Category: archives
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Battle brews over board of health
Advisory panel wants its autonomy back from Township Council By: Matthew Armstrong The Advisory Board of Health will be going to the Township Council in January to ask for its autonomy back. When the township changed from a committee to a council form of government in 1998, the council decided not to appoint an autonomous…
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Enough Christmas – it’s driving me crazy!
My son told me to cut it out. Enough already. I was spoiling it for him. And I should watch my language. I began to feel the familial roles were being reversed as he lectured me on the use of the word "hate." By:The Rev. Steven Strickler "You don’t hate Christmas, Dad. You just dislike…
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You only have to look to see the light at Christmastime
DEAR NEIGHBOR By:Hugh Brennan The core miracle of the Christmas story is that the most helpless and innocent of all human beings, a newborn infant is the revealed redeemer of mankind. That which we all were once in the humble facts of the miracle of life – helpless – is a worthy home to the…
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Michael Rostock
NEW YORK – Michael Robert Rostock, 69, died Dec. 13 at Roosevelt Hospital. Born in Pittston, Pa., he lived in Robbinsville before moving to New York. He retired after 22 years as a 911 dispatcher in Manhattan. He was an Army veteran. Son of the late Frank and Lucy Ciavarelli Rostock, he is survived by…
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EMT contract pulled from agenda
The contract would grant union members a 3.25 percent for three years.The proposed contract for Lawrence Township’s four paid emergency medical technicians was taken off Township Council’s agenda at the last minute Tuesday night. By: Lea Kahn Township Council was set to accept the contract, but the EMTs had not ratified it and it was…
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Small change makes big impact at school
MANSFIELD – Three sixth-grade students at the John Hydock Elementary School devised a way to help raise money for various charities by asking fellow students and their families to spare some change. By:Jeff Mikalaitis MANSFIELD – Three sixth-grade students at the John Hydock Elementary School devised a way to help raise money for…
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Board needs more input on housing plan
After three hours, the Planning Board hadn’t heard testimony from the applicant’s traffic expert.Having run out of time, the Planning Board has asked the would-be developer of an age-restricted housing development on Brunswick Pike to come back next month to complete testimony on the application. By: Lea Kahn Westminster Realty, which is seeking preliminary and…
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William J. O’Donnell
William J O’Donnell, 80, died Dec. 10 at CentraState Healthcare System, Freehold. Born in Kingston, he was a lifelong resident. He was a restaurant supplies salesman for Stoller Brothers of Monmouth Junction. He was an Army veteran of World War II, serving with the 77th Infantry Divison. Mr. O’Donnell was past president and 62-year member…
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Edition of Dec. 21, 2000 Porcella thanked To The editor: Congratulations and thanks to Susan Porcella for her many years of public service to the City of Bordentown, to the State of New Jersey and to Pennington Borough. It was my pleasure to see her in action for three years and I publicly thank her…
