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Helen Wunnenberg
Helen E. (Pillar) Wunnenberg, 91, of Cranbury and Toms River, died Dec. 7 in Princeton Nursing Home. Born in Bayonne, she resided in Toms River for many years, before moving to Cranbury five years ago. Ms. Wunnenberg and her husband, Arthur, owned and operated Artie’s Market in Forked River for many years. She was a…
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Starbucks brews protest over elderly hiring
By: Jennifer Potash Frank Giavratano of Hamilton Township thinks Starbucks Coffee ignored his application for employment because of his age. So, the 62-year-old protested in front of the coffeehouse on Nassau Street in the rain Thursday morning. Mr. Giavratano said he applied for a job at two Starbucks locations at Mercer Mall in Lawrence…
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SPORTS TAKES
By:Staff Croddick named All-American Julia Croddick, a senior forward on the Peddie field hockey team, capped off her four-year career with numerous awards. Topping the list of Croddick’s honors is her recent selection as a member of the Mid-Atlantic High School Regional All-American Team. She was also chosen First-Team All Prep by the New Jersey…
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Wizards keep up magical basketball play in HEWYBL
HEWYBL basketball action By: Staff The Wizards won their third in the row on Saturday, 21-8, against the Knicks in HEWYBL basketball action. Center Dominic Nagle stood tall and helped maintain control, in addition to scoring 4 points in the third quarter. Dondre Whitmore drove the ball hard with speed and grace and scored a…
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Council approves ordinances
By: Mark Moffa HIGHTSTOWN – Borough Council passed four ordinances last week to strip the borough administrator of duties including purchasing power and to address police salaries, the South Street construction project, and a handicapped parking space. Ordinance 2000-32 removes purchasing power from the borough administrator and places the authority in the hands of…
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Alfred Perone, Sr.
Alfred F. Perone, Sr., 81, of Hightstown, died Wednesday at the Forrestal Skilled Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Plainsboro. Mr. Perone was a resident of Princeton all his life until 1990, when he moved to Cranbury. For the past 2 ½ years he resided at the Forrestal Skilled Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Plainsboro. Mr. Perone…
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Harold Cohen, 76
HILLSBOROUGH — Harold Cohen died Monday, Dec. 11, 2000, at Somerset Medical Center, Somerville. He was 76. Born in Queens, N.Y., he grew up in Brooklyn, lived in Elizabeth and Woodbridge, before moving to Hillsborough in 1994. Mr. Cohen was a physics teacher with the Elizabeth Board of Education for 20 years, retiring in 1986.…
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School board delays discussion of facilities policy
Calls for member’s resignation unanswered By: Michael Arges At least 100 area residents showed up at Hightstown High School for Monday night’s school board meeting, including several local Scoutmasters and several advocates of homosexual rights, as the board reaffirmed its position barring "discrimination based on status or identity." Several residents on hand at the…
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The Hessians are coming!
As every elementary school student knows, the American War for Independence turned on Gen. George Washington’s surprise attack on the Hessians in the early morning of Dec. 26, 1776 the Battle of Trenton. History buffs get a chance to relive those times in two programs at the Old Barracks Museum in Trenton. By: Matt…
