Category: archives
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JV football helping AHS program
By: Neil Hay Allentown football is on the way up. And the Allentown junior varsity team is helping the program get there. John Flynn, Brad Keysor, Greg Mordas and Joe Murphy were the jayvee coaches this season. Faced with the challenges of low numbers and inexperience, the coaches nevertheless worked overtime to get the junior…
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Don’t mess with this U.S. Marine, he’s the best
A Manville native can claim title, with three other members of his crew, of being the best tank gunners in the U.S. Marine Corps. By:Eric Schwarz Cpl. Brit P. Higgins, the son of Chester and Robin Higgins of South 17th Avenue, was one of six members of his crew from Camp Lejeune, N.C., to win…
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Carol of the bells
This handbell factory makes sound bright and clear By:Daniel Shearer A shower of golden shards falls to the floor as an industrial lathe issues a piercing, metal shriek. The sound isn’t pretty, but the end result will be nothing short of magic. New Britain resident Jacob Malta patiently observes the machine’s progress, watching as the…
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OBITUARIES 11/30
From the Nov. 30 edition of the Register-News By: Catherine M. Acolia Kay Di Pierro BORDENTOWN – Catherine M. Acolia Kay Di Pierro, 71, died Nov. 26 at home. Born in Trenton, she was a lifelong area resident. She had worked with H. D. Lee Co., Barbero’s Bakery, Base 10 and had owned Kay’s Corner…
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Hard look at water: Threats to a vital resource
GUEST OPINION By:Michael Aucott In her Nov. 2 Guest Opinion, Assemblywoman Connie Myers discussed the State Plan and DEP’s Watershed Management Rules. Conspicuously absent from her discussion was mention of the focus of the proposed rules – water. Water to drink is critical to our survival, and life would be different without the ample supply…
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Helen B. Flynn Greene, 70
Helen B. Flynn Greene, 70, died Nov. 19 at Southern Ocean County Hospital in Manahawkin. She was born in Brooklyn, N.Y., and lived in Kendall Park before moving to Manahawkin five years ago. She was formerly employed as a bridal consultant for Georgette Bridals, Highland Park. She was a communicant of St. Francis of Assisi…
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Theater review: ‘Miracle on 34th Street’
The dust is gone, but what made the original work is still in place By:Stuart Duncan The transition from screen to stage is never an easy one, and for Miracle on 34th Street, it has been trickier than most. The 1947 movie was indeed a Christmas classic. Director George Seaton and his cast which…
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The Rev. Barbara North
The Rev. Barbara North, 89, of Lawrenceville died Saturday at Tandem Health Care of Lawrenceville. Arrangements are by Ivins & Taylor, Trenton.
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Township looks for volunteers to fill posts on committees
The new year will leave open spaces on Lawrence’s boards and committees By: Lea Kahn A few good volunteers are being sought to fill a number of vacancies on 15 of the 18 local boards and committees that advise Township Council, including the Planning Board and the Zoning Board of Adjustment. Township Council will appoint…
