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Muriel L. Sullivan
Muriel L. Sullivan, 86, died Oct. 10 at The Medical Center at Princeton. Born in New York City and a longtime resident, she moved to Lawrenceville in 1995. Mrs. Sullivan retired in 1974 after years as a lieutenant with the Navy Reserve and was a World War II veteran. She retired in 1979 after 30…
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Local man sings with Navy
By: Al Wicklund MONROE – The concert given by The U.S. Naval Academy Men’s Glee Club Tuesday night was a homecoming for Derek DeBoer, one of the Glee Club’s 75 voices. Mr. DeBoer, a junior at the academy, is a 1998 graduate of Monroe Township High School. The concert was sponsored by the high school’s…
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Fire officials teach children proper safety
Fire Prevention Week now drawing to a close By:Laura Toto The Bureau of Fire Safety kicked off Fire Prevention Week this week with lectures from Keith Addie, fire inspector, to township schools and day-care centers. Fire Prevention Week runs from Oct. 8-14. The Bureau of Fire Safety and volunteer fire departments have been visiting the…
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MILLSTONE COMMITTEE REVISES ZONING LAW
Amends ordinance regarding subdivisionsThe original ordinance, No. 00-16, was designed in part to provide greater environmental protection, but was met with resistance from landowners who said the new rules made it too difficult to create developable lots. By: Frank C. D’Amico MILLSTONE – After several months of review and modification, the Township Committee unanimously adopted…
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Roots in area help Vinch build business
Developer contributing to southern revitalization Philip Vinch, David Williamson and Wayne Winderman, developers of the CVS drug store on Brunswick Pike, will be honored by the Lawrence Township Growth and Redevelopment Committee at its annual Economic Development Awards program next week. By: Lea Kahn Mr. Vinch and his partners are set to receive the committee’s…
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Local Eagle Scout’s vision beautifies library grounds
By:Vanessa S. Holt CHESTERFIELD – Crosswicks Library patrons may have noticed a change outside of the library building on Main Street. The overgrown grounds behind the library have been cleared out and spruced up, with an area for patrons to sit and enjoy reading. The landscaping work was all done by volunteers, and coordinated…
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Teens pay little mind to council
INDEPENDENT STUDIES By: Matthew Armstrong Though high school students may not watch what they described as "tremendously boring" Township Council meetings, and do not have much invested in the upcoming local elections, they know firsthand about overcrowded schools, congested roadways and the need for recreation space – issues central to this year’s local elections. They…
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Inez V. Bresnahan, 89
By: HAMILTON – Inez V. Bresnahan, 89, of Hamilton Square died Monday, Oct. 2, at Vencor Hospital, Philadelphia. Born in Robbinsville, she was a longtime Washington Township resident and had moved recently to Hamilton Square. Daughter of the late Elmer and Isabelle Johnson Bresnahan, she is survived by two nephews, Albert and Daniel Bresnahan; and…
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Pitch in to cut school violence
By: Jeff Milgram This coming Sunday marks the beginning of the YWCA’s Week Without Violence, and some of the events will focus on the problem of school violence. School violence isn’t restricted to terrible, well-publicized school-site murders. They are only the tip of the iceberg. Violence in schools – whether it involves threats, fist fights,…
