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  • Gardening’s his life

    Seaweed key to success of John Corsalo’s garden By: Mae Rhine        WEST AMWELL – The secret to John Corsalo’s 5-foot-high tomatoes, succulent Italian eggplant and squash and juicy cantaloupes and watermelons?    Seaweed, says the 74-year-old who has been gardening "all my life."    Mr. Corsalo lives on the site of the former 100-acre farm his…

  • Footprints

    City businesses flourishing at turn of century    About the time that the Pennsylvania Railroad Company was considering the removal of its complex of shops from Lambertville to Trenton and was laying off workers and reducing hours drastically, the Lambertville Common Council created a Board of Trade.    The members of the board were well-known successful businessmen.…

  • Make time to meet Harry Potter

    BOOK NOTES column By: Joan Ruddiman The latest in the Harry Potter series is out, to renewed fanfare. OK, so it is long and in need of editing – say adults – kids are delighted with every one of the 700-plus pages. Adults Suzanne, Rox, Jake and I are reading, or on the list for,…

  • Preventing drug abuse requires ‘true’ alliance

    EDITORIAL    The Allentown-Upper Freehold Alliance to Prevent Alcohol and Drug Abuse is asking for help.    In its 10th year, the organization is looking for additional volunteers to assist with its programs and fund-raising efforts. The group meets the first Wednesday of each month, and the gatherings are open to all.    Drug and alcohol abuse is…

  • RCN receives final approval from planners

    Board also grants request for amendments to preliminary plan    The Lawrence Township Planning Board granted final approval for the first phase of the RCN Corp. office park on Princeton Pike at its meeting Monday night.    The board also permitted amendments the applicant had requested be made to its preliminary approval, which was granted by the…

  • Frank Polnasek, 76

       MANVILLE — Frank Polnasek died Tuesday, August 8, 2000, at Somerset Medical Center, Somerville. He was 76.    Born in Alden Station, Pa., he lived in Manville for 50 years.    Mr. Polnasek was employed at Johns-Manville Corp. for 40 years, retiring in 1989.    He served in the U.S. Army during World War II in Honolulu.    He…

  • Scouts to honor late troop leader

    Larry R. Smith dies at 51 By: David Weinstein    Larry R. Smith, a decorated Vietnam War hero and molder of young men through his tireless volunteer efforts with Scouting troops in South Brunswick, died Aug. 5 at Willow Creek Rehabilitation in Somerset. He was 51.    Mr. Smith slipped into a coma following heart bypass surgery…

  • Obituaries

    Fred Ewing    NEW HOPE – Fred J. Ewing, 59, died Friday, July 28, at home.    Born in Bristol, he attended Bristol High School and Rutgers University.    He worked with Jerrold Electronics Corp., Horsham; Riley Stoker Corp., Cornwells Heights; and Patterson Parchment Paper Co. and Rohm and Haas Co., both in Bristol. He also worked 23…

  • New leader takes Lawrence schools helm

    Max R. Riley: "I want to create an environment where teachers are eager to learn." By: Lea Kahn    LAWRENCE – Max R. Riley, the newly appointed superintendent of schools, doesn’t know as much about the Lawrence Township School District as he would like.    But Dr. Riley does know that unless the teachers, as well as…