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Joseph Meister, 35
FLEMINGTON — Joseph P. Meister died Monday, Oct. 9, 2000, at Shamokin Community Hospital in Coal Township, Pa. He was 35. Born in Somerville, he lived in Manville prior to moving to Flemington 12 years ago. He was a CAD engineer with Royal Cabinet Company in Hillsborough for the past eight years and had previously…
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Election results
Check back here later today for local vote tallies NOTE: i = incumbent Cranbury Township Committee Two three-year terms available Candidates Party Votes Mark McGwire D 789 Bobby Valentine R 25 Don Mattingly (i) D 1,543 Ken Griffey Jr. R 3 Click here for more on this story. Jamesburg Township…
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Aches and pains of waiting
By:Pam Hersh Samuel Beckett’s audience deals with "Waiting for Godot," but how does an audience deal with waiting for the President? Academics, staffers, students, reporters, photographers, elected officials and White House officials awaited the arrival of President Bill Clinton two weeks ago in Richardson Auditorium, Princeton University. Audience participants were asked to be in their…
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Katherine Burns, 77
MANVILLE — Katherine Burns died Friday, Oct. 13, 2000, at home. She was 77. Born in Manville, she was a lifelong resident. Mrs. Burns was a communicant of Christ the King Roman Catholic Church in Manville. Her husband, Francis Burns, died in 1980. Survivors include two sons, Timothy and Mark of Manville; a sister, Madeline…
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Edward Chess, 83
HILLSBOROUGH — Edward G. Chess died Thursday, Oct. 12, 2000, at Somerset Medical Center, Somerville. He was 83. Born in Brooklyn, N.Y., he lived in Flagtown for the past 80 years. Mr. Chess was owner and operator of Chess Trucking for 45 years before retiring in 1987. He was one of the founders of the…
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DEBATE TOPICS
If you could ask this year’s municipal candidates — Republicans Mike Avolio and Tony Gwiazdowski, and Democrats Mayor Joseph Tricarico and Committeewoman Sonya Martin — what would you ask? Make your suggestion today, by writing to [email protected].
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Freshman QB leads Tigers to win
Princeton routs Brown 55-28 By: Ken Weingartner After the performance David Splithoff gave as the first freshman to ever start at quarterback for the Princeton University football team, he might be wondering – what’s so tough about this? Splithoff was 13-for-17 for 289 yards and three touchdowns as the Tigers routed defending Ivy League co-champion…
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Bamboozled
Spike Lee examines the persistence of racial stereotypes in a biting Hollywood satire. [R] By: Kam Williams Spike Lee has always struck me as a frustrated filmmaker, as if artistically constrained by a medium unequipped to effectively articulate his highly-politicized vision on screen until Bamboozled. Finally, Spike has produced the perfect Spike Lee movie by…
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Get Carter
Sly Stallone is back as a vengeful Vegas loan shark in this flick. [R] By: Kam Williams "My name is Jack Carter and you DON’T want to know me." Sylvester Stallone’s introductory line from the opening sequence of Get Carter sets a tough tone. Stallone, who has enjoyed tremendous success in his monochromatic Rocky and Rambo…
