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EAST WINDSOR: Township remembers local victims lost on 9/11
A memorial plaque is dedicated with a prayer and wreath in East Windsor on Sunday marking the 10th anniversary of 9/11. From right, East Windsor Township Mayor Janice Mironov stands near the memorial wreath along with Chief Barry Rashkin, of East Windsor Volunteer Fire Co. No. 2; Chief Tristan Torres, of East Windsor Volunteer Rescue…
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HIGHTSTOWN: Annual race for Stephanie this Sunday
Stephanie Dara Berman, a Highstown High School student, passed away in 2000. On Sept. 18, the community will gather for the Stephanie’s Fifth Annual 5K-Run and 1-Mile Fun Walk at Hightstown High School. Proceeds from the race will go to benefit the Hightstown High School Parents Association After-Prom Committee. (Courtesy photo)
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EXCURSION TRAINS RETURN TO PUMPKIN JUNCTION
By: Marian LaRowe From September 24 to October 30 passengers on the Black River & Western Railroad (BRW) can ride the train to the pumpkin patch and corn maze at Pumpkin Junction in rural Hunterdon County, NJ. Visitors may ride in antique passenger coaches, a unique open-air hayride car, or a classic bay-window caboose. At…
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EAST WINDSOR: Township remembers local victims lost on 9/11
The “Fireman’s Prayer … a Song of Tribute” is performed by Harvey L. Bailey and William L. Kerr, both men members of the East Windsor Volunteer Fire Co. No. 1. (Photo by Jen Samuel)
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NJ State Library Law Library called “the most valuable resource available”
By Gary Cooper In 1914, the NJ State Library was cited by law as the source of research aid to the legislature by “keeping a legislative history of bills…” Legislative history documents are used by legislative staffs, researchers and the courts to gain insight into statutes enacted into laws. In the 1950’s, the courts permitted…
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TWIN RIVERS: Library remembers 9/11 victims every September
By Jen Samuel, Managing Editor TWIN RIVERS – The local victims of 9/11 are remembered. Each year, the Twin Rivers Library features a month long display with the biographies of Colleen Barkow, Anil Bhavaney, Lorraine Bay, Neil Lai, Debbie Bellows and Ruth Lapin. Head librarian Rebecca Sloan said the public display began September 2002. The…
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EAST WINDSOR: Local leaders honor 9/11 in remembrance
By Jen Samuel, Managing Editor EAST WINDSOR — Local leaders remembered those lost on 9/11 at a ceremony before the Municipal Building on Sunday. Mayor Janice Mironov honored the six local victims of 9/11 during her speech to a crowd of several hundred people. "We had a very deep loss here in East Windsor.” She…
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Local hero takes a look back on 9/11
A True Hero: PART TWO of a two-part series By Jen Samuel, Managing Editor EAST WINDSOR — Every day heroes made a difference on 9/11. Six days before the 10th anniversary of 9/11, Seth Kurs, 40, of Hightstown, met with the Herald at the East Windsor Rescue Squad, District I, headquarters on One Mile Road…
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HIGHTSTOWN: Hightstown Engine Co. 1 pays tribute to 9/11
The public attends the ceremony despite a bit of rain; a Hightstown church sign quotes the fearless last words of one of the victims of 9/11 on United Flight 93. (Photo by Jen Samuel)
