Category: archives
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Softball squad shows well in tournaments
The South Brunswick Athletic Association girls 12-and-under fast pitch softball team improved its record to 11-11 with good showings in Monroe and Ewing tournaments. The Vikings beat Montgomery 10-2. With the score 3-1 in the fourth, South Brunswick scored six runs on six hits and went on to the victory. Samantha Littlejohn had three hits…
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Great fun: camp for sports of all sorts
Rec Department finds an outlet for excess energy By: Carolyn M. Hartko An engineer once theorized that a 40-year-old adult has the same amount of energy in his/her body as a 4-year-old. But the fact that the force has a greater mass to move in the grown-up makes it seem like the little tyke is…
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We Will Rebuild helps families find aid
Local family expects nearly $11,000 any day By:Eric Schwarz The Hnidj family on South Fourth Avenue, victims of the 1999 Hurricane Floyd flooding, has applied for every form of assistance available. In March, they applied for help through We Will Rebuild after reading a newspaper account about the agency. We Will Rebuild, a Bound Brook-based…
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Town OKs fast-food ban
Council decides these restaurants do not meet intent and purpose of the zones on Route 1, and attract too much traffic By: David Weinstein A mild protest by professionals representing a Route 1 landowner was not enough to keep the Township Council Tuesday night from passing an ordinance that will keep new fast-food restaurants away…
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James J. Croke
EWING – James J. Croke, 69, died July 26 at capital Health System at Fuld hospital, Trenton. Born in Trenton, he was a lifelong area resident. He was a letter carrier with the U.S. Postal Service, Princeton, retiring in 1988 after 30 years. He was a Marine Corps. veteran of the Korean Conflict. Son of…
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Mary Caroline "Polly" Schulze
Mary Caroline "Polly" Schulze, 82, of Lawrenceville died July 31 at Morris Hall Home for the Aged, Lawrenceville. Born in Trenton, she was a lifelong area resident. Miss Schulze was a Commercial Department supervisor for 39 years with New Jersey Bell Telephone Co. She was a member of Our Lady of Sorrows Roman Catholic Church,…
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Guild to provide housewarming gifts with personal touch
By: Nicole Taylor A "close knit" group of local women decided that while they may not be able to help build a house, they could still provide its new owners with homemade gifts from the heart. Penney Kolb of Hopewell was spurred to action when she saw an article about Women Build, an affiliate the…
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Couple donate farm rights for $1
Donation ensures property remains farmland in the future By:Vanessa S. Holt SPRINGFIELD – Brad and Susan Devereux have agreed to donate the development rights to their Juliustown Road farm to the county for $1, ensuring that it will remain farmland in the future. Burlington County Freeholders announced last week the 89 acres of land…
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Local teen rolling along in championship style
A Northeast Regional roller-skating champion, she is competing in the Junior Nationals this week in Lincoln, Neb. By: Frankie Richards As an athlete, Lauren Sabarese is one of the best-kept secrets in New Jersey. A Northeast Regional roller-skating champion, she is competing in the Junior Nationals this week in Lincoln, Neb. A graduate of South…
