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President calls for aid for schools
Clinton announces building plan at Crossroads By: Matthew Armstrong President Bill Clinton came to Crossroads Middle School Wednesday to talk about school construction and bolster support for U.S. Rep. Rush Holt (D-12th) who is running for re-election. Hundreds of children, parents, teachers and elected officials gathered among the many portable trailers at Crossroads School anxiously…
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Kathleen Balunis
Kathleen Balunis, 48, died Sunday at her home in Kendall Park. She was born in Newark and lived in Kendall Park the past 20 years. Surviving are her husband, Melvin Balunis; her mother, Constance Lanieri D’Andrea of Largo, Fla., and a sister, Nancy Szabo of Rahway. Cremation took place privately under the direction of Gleason…
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Postman’s special delivery includes the gift of the life
By:Al Wicklund MONROE — Postman Bob Swanson does more than just swiftly complete his appointed rounds. While delivering mail in Rossmoor, he occasionally does some life-saving as well. In the past six months, Mr. Swanson, a veteran of 32 years with the U.S. Postal Service, took action that has been credited with the saving the…
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Mayors Cup tourney has record year
By:Brian Shappell Hoards of Cranbury golfers took to the Peddie School Golf Course in Hightstown this week hoping to do their best impersonations of Tiger Woods and Bob May. The 12th Annual Mayor’s Trophy Tournament held Monday was a record-setting event as $12,000 was raised for park equipment projects. One hundred and forty golfers played…
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EDITORIAL: Public loses as candidates buy coverage
We haven’t been hearing much lately about the U.S. Senate race between Democrat Jon Corzine and Republican Bob Franks. This is not a complaint, mind you – just an observation. A couple of months from now, we will no doubt look back on these dog days of summer as a blessed interlude in an otherwise…
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Comment prompts Secret Service visit
By: Nick D’Amore A 14-year-old special needs student attending the Crossroads Middle School Summer Program will be allowed to return to class today (Thursday) after he was questioned by the Secret Service, school officials and the Police Department. The student was pulled from the program after he asked his teacher about how the president will…
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Evelyn M. Bowman Bernard
Evelyn M. Bowman Bernard, 91, of Hightstown died Thursday at the Medical Center at Princeton. Born in Sunapee, N.H., she resided in Hightstown for more than 60 years. Ms. Bernard enjoyed crocheting and sewing and her many grandchildren. Her husband of 55 years, Leo L. Bernard is deceased. She is survived by one daughter, Jerri…
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Upper Freehold teen dies in Vermont
Funeral on Wednesday for Peter R. Chiste By: Frank C. D’Amico UPPER FREEHOLD – A 17-year-old Allentown High School student died Thursday, Aug. 24, in Vermont after he slipped while hiking and hit his head. Peter R. Chiste, who would have been a senior at the school, was on a college-scouting trip in Stowe, Vt.,…
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COLLEGE BOUND: Graduates decide to stay local
By:Brian Shappell Not all recent high school graduates are leaving the Garden State for a higher education. Alex Klinga is leaving his Cranbury home to attend Seton Hall University. Glenn Garland Jr. and Nick Santise will be commuting to Mercer County College for one year. “It will be helpful to start off close to home…
