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MCCC Art Professor Mel Leipzig Examines “Use of Black and White in Painting” Sept. 27
By Brenda Whiteman West Windsor, N.J. – Renowned artist Mel Leipzig, professor of art and art history at Mercer County Community College, will present an illustrated lecture, “The Use of Black and White in Painting,” highlighting works from the Renaissance to Contemporary Art, on Tuesday, Sept. 27 at 12 noon. Leipzig’s slide show presentation takes place…
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NEW HOPE: Sept. 11, 2001 events commemorated by tree
Branches of “The Nine Eleven Tree” were carved to resemble crushed girders of the World Trade Center. Area residents can see it at Paxson Hill Farm Nursery, New Hope.
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MONROE: Volunteers rally following Irene
David Kilby, Managing Editor MONROE The flooding of Hurricane Irene was the talk of the township last week, but this week it’s all about the local response of hundreds of volunteers grouping together to help the flood victims. The impact of the hurricane on the township, and the county, caught the attention of the…
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CRANBURY: Scout takes part in New Mexico adventure
Ryan D’Souza of Cranbury enjoys the view from Mount Baldy in Colfax County New Mexico while on a Boy Scout High Adventure this summer. Courtesy photo
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NJ State Bar Association president, Catholic Charities executive director to receive awards at annual Flame of Charity Dinner
By Erin Friedlander NEW BRUNSWICK – Two women who are leaders in their profession will be honored at the Diocese of Metuchen’s Annual Flame of Charity Dinner to be held Oct. 27 at 6 p.m. in the Hyatt Regency Hotel. Susan A. Feeney, Esq., a partner with the law firm of McCarter & English,…
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PLUMSTED: Warrior soccer teams are young
By Justin Feil, The Packet Group In the preseason, Jennifer Kociuba and Sam Palumbo tried something new with their respective New Egypt High soccer teams. The boys and girls did some work together on the same field. ”We’ve been training with the guys,” said Kociuba, who begins her fifth season with the Warrior girls. “This…
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NEW HOPE: Sept. 11, 2001 events commemorated by tree
There is a tree that stands in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, as a memorial sculpture to those who perished at the World Trade Center on Sept. 11, 2001. The silver maple that stood nearly 50 feet tall at Paxson Hill Farm Nursery on Comfort Road, New Hope, died in 2006. The owner of the nursery, Bruce…
