Category: archives
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Women standing up in politics
BOOK BEAT by Marge Dwyer After watching Newsweek’s Eleanor Clift, the lone woman doing battle with a panel of male talking heads on The McGlaughlin Group each week, I was only too ready to read "Madam President," the second book she has written in collaboration with her husband, Washington editor Tom Brazaitis. The book is…
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Parents decry replacing books with computers
Board members say parents are misunderstanding computer presence By:Eric Schwarz Placement of 39 computers in the middle school library angered several parents attending Tuesday’s Board of Education meeting. The parents lamented what they saw as the district emphasizing the development of electronic research resources rather than books at Alexander Batcho Intermediate School. The board and…
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Catharine Matilda Dale
Catharine Matilda Dale, 91, died Saturday at Capital Health System at Fuld hospital, Trenton. Born in Trenton, she moved to Lawrenceville in 1980. Mrs. Dale was a member of Lawrence Road Presbyterian Church, Lawrence Plaza Club and a former member of Liberty Chapter of Deborah Hospital Foundation. Wife of the late John C. Dale, and…
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Projects planned to aid water at Etra Lake
Volunteers needed to help plant up to 500 trees By: Michael Arges EAST WINDSOR – So many trees have been lost to development around East Windsor that residents may wish to help to turn the tide, assisting with a reforestation project at Etra Lake Park this fall. The new trees will actually help control…
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New programs at AHS
By: Frank C. D’Amico UPPER FREEHOLD – Every school years brings changes, and this year is no different at Allentown High School. The school will have a new vice principal, Rodney Logan, who will take over from Monica Taylor. Christopher Nagy, principal of the school, said there also will be a new career resource room…
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Neighborhood Center starts bus fund-raiser
DYFS requirements mandate new purchase By: Lea Kahn The Lawrence Neighborhood Service Center plans to kick off a special fund-raising campaign next month to enable its purchase of a 16-passenger school bus. Fund-raising letters will be sent to township residents and businesses in September, said Maurice Wright III, executive director of the Lawrence Neighborhood Service…
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The Art of War
It’s déjà vu all over again for Wesley Snipes as an innocent man on the run. [R] By: Kam Williams Usually when a plot gets lifted, the director doesn’t steal from one of his star’s own movies. So, as I watched The Art of War unfold, I kept asking myself where I’d seen this very familiar…
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Pop Warner kicks off season
By: Neil Hay The 2000 Central Jersey Pop Warner League season began on a winning note Sunday, when the Allentown Junior Pee Wees defeated the visiting Plainfield Vikings, 13-6. The McKenna brothers accounted for both of Allentown’s touchdowns. In the first period Ryan McKenna scored on a five-yard run, then Shane McKenna scored in the…
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BRHS field hockey ready to cash in on rebuilding years
By:Sean Moylan Rebuilding years are investments in the future. And after suffering through a two-win building season last year, the Bordentown Regional High School girls’ varsity field hockey team seems more than ready to become a consistent winner this year. Suddenly, the future is now for the Scotties. After playing all of last year…
