Category: archives
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MANVILLE: Northside residents’ vehicles spray painted
By Eileen Oldfield, Staff Writer Obscenities, vulgarities and random patterns were painted on 19 cars parked the neighborhoods of St. John’s Street and North 10th Avenue between Nov. 16 and Nov. 17, prompting an investigation by Manville police. The cars, which were either reported by the owners or found by police patrols, were parked in…
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Sandwich fundraiser helped church
Rita Weaver, Bordentown This letter is sent with sincere thanks to the community for their support of Fieldsboro United Methodist Church’s meatball sandwich fundraiser held on Nov. 12. Many individuals participated, along with local companies, including Acme Supermarkets and RW Tire. The sale was a great success, with the various orders that came in for…
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CRANBURY: Pied Piper closing shop on North Main Street
Cranbury kids boutique cites faltering economy By Maria Prato-Gaines, Staff Writer CRANBURY Another local shop will be leaving Cranbury’s Main Street when the children’s boutique, Pied Piper Kids, closes its doors Dec. 23. After five years of business, Teresa Cunningham, owner of Pied Piper, 60 N. Main St., said the economy is taking its…
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LAMBERTVILLE: Judge Cushing leaves city bench at year’s end
“To reduce this grueling schedule, I have decided to give up the judgeship," he said By Linda Seida, Staff Writer LAMBERTVILLE — The city is looking for a new Municipal Court judge following the announcement Friday of Richard P. Cushing’s resignation. Judge Cushing’s resignation is effective Dec. 31. He has been on the bench part-time…
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LAWRENCE: Author, musician says travel, read, experience life
By Lea Kahn, Staff Writer Read the newspaper every day for six months, forgive yourself for failing and spend a few months living in another country — that’s what writer and musician James McBride told Rider University students to do, last week. Mr. McBride, a jazz musician who has written two novels and…
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A possible solution?
Phillip McCloughan, Lambertville Would having Hunterdon Central and South Hunterdon merge under one school board help with overcrowding at Central and under-enrollment at South? North Hunterdon and Voorhees High School function under the same Board of Education and could be used as an example to construct a single board for Central and South. With a…
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CENTRAL JERSEY: State has no problem with time taken for police/court study
By Vic Monaco, Managing Editor The state Department of Community Affairs has no problem with the amount of time being devoted to a study it is funding to determine the feasibility of East Windsor taking over police coverage in Hightstown. And the consultant performing the study says last week’s prediction by township Mayor Janice Mironov…
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YOUR VIEWS: Troubled by ‘Blue Christmas’ worship
Paul Lutz of West Windsor I’m troubled by “Blue Christmas” worship. The practice started because, understandably, some people find it difficult to share in the joy of the holiday season. Their lives are a mess (divorce, death, illness, etc). So, some institutions thought that this group of people would benefit from a separate worship…
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MANSFIELD: Police ID body as woman from Queens, N.Y.
State police have identified the body of a woman that washed up on the shore of the Delaware River on the border of Bordentown and Mansfield townships in mid-November. Police said today, Wednesday, the body was identified as Farisha Rahamot-Ali, 38 of Queens, N.Y. Ms. Rahamot-Ali, a native of Trinidad, was reported missing to…
