Category: archives
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Urbanek focused on winning
WW-P grad golfing well this summer By: Bob Nuse Perhaps some time away from the golf course was just what Mark Urbanek needed. Not that the West Windsor-Plainsboro High graduate was struggling with his game. It’s just that the time away gave him a chance to regain his focus and work on the little things…
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June E. Coar
June Elizabeth McCarthy Coar of Monroe died in Point Pleasant June 1. Born in Newark, she lived most of her life in Monroe. She was a founding member of the Monroe Township First Aid Squad and a member of the Monroe Township Fire Company Ladies Auxiliary. She is survived by her daughter, Brenda Certo of…
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THE READING CORNER
Some hot reading selections for the sweltering summer ahead By:Arlene Bice Editor’s Note: Arlene Bice is the owner of the By the Book shop on Farnsworth Avenue in Bordentown City. An avid reader, this is the second of Ms. Bice’s four annual book suggestion columns she is writing for the Register-News. Look for her next…
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Evelyn Tilden Patten
YARDLEY, Pa. — Evelyn Tilden Patten, 100, died June 10 at Manor Care Health Services. Born in Detroit, she was a long-time Trenton area resident and lived in Lawrence Township and Dennisport, Mass. Mrs. Patten became president of the Patten Machine and Foundry Corp. following her husband’s death in 1970 and retired in 1993. She…
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Walter Boiko, 70
Walter Boiko, 73, of Jamesburg died Friday at Medical Center at Princeton. Born in New York, Mr. Boiko lived in the Jamesburg and Monroe area for over 50 years. He was the owner of Old Town Cleaners I Freehold, retiring in 1985. He was a communicant of St. James R.C. Church, Jamesburg. He was an…
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TANGENTS: Shopping for the father who has it all
By: John Saccenti Including myself, there are two people in my home with blue eyes. We both tend to babble and the ratio of food in stomach to food on shirt during meals is equally bad for both of us. My daughter is just 7 months old. She’s tiny now, not quite as long as…
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Roebling’s Fifth Avenue gets shadier
Planting provided by the township’s Shade Tree Commission By:Vanessa S. Holt ROEBLING — There are some shady dealings going on in Roebling. In fact, there should be a lot more shade when the Shade Tree Commission completes the installation of more than 50 trees on Fifth Avenue. “Over the years, disease has taken many…
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Artist leaves legacy of life
Famed sculptor George Segal dies at age 75. By:David Weinstein Renowned artist, sculptor and township resident, George Segal, died Friday in his Deans home. He was 75. Bronx-born and 4 years old when America’s economy crashed to the ground in 1929, Mr. Segal’s entrancing sculptures often exhibited a country’s quiet despair recalled from…
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Growth committee’s priorities outlined
COMMUNITY OUTLOOK by A. Lisa Hosfield It takes great vision and many hands to help lay the foundation of a sturdy building. That is exactly what the members of the Growth and Redevelopment Committee are doing. We are in the process of laying the groundwork for what will be a community legacy for our children…
