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Four students hospitalized after drug overdoses
Police say students may have purchased a key ingredient found in cough medications to get "high" By: John Patten HIGHTSTOWN — Three students of The Peddie School remain hospitalized at the Medical Center at Princeton after taking a substance commonly found in over-the-counter cough medications. The students, and another who has been released from Robert…
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New Hope Information Center has what tourists need
Staff at the center keeps busy. By: Mae Rhine NEW HOPE — Last year, 33,640 residents and visitors strolled into the New Hope Information Center, primarily “for brochures and the bathrooms,” says Director Jim Carpenter with a smile. The center is tucked into the corner of South Main and West Mechanic streets — at…
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Editorial
“Joan went to work on Monday, and just for going to work, she died.” Perhaps nothing sums up the tragic death of 54-year-old Joan Eschen of Delaware Township as well as the words of Lambertville Mayor David Del Vecchio. Those words were spoken to TV crews and newspaper reporters at the emotional scene of the…
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West Amwell preparing township Web site
By: Graham Strouse WEST AMWELL — A few months ago, Nance Palladino was learning the ropes of Web design from sixth-graders. Now the township committeewoman finds herself in the unlikely role of assistant Web master for the municipality’s official — but as yet unnamed — Web site. The site, which should be launched by…
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Marie Ettere, 65
HILLSBOROUGH — Marie M. (DiGiosafatto) Ettere died Saturday, May 20, 2000, at Somerset Medical Center, Somerville. She was 65. Born in Italy, Mrs. Ettere came to the United States in 1939, residing in Manville. She lived in South Plainfield for 20 years before moving to Hillsborough in 1983. Mrs. Ettere was employed at the former…
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Residents fear rail line’s impact
By: Matthew Armstrong Freight trains lumber through South Brunswick sporadically, making houses next to the tracks tremble ever so slightly. At night, the rumble of these slow-moving freight trains can be enough to wake up those who haven’t gotten used to it yet — residents new to the area. Children ride their bikes to their…
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Lambertville parade nearly has no grand marshal
By: Cynthia Williamson LAMBERTVILLE — The annual Memorial Day Parade will kick off, rain or shine, at 9 a.m. Monday from the Village Square Shopping Center on Cherry Lane. The grand marshal of this year’s parade is city resident Ed Nalence, a Navy World War II veteran, who was selected by fellow members at…
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Ceremonies to honor fallen vets
By: David Weinstein It’s a day both solemn and celebratory. Solemn, with respect for the more than 1 million American lives lost in various wars. Celebratory, with respect for the heroics, deeds and bravery of each and every person who served in the United States military. On Memorial Day, the American flag is flown at…
