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Peddie grad makes Olympic swim team
By: Kyle Moylan The competition may have been getting younger, but Barbara Jane (B.J.) Bedford is the one who kept getting better. In her fourth attempt at the United States Olympic Trials, Bedford clinched a spot on the National swim team by winning the 100 meter backstroke in a time of 1:01.85. As a result,…
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PU football kicks off Hughes era
Two-a-day practices underway By: Justin Feil Normally, cramming at Princeton University doesn’t take place until the later weeks of a semester. But for the Tiger football team, it’s been a lot of hard work in the first couple days of preseason practices as it prepares for the season opener that is three weeks away. "We’re…
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McCarter box office sets record
The Princeton theater company sold $102,000 in tickets in one day. By: Jeff Milgram McCarter Theatre officials have given boffo reviews to the first day of tickets sales for the 2000-2001 season. In all, McCarter sold $102,000 in tickets, including $80,000 worth of individual tickets, and $22,000 in advanced group sales on Aug. 21, Marketing…
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George Vornlocker, 86
George Vornlocker died Aug. 16, 2000, at University of Pennsylvania Hospital, in Philadelphia, Pa. He was 86. Mr. Vornlocker was born in Brooklyn, N.Y. He lived in Queens, N.Y., for many years before moving to Monroe 15 years ago. He was an active member of St. James the Less Roman Catholic Church, Jamesburg, and the…
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OBITUARIES, August 29, 2000
Rebecca S. Mackey, Sally Bish Rhees, Edward Blankstein. Rebecca S. Mackey Funeral set Wednesday HOPEWELL – Graveside services for Rebecca Sachs Mackey, who died Thursday, will be held 11 a.m. Wednesday at Highland View Cemetery in Hopewell. The Rev. George Lynch of Calvary Baptist Church in Hopewell will preside. A memorial service will be held…
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Coming in Thursday’s Ledger
Aug. 31, 2000 edition Here’s what you can expect to read in this week’s issue of The Lawrence Ledger: From drought to deluge After a 13-month period in which the area received 15 less inches of precipitation than normal, a 13-month period with 12 inches more than normal followed. A year after The Ledger talked…
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Catharine Matilda Dale
Services Thursday and Friday 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…
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Making home repairs more affordable
More than $800,000 is available for home repair for Monroe residents qualified for affordable housing. By:Al Wicklund MONROE — More than $800,000 is available for home repair for Monroe residents qualified for affordable housing. Thanks to money paid by developers as fees to a township fund for rehabilitation of homes, qualified township residents needing help…
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Committee is nearing land purchases
The Township Committee is on the brink of resolving two of Cranbury’s priority issues — finalizing the approved purchase of the Barclay properties and a tentative agreement to purchase the Wright property. By:Brian Shappell The Township Committee is on the brink of resolving two of Cranbury’s priority issues — finalizing the approved purchase…
