Category: archives
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Manville cagers begin with great expectations
O’Hea eyes state playoffs with veteran starting five By: Shawn Tyrrell Manville High’s quest for a boys’ basketball winning season begins tomorrow night against arch-rival Bound Brook at home in Manville. The 2000-2001 campaign will be a season of firsts. MHS begins with a new head coach in Bill O’Hea and the team figures…
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Elizabeth H. Peterson
Elizabeth H. Peterson, 92, died at the home of her son, Charles E. Peterson, Jr., on Tuesday. Born in Trenton she had lived most of her life in the Princeton area where she resided with her beloved late husband Charles E. Peterson, Sr. Daughter of the late William and Ellen Harvey of Trenton, Elizabeth, or…
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Ten tips: How to pick safe gift for a child
Seasonal concerns listed By:Hopewell Township Health Department Heaps of brightly wrapped toys are part of most children’s holidays, and the excitement of unwrapping and playing with them is a highlight of the festive fun. In some homes, however, celebration soon can be dimmed if the toys which have been lovingly chosen turn out to be…
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Change Hillsborough’s form of government
LETTER TO THE EDITOR To the editor: Why do we have a potential disastrous situation at the GSA Depot in Hillsborough with the storage of some 30 hazardous materials including 2,600 metric tons of mercury? There is some indication that the mercury is leaking and some of the metals are leaching into our environment. Where…
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Say ‘Humbug!’ to exchanging gifts this year
MOST THINGS CONSIDERED By:Minx McCloud Why do we celebrate the holidays with so much shopping? What masochistic streak prompts us to spend countless hours hunting down the holiday present for Aunt Mildred when we know it will end up in gift oblivion two days after Christmas? Worse yet, that purple-and-turquoise sequined rayon scarf we bought…
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Emily Bucchino
Emily L. Iaquinta Bucchino, 79, of Lawrence died Dec. 9 at Capital Health System at Mercer hospital. Born in Trenton, she was a lifelong area resident. She was a graduate of the New York School of Design. Ms. Buchhino was former owner of Emily’s Flower Shop for more than 25 years and previously was a…
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Say ‘Humbug!’ to exchanging gifts this year
MOST THINGS CONSIDERED By:Minx McCloud Why do we celebrate the holidays with so much shopping? What masochistic streak prompts us to spend countless hours hunting down the holiday present for Aunt Mildred when we know it will end up in gift oblivion two days after Christmas? Worse yet, that purple-and-turquoise sequined rayon scarf we bought…
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Where help is offered, help is needed
By:Judith Levin The Trenton Area Soup Kitchen is a private, non-religious, non-sectarian and non-profit organization at 72½ Escher St., Trenton. It was founded in 1982 and has been at its current site in its own building since 1991. As TASK operates primarily on private donations, it depends heavily on the awareness and support of corporations,…
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Lester R. Smith
PORT ST. LUCIE, FLA. – Lester R. Smith, 84, died Dec. 9 at St. Lucie Medical Center in Port St. Lucie, Fla. Born in Lawrence, he lived in Port St. Lucie 14 years. He was owner and operator of the Lawrentonia Service Station more than 25 years and retired from Sears, Roebuck and Co. after…
