivers face labyrinth to be licensed
EDITORIAL The New Jersey Legislature probably had all the best intentions when it passed a law changing the age and eligibility requirements for getting a driver’s license in the Garden State, effective Jan. 1, 2001. The new law establishes a hierarchy of licensure starting with a special learner’s permit, followed by a provisional license…
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‘Quills’
This film exceeds the limits of revisionist history. Leave it to Hollywood to clean up the Marquis de Sade’s act, transforming an odious, arrogant, misogynistic murderer into a misunderstood martyr. [R] By: Kam Williams The Marquis de Sade, the most notorious pornographer in French history, lends his name to "sadism," the category of fetish that his…
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Hillsborough girls finish third at Group 4 relays
Meyer anchors three scoring relay units By: Rudy Brandl Once Trenton Central started piling up the first places, it became apparent that the Hillsborough High girls were battling for second at Sunday’s NJSIAA State Group 4 Relay Championships in Princeton. Hillsborough, led by three fine anchor performances by senior star Kristen Meyer, didn’t quite…
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Franklin Washington
MARTINSBURG, W.Va. Franklin L. Washington, 51, died Monday, Jan. 15, at Martinsburg Veterans Hospital. He was born in Patterson, Ga. Mr. Washington was an Army veteran of the Vietnam War. He was a member of Macedonia Baptist Church, Patterson. Son of the late John and Mildred Washington and brother of the late Alfred, he…
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Cobra chopper coming to VFW
Pilots from the New Jersey Army National Guard will come into Manville Saturday flying the same type of helicopter the United States used for attack in the Vietnam War. By: Eric Schwarz The event is part of the annual ritual held by the Veterans of Foreign Wars Thomas F. Kavanaugh Post 2290 to mark the…
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Township signs three-year deal with local EMTs
The EMTs have been working without a contract since 1996. Lawrence Township’s four emergency medical technicians will receive pay hikes for the first time in more than four years following Township Council’s approval of the contract this week. By: Lea Kahn Township Council unanimously approved the contract between itself and the Lawrenceville Professional Firefighters Association,…
