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  • Trucks have no call for using local street

    LETTER TO THE EDITOR To the editor:    Sorry I did not catch the article on whether the Borough Council should ban trucks from North 13th Avenue (Hot Topics, Dec. 21). I say with a loud voice, Yes!    I have lived on this street for over 40 years and since our lovely Wal-Mart has arrived on…

  • DISPATCHES: Keep parents involvedin redistricting plan

    Process could potentially divide the community By: Hank Kalet    The school board is embarking on a process that has the potential to divide the community.    Not that it has much choice. With a new school on Deans Rhode Hall Road slated to open in September 2002, the board has to redraw boundary lines for each…

  • Week of Jan. 4, 2001

    From Pennington, Princeton Junction, Hillsborough and South Brunswick The Packet Group PENNINGTON    Richard A. Weidel Jr., president, and Frederick P. Nix, manager, of Weidel Realtors Pennington office announced that Jay Smith has been recognized as the top producer in sales volume for the month of October.    Mr. Smith’s hard work and dedication has brought him…

  • Anna White, 88

       HILLSBOROUGH — Anna Yetman White died Wednesday, Dec. 27, 2000, at Stone Arch Healthcare Center in Pittstown. She was 88.    Born in Newfoundland, Canada, she came to the US in 1940. A resident of Brooklyn, NY, she moved to Neshanic in 1995.    Mrs. White was a nurse’s aide with Methodist Hospital in Brooklyn fort 10…

  • SWITLIK EYES TIME WITH FAMILY

    Steps away from seat on Borough CouncilFormer Councilman Richard Switlik, who was recognized in a formal proclamation Dec. 21 for his six years of service to Allentown, wishes he could serve the borough longer. By: Mark Moffa    ALLENTOWN — Former Councilman Richard Switlik, who was recognized in a formal proclamation Dec. 21 for his six…

  • Support bill to aid firefighter, cop pensions

    LETTER TO THE EDITOR To the editor:    Attention taxpayers! We have an opportunity to save ourselves some money, enough to help lift the burden an inch or two off of our taxpaying shoulders.    S-1961, the Pension Cost Stabilization Act, will adjust the contributions to the State Police & Fireman’s Retirement System from $225 million to…

  • A few thanks given and a few hopes expressed for 2001

    Editor’s Notebook By:Ruth Luse    As we begin another year, 2001 — which some believe is the true beginning of the new millennium — it’s time to thank three individuals for their service to our communities, and to think about things we hope will be addressed and/or resolved during 2001.    First, we offer our thanks, as…

  • Two headed to Europe as ‘student ambassadors’

    LIVING IN MANVILLE By: Mary Ellen Zangara    Two Manville High School students have been selected for the People to People Student Ambassador Program for the year 2001.    Freshman Amy Cutler and Jason Zangara both will be traveling to Europe for three weeks in July. The two will visit England, France, Italy and Greece as student…

  • WIMER RETURNS TO BOROUGH COUNCIL

    Allentown holds annual reorganization meetingThe Borough Council held its annual reorganization meeting Tuesday evening, during which Daniel Wimer rejoined the governing body after a three-year hiatus. By: Mark Moffa    ALLENTOWN — The Borough Council held its annual reorganization meeting Tuesday evening, during which Daniel Wimer rejoined the governing body after a three-year hiatus.    Mr. Wimer…