Category: archives
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More court sessions mean more money
By: Lea Kahn The Lawrence Township Municipal Court meets three times per week, but sometimes extra sessions have to be scheduled to handle the heavy caseload. To compensate the Municipal Court judge, the prosecutor and the public defender for those extra sessions, Township Council has introduced an ordinance that sets the salary for the extra…
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Jimmy Sansone has winning tomatoes
At a Howell Living History Farm’s Tomato Festival on Saturday, Jimmy Sansone of Sansone’s Farm Market on Route 518 won some blue ribbons for his tomatoes. Here he proudly displays a few.
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Raymond Anderson
Member of choir and hand bell choir in Connecticut church By: Staff NAUGATUCK, CONN. – Raymond M. Anderson, 72, of Naugatuck died Aug. 19 at the Waterbury Hospital. Born in Naugatuck, he had resided here all of his life. He was an army veteran of the Korean conflict and had retired from the Heminway Corp.…
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As the sun goes down, the action heats up
The Community Park basketball courts in Princeton attract a loyal and varied fan club. By: Louise Handelman After work, after dark, there’s one sure place to find a crowd in Princeton. The Community Park basketball courts are home to the Princeton Recreation Department’s basketball leagues for children and adults. Not only do the teams…
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Hightstown did notact ‘sneakily’
By: Jack Aughenbaugh To the editor: As a member of the Hightstown Planning Board, I am compelled to respond to Marc Lippman’s letter last week in the Herald wherein he stated that Hightstown "sneakily" tried to route Minute Maid trucks out of Hightstown. On the contrary, nothing was done "sneakily," but all publically and properly.…
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Township police to get improved communications
By:John Tredrea The Hopewell Township Police Department’s communications console system will get $190,000 in improvements under an ordinance the Township Committee adopted Aug. 17. Voting for the ordinance were Mayor Marylou Ferrara, Deputy Mayor Jon Edwards and Committeemen Robert Higgins and John Hart. Kathy Bird abstained. Ms. Bird said she abstained only because she was…
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Martin L. Barratt Jr.
Martin L. Barratt Jr., 48, died Aug. 16 at home. Born in Newark, he lived in Nutley and Randolph before moving to Lawrenceville 12 years ago. He was assistant vice president and director of loss control with CNA E&S of Monmouth Junction. A certified safety professional, he received the region VIII Safety Professional of the…
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Louis Szeker
By: HAMILTON – Louis "Big Lou" Szeker, died Sunday, Aug. 20, at home. Born in Trenton, he was a lifelong area resident. Mr. Szeker worked for Modern Equipment Co. Inc., Bordentown. Son of the late Mary Abbott Szeker, and brother of the late Robert Abbott and Rebecca Abbott, he is survived by his wife, Denise…
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LOOKING BACK
Roots of living history run deep in Hillsborough By:Michele Dansak I admit that there is a lot about Hillsborough’s history that I do not yet know. In fact, the mere thought of writing this column terrifies the heck out of me. After relaying these fears to my husband, Rick, one evening, he suggested that I…
