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School board puts off referendum decisions
Next meeting on topic, Aug. 15 By:Kristy Klaus The school board did not decide Tuesday, as expected, what will be included in the planned Oct. 17 school facilities referendum. Another special meeting, at which the board hopes to take action, has been set for 7:30 p.m. Aug. 15. The major reason is that Pennington Borough…
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USTA tennis teams enjoy playing
By: Bob Nuse There seems to be a common bond between each of the Packet-area teams that will be playing in this weekend’s New Jersey District Tournament of the United States Adult League Tennis. Each of the members of the team thoroughly enjoys playing with each other. Four teams comprised of players from the Packet-area…
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Albert O. Weasner
Memorial service Monday Albert O. Weasner, 76, of Frankfort, Ohio, died July 18 in Adena Medical Center, Chillcothe, Ohio. Born in Pennington, he resided there most of his life before moving to Ohio 13 years ago. He was a graduate of Lehigh University, Bethlehem, Pa. and attended M.I.T. in Cambridge, Mass. He was a Navy…
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YMCA closes on new facility
Ground-breaking ceremony set for 10 a.m. Aug. 5 By: David Weinstein Months of work by YMCA employees and volunteers to secure enough money to purchase 27 acres and a building on Culver Road has finally paid off. YMCA administrators took possession of the property earlier this month, providing South Brunswick with the site of its…
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Group receives funds for regionalization study
Roosevelt, Upper Freehold-Allentown, Millstone included By: Frank C. D’Amico The Western Monmouth Panhandle Alliance has received a state grant to study the possibility of regionalizing the school districts of Allentown-Upper Freehold, Millstone and Roosevelt. The alliance, an ad hoc committee of political and educational leaders, has been meeting monthly to discuss issues that affect the…
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Four-way stops sought for North Union Street
City needs approval from state DOT to enforce ordinance By: Cynthia Williamson LAMBERTVILLE – The City Council voted unanimously at a public hearing Monday to authorize two sets of four-way stops on North Union Street at the intersections of Delaware Avenue and Elm Street. The city won’t be able to enforce the ordinance when it…
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Mom’s roles ‘extra’ special
Director Bryan Singer casts his mom, Grace Sinden, in all of his hit films By: Jennifer Potash PRINCETON – To many, Grace Sinden, a Princeton Township resident, is the mild-mannered vice chairwoman of the Princeton Regional Health Commission. But she has a secret life – as a walk-on actress in her son’s movies. Ms. Sinden’s…
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Carnival fills YMCA’s coffers
By: David Weinstein It was a success. And if the brooding weather would have complied, the annual YMCA carnival would have been the most successful ever. "The threat of rain and thunder, I think, held some from coming out," said Dave Anderson, branch director of the South Brunswick YMCA. Thunder and lightning threatened the last…
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CITY COUNCIL BRIEFS
LAMBERTVILLE – The City Council took the following action at its regular meeting Monday: Steve Wolock was appointed an alternate member of the Zoning Board of Adjustment, replacing Darcy Dunaj, who was appointed to fill a vacancy created by the resignation of Tom Hastie. Tag Day for the Lambertville Rambler’s football and cheerleading…
