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  • Historical society prepares for a Sunday evening stroll

    Sunday evening stroll brings history to life By:Vanessa S. Holt        BORDENTOWN CITY – If you’ve ever casually walked through town, you’ve probably noticed the historical placards on or alongside some buildings, and perhaps even paused to read them.    You might recall that Bordentown was the home of one of the signers of the Declaration…

  • Florence squad members become captains

    Gordon Dawson and Joseph Gadbois confirmed Aug. 2 By:Vanessa S. Holt        FLORENCE – Gordon Dawson and Joseph Gadbois have served as captains on the township police force in a provisional capacity for more than a year.    Last week, both ranks were officially confirmed at the Aug. 2 Township Council meeting, with the men joined…

  • Hawthorne Acres developer moves forward

    The proposed Hawthorne Acres housing development off Buckelew Avenue will be heard by the township Planning Board Aug. 24 despite the Township Council’s plans to take the development’s site for open space. By:Al Wicklund    MONROE – The proposed Hawthorne Acres housing development off Buckelew Avenue will be heard by the township Planning Board Aug. 24…

  • C-Pll 8-year-olds win Hamilton tournament

    By: Great pitching and defense led the Cranbury-Plainsboro Little League 8-year-old all-stars to the Hamilton Township Recreation Baseball Association Tournament championship Monday night. The C-P 8’s swept their way their through the tournament and defeated the host HTRBA team, 7-6. Coaches said this is the first 8-year-old tournament championship in Cranbury-Plainsboro Little League history. The…

  • Sidewalk clearing to be responsibility of homeowners

    By:Nick D’Amore    The Township Committee wants residents to be responsible for removing the snow from soon to be built sidewalks along North and South Main Street and Plainsboro Road.    The committee is considering an ordinance requiring residents to remove snow from the walks in front of their homes within 24 hours of the end of…

  • Ermelinda ‘Linda’ Pintinalli

       Ermelinda "Linda" Pintinalli, 84, died Aug. 5 at Capital Health System at Fuld.    Born in Trenton, she lived in Lawrence 79 years.    She was a member of St. James Roman Catholic Church, its Altar Rosary Society and Senior Citizen Club, and Lawrence Township Senior Citizens Club 2.    Daughter of the late Gaetano and Graziella Vosa…

  • Anna Cordiano, 89

       MANVILLE — Anna Kotlarchick Cordiano died Wednesday, Aug. 9, 2000, at Somerset Medical Center in Somerville. She was 89.    Born in Jersey City, she lived in Manville and Somerville before moving to Raritan in 1956.    Mrs. Cordiano was a homemaker.    Her husband, Michael Cordiano, died in 1992; and a daughter, Victoria, died in 1987.    Survivors…

  • Marie Ann ‘Mary’ Sansone

       Marie Ann "Mary" Sansone, 84, died Aug. 3 at Morris Hall Nursing Home.    Born in Brooklyn, N.Y., she was a longtime Ewing resident before moving to Lawrence.    Mrs. Sansone was a homemaker.    She was a member of Incarnation Roman Catholic Church and its Rosary Society, Ewing, the Columbiettes and Senior Citizens Club of Ewing.    Daughter…

  • County government hardly superfluous

       On behalf of the Somerset County Board of Freeholders and the residents we serve, I’d like to challenge some of the assertions in your recent editorial.    The view that either the state or municipalities could just as easily deliver the wide range of services provided by county government is simplistic at best. State government (at…