Category: archives
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Gambatese, Killmurray start third term in office
By: centraljersey.com Staff photo by Charles W. Kim Middlesex County Superior Court Judge Travis L. Francis administers the oath of office to Mayor Frank Gambatese Sunday at the Senior Center. Staff photo by Charles W. Kim Superior Court Judge Travis L. Francis gives Deputy Mayor Chris Killmurray the oath of office at the Senior Center…
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MANVILLE: Mayor names two as citizens of 2010
Mayor Lillian Zuza, center, congratulates Scoutmaster James Kelly, left, of Troop 193, and Cubmaster Bruce Hixson, right, of Pack 193 after the two were named citizens of the year 2010. Photo by Mary Ellen Zangara
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Bob Nuse
By: centraljersey.com Cesar Pereda was looking forward to a challenge in the J. Michael Tucker Tournament at Bordentown. Pereda’s Florence High boys basketball team got a couple of challenges and emerged with a pair of wins to capture the tournament championship. The Flashes topped Haddonfield, 68-57, in the championship game of the tournament as Quintin…
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MLK volunteers recruiting set at Lawrenceville church
By: centraljersey.com CONTACT of Mercer County, its Retired and Senior Volunteer Program (RSVP), and community partners VolunteerConnect and the Presbyterian Church of Lawrenceville will recruit volunteers for local community agencies on Jan 17. The event marks the celebration of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s birthday, which has become a national day of service. This is…
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The King’s Speech
Colin Firth stammers to a certain Oscar nomination in this tale of the triumph of George VI By Anthony Stoeckert WALKING out of The King’s Speech, I couldn’t help but think that the story of Edward VIII could make for a great movie. Here’s a guy who eschewed the formality of the royal family, was…
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Allentown
By: centraljersey.com At 12:30 p.m. Dec. 21, a police officer was dispatched to a Church Street residence for a report of a burglary. The resident told the officer that she was upstairs when she heard banging that lasted about five minutes. She then heard a person inside the residence. The person went upstairs and pushed…
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Bob Nuse
By: centraljersey.com Even after opening the season with four straight losses, Byron Conover never lost confidence in his Robbinsville High boys basketball team. That confidence was rewarded with the Ravens won back-to-back games to capture the tournament championship at their own holiday tournament. "We had played some pretty good teams," said Conover, who is in…
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Stop the finger-pointing; fix our retirement systems
By: centraljersey.com Any long-term mayor approaches a new year with a mix of looking back and looking forward. What would I have done differently? What can I do in the new year to make things better? As I head into 2011, I vow to sound the alarm loudly on the need for reform of our…
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PLUMSTED: Schools chief retiring
By Joanne Degnan, Staff Writer PLUMSTED Schools Superintendent Mark DeMareo, who has led the school district since 2008, has announced that he is retiring at the end of June, capping a 33-year career in education. The Plumsted Board of Education accepted the superintendent’s resignation letter at its Dec. 22 meeting. Dr. DeMareo told the…
