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HIGHTSTOWN: Family planning to rebuild after fire
Cheryl Wilson and relative Reggie Muse at Ms. Wilson’s William Street home that was dam´aged by fire on Monday morning. Staff photo by Doug Carman
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Share the road safely with motorcycles
Raymond P. Martinez, New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission There are almost 400,000 people who are licensed to drive motorcycles in the state of New Jersey and 5.5 million people who can legally drive cars. Add those two numbers together, and you have the makings for some very busy roads. And as the days get…
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ROBBINSVILLE: Election splits all-GOP council
By Joanne Degnan, Staff Writer ROBBINSVILLE — Robbinsville voters will go to the polls Tuesday to choose three people for the Township Council in a five-way nonpartisan race that has, nevertheless, turned rancorous and split the all-Republican council. Incumbents Christine Ciaccio, David Boyne and Rich Levesque are running for re-election under the banner “Moving Robbinsville…
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PARENTING PEARLS: Keep the broader picture in mind
By Mae Sakharov This time of year tests the patience of both parents and high school students as both refrain with all-too familiar questions that plague the class of ‘15. ”What will the mail bring? Should I use my code and find out the answer or should I go back to bed and hide under…
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SOUTH BRUNSWICK – British inspired music invades high school
Staff photo by Mary Brienza High school students (from left to right) Monmouth Junction resident Brandon Wiltemuth, 17, and Kendall Park residents Danielle Resnick, 16, Jessica Stanislawczyk, 16, and Emily Ezzo, 16, volunteer at the British Invasion concert at the high school on Friday evening by helping sell refreshments.
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Gandolfos’ love for horses began in childhood
EXPLORING WEST AMWELL’S FARMLAND By Betty Jane Hunt The Gandolfo family journey has taken Sal and Veronica from childhood homes in New York to Nashville, Tenn., back to New York and for the past year and a half to 244 Rocktown-Lambertville Road. They live on the 14½ acre-property they purchased from the Mundhenks. Ms. Gandolfo…
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Rummage Sale at Trinity Cathedral on May 7
By Georgia B. Koenig Trenton, N.J. n Come one, come all to Trinity Cathedral’s Rummage Sale on Saturday, May 7 from noon to 4 p.m. There will be something for everyone — many “new or nearly new” household items, hundreds of children’s books and videos, Action figures, dolls, stuffed animals, children’s videos, lots of gently…
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ROBBINSVILLE: Tax rate stable
By Joanne Degnan, Staff Writer ROBBINSVILLE — The Township Council has adopted a $20.3 million budget for 2011 that contains no increase in the municipal tax rate. The budget, which was approved April 28, has a $13.1 million levy that holds the municipal tax rate to 52.8 cents per $100 in assessed valuation, the same…
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Family says thanks
The family of Marian Grace Hartpence, West Amwell We thank all of our friends in the community who gave us support during the last months of Marian Grace Hartpence’s life. Your thoughtfulness, as expressed through meals, visits, flowers, phone calls, and prayers, provided a great deal of comfort during a difficult time. We would…
