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Main Street Bistro
Sophistication in dining is the mark of this Somerville eatery. By: Antoinette Buckley Main Street Bistro 18 W. Main St., Somerville (908) 231-9244 Food: Good (+) Cuisine: Italian Service: Good Ambiance: Casual Elegance Prices: Moderate Hours: Mon.-Thurs. Lunch: 11 a.m.-3 p.m., Dinner: 4:30-10 p.m.; Fri. Lunch: 11 a.m.-3 p.m., Dinner: 4:30-11 p.m.; Sat. Dinner only…
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Jane Gravatt Dropla
Jane Gravatt Dropla, 94, died Aug. 9 at Capital Health System at Fuld hospital, Trenton. Born in Trenton, she was a lifelong area resident. She was a secretary 36 years with Holland Rantos Co., Hamilton. Widow of Frank Dropla and mother of the late Frank Dropla and Leona McGovern, she is survived by a daughter…
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Holt announces grant for SB-MWA
Representative Rush Holt (D-12th District) has announced that the Stony Brook-Millstone Watershed Association (SB-MWA) will receive a $5,000 grant from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for "Creating River Friendly Schools" as part of the EPA’s Environmental Education grant program. The SB-MWA will develop pilot school-based watershed education programs highlighting the impact of non-point source pollution…
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Ann M. Mazeikis Wyrwas
TRENTON – Ann M. Mazeikis Wyrwas, 87, died Aug. 5 at The Medical Center at Princeton. Born in Roebling, she was a long-time Trenton area resident. Mrs. Wyrwas retired in 1989 after many years with the family-owned Mazeikis Tavern. She graduated from Trenton School of Industrial Arts in 1930. Daughter of the late Stanislaw and…
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Mayorthon makes stop in Lawrence
National tour helps raise awareness of organ donation needs By: Lea Kahn The Millennium Mayorthon, geared toward raising public awareness of the need for organ donors, passed through Lawrence Township Tuesday on its way to the finish line in Washington, D.C. Inside the 30-foot recreational vehicle was the mayor of Capitola, Calif. – one of…
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Liberty Charter School seeks approval — again
School would emphasize U.S. Constitution By:Eric Schwarz The Liberty Academy Charter School will start anew to apply for permission to open by 2002 as it begins fund raising and looking for a site. The three founders of the school are gearing up to submit their second application by the state’s Tuesday deadline, said Mike Detsis,…
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HOT TOPICS
What impact will RCN have? The Lawrence Township Planning Board gave final approval to the first phase of the RCN Corp. office park on Monday. The offices will be located on Princeton Pike, between Lewisville Road and I-95. When all phases are completed, the offices will total 1.5 million square feet. Township officials have touted…
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Bond to cover roads, senior center
By: Jennifer Potash The Princeton Borough Council has introduced a $3.2 million bond ordinance for capital improvements, including road construction and renovation of the Suzanne Patterson Senior Center. The council, which voted 6-0 to introduce the ordinance Tuesday, will hold a public hearing on the ordinance Sept. 12. The borough’s 20 road projects, including traffic-calming…
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Tax cuts, but only if Social Security is safe
GUEST OPINION by Rush Holt Recently, I voted to end the 1993 tax on Social Security benefits. It is not the first time I have crossed party lines to vote for what I think was good public policy. Since coming to Congress, I have stood for targeted and reasonable tax reductions, crossing party lines to…
