Category: archives
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Yannich leaves Hillsborough planning
Will work as auditor for state Treasury Department By:Jack Baney When Shirley Yannich decided to attend college and start a career, she was a 44-year-old mother of five who wasn’t sure what she was looking for. "I applied to Rutgers and they didn’t know what to do with me because of my age," said Ms.…
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Charter School committee moves forward
Liberty Academy founders not swayed by chance of rejection By:Jack Baney Even being rejected by the state Board of Education Office of Appeals will not be enough to stop efforts to open the Liberty Academy Charter School, school founders declared this week. The state Department of Education in December rejected the initial application to open…
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Happy City
Two menus co-exist here: one of a typical cookie-cutter Chinese restaurant and the other the lighter, more delicate touch of authentic Cantonese, all made with impeccably fresh ingredients that can’t be beat. By: Pat Tanner Happy City 3495 U.S. Route 1 South (Windsor Green Shopping Center), West Windsor (609) 919-9881 Food: Very good Cuisine: Authentic…
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By the skill of his hands
Neshanic Station artisan crafts lamps with a wood lathe By:Minx McCloud Richard Levenberg deftly wields his tools, as a cylindrical piece of wood spins rapidly on his lathe. In his able hands, making a hardwood lamp looks easy. However, the Neshanic Station resident has developed his skills over the past eight years, and he is…
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Morven Garden timeline
By:Ilene Dube 1754-1790: Richard and Annis Stockton, terraced gardens to north of house, as discovered by archaeology. 1790-1840: Richard "The Duke" and Mary Field Stockton; most unclear period of garden’s history. 1838-1869: Commodore Robert Field and Harriet Maria Potter Stockton; front park-land entrance established. 1869-1891: Samuel Witham and Sarah Hodge Stockton; era of truck-farming; garden…
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Most things considered
Dealing with the trauma of Fourth of July fireworks By:Minx McCloud I used to loathe the Fourth of July, which is kind of a shame, because it’s a wonderful holiday. After all, we’re celebrating the birth of a nation. You would think I would have loved the small-town parades, barbecues and Revolutionary War re-enactments that…
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Mill could house $300M facility
Reps from Connectiv met with township’s Redevelopment Authority By:Vanessa S. Holt FLORENCE – Ideas for the redevelopment of the Roebling Steel Mill have so far included suggestions to bring shops, restaurants, recreation areas, offices and artists’ workspaces to the site. Now, the possibility of a $300 million electric plant also is on the table.…
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RCN, get the time right
By:Anthony C Isch To the editor: Andy Rooney makes his living commenting and complaining about trivial things. I have my own trivia problem in that my RCN Cable Box is almost two minutes fast. It has been that way for several weeks. I called RCN and notified them about it, but nothing has changed. The…
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Marguerite F. Keenan
DOYLESTOWN, Pa. – Marguerite F. Keenan, 84, died July 1 at home. Mrs. Keenan was a longtime Doylestown resident. Daughter of the late Raymond J. and Barbara Eger Icelow, and wife of the late George F. Keenan, she is survived by four daughters and three sons-in-law, Barbara and Robert VanDoren of Lawrence, Katherine Keenan of…
