Category: archives
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Show troops some love on May 20
Letter to the editor To the editor: May 20 is Armed Forces Day. As Company Mom for the soldiers of A Company, 201st LTF, I am requesting food donations for a coming-home party for these soldiers who were deployed to Kosovo in November 1999, before the holidays. Home-baked cookies are the favorite treat for these…
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LIS kids help clean Rider Lake
Project helps teach about environment. By: Lea Kahn Seventh-grader Jenn Arevalo was a frequent visitor to Centennial Lake on the Rider University campus when she lived next door at the White Pine Apartments. When she was younger, Jenn said, she fed bread to the geese that called Centennial Lake their home. She also recalled…
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Change school election date
Move would attract more voters Staff editorial When only 10 percent of the voters turn out, there’s a good chance the other 90 percent aren’t being fairly represented. The potential is too great for special-interests groups to throw things off. After the recent disappointing turnout, Gov. Christie Whitman for the second time in her governorship,…
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No escape from TV
Seductive glow powerful without cable By: Minx McCloud My neighbor is still reeling from the shock of not being able to watch “Who Wants to be a Millionaire?” Monday night. She was apoplectic over missing the conclusion of “the Arabian Nights.” And, as we spoke on Tuesday morning, it was not yet clear whether she…
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Freddie’s Tavern
A neighborhood joint with both escargot and profiteroles on the menu, in Ewing. By: Jeff Milgram Freddie’s Tavern 12 Railroad Ave., Ewing (609) 882-9845 Food: Good Cuisine: Italian/Continental Service: Very good Ambiance: Neighborhood tavern Prices: Reasonable Hours: Open for lunch 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Dinner from 5 to 10 p.m. On Sunday, bar opens…
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In love with his car
Mass transportation will never work By: Hugh Brennan I have a confession. I love cars. Especially really fast, really beautiful cars. Having just done my stint at the car show in New York I feel like sharing. We’ve got it all wrong. The prevailing wisdom is that cars are some sort of mechanical scourge, a…
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Colonial Lake to re-open
Activities planned for Saturday’s "Waterfest." By: Lea Kahn The official reopening of Colonial Lake has been set for Saturday at the township-owned Colonial Lake Park on Brunswick Pike, across the street from the Lawrence Shopping Center. The Colonial Lake Waterfest, which includes a children’s boat regatta and a fishing contest, will kick off at…
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Mathewson quits contested write-in
Ray Star to join Board of Education By: Eric Schwarz A Board of Education seat remained unfilled Tuesday, a day after Janice Mathewson decided to concede in her tied vote with Ray Star for election to the board. Mr. Star could have been sworn in but did not attend Tuesday’s school board meeting. He did…
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Public worker: County commission says Armstrong ’oustanding’
Linny Armstrong was named an outstanding woman for her prominent position in the county public works department. By: Minx McCloud Linny Armstrong is a woman who has accomplished a lot during her career. Those accomplishments recently were recognized by the county. As assistant to the director of public works for Somerset County, she was named…
