Category: archives
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Celebrants toast Holt’s inauguration
Two busloads of area supporters traveled to Washington for the event. By: Jennifer Potash WASHINGTON Amid the frenzy surrounding the installation of the 107th Congress, U. S. Rep. Rush Holt (D-12) was sworn in to his second term Wednesday. About 100 faithful supporters boarded buses at 6 a.m. at the Quaker Bridge Mall in…
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Crowds flock to visit ‘Chanukah Wonderland’
Store-front events draw interested spectators By:Michael Arges EAST WINDSOR – Several hundred area residents explored the ancient Jewish tradition of Hanukkah in a modern suburban shopping center last month at the "Chanukah Wonderland" sponsored by the Chabad of the Windsors. There were about a thousand visits by 600 to 800 people to the series…
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New drivers face convoluted route to obtain license
PACKET EDITORIAL, Jan. 5 By: Packet 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…
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Nellie Gurcarkowski, 82
MANVILLE — Nellie Gurcarkowski died Monday, Jan. 1, 2001, at Foothill Acres Nursing Home, Neshanic. She was 82. She was born in Hudson, Pa., and was a lifelong resident of Manville. Mrs. Gurcarkowski was retired from the Singer Corp. in Elizabeth, where she had been employed as a machine winder for 27 years. She was…
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Local businesses, volunteers came through for seniors
By:Susan Bernstein and Don De Zarn To the editor: On Sunday, Dec. 17, the East Windsor Rescue Squad, District II held our sixth annual Senior Citizens Holiday Party/Dinner at our squad building in Twin Rivers. Squad members and their families helped in serving over 100 senior citizens who came from the East Windsor and…
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Cranbury digs out after winter storm
The snowstorm that ushered out 2000 last week dumped upward of 16 inches of snow on Cranbury and kept many in town busy. By:Brian Shappell The snowstorm that ushered out 2000 last week dumped upward of 16 inches of snow on Cranbury and kept many in town busy. The first to notice the rush preparing…
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Health test, construction continue at office site
Small traces of pharmaceutical contaminant found at University Square in West Windsor By: David M. Campbell WEST WINDSOR The state Department of Environmental Protection is awaiting complete test results to determine if small pockets of pharmaceutical contaminants unearthed last month at the University Square site, off northbound Route 1 near Alexander Road, pose a…
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Hildegard Rose
By:Staff HIGHTSTOWN Hildegard Martha Schmidt Rose, 100, of Hightstown died Dec. 31 in the Medical Center at Princeton. Born in Zadel bei Meissen, Saxony, Germany, Mrs. Rose had lived in Fairlawn and Leesburg, Fla. before moving to the Meadowlakes Complex in Hightstown. She was a member of the First Presbyterian Church of Hightstown. Widow…
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KIDS AND COMMUNITY: Teens can avoid burnout by avoiding it
By:Judy Shepps Battle Pressure is a two-edged sword. Exert the right amount of pressure on carbonand you’ll eventually get a glistening diamond. Exert pressure of a differentkind that which we place on kids to achieve and you’ll get kids who areoften stressed, and who may grow up to be “burned out” adults. This…
