Category: archives
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LAWRENCE: Lawrence stuns PHS on Hargraves OT goal
By Rich Fisher, Sports Editor Isn’t it funny how quickly things can change. Or, in the case of the Lawrence High field hockey team, isn’t it wonderful. After opening the season with a 5-0 loss to West Windsor-Plainsboro North, the Cardinals had to travel to Princeton last Thursday to take on the 3-0 Little Tigers.…
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Somerset Valley YMCA Child Development Centers Promoting Positive Lifestyle Changes during America on the Move Week 9/20 n 27
By Donna Dass To the casual observer, it may not look like Teju D., a 3 year old in the Somerset Valley YMCA’s Child Development program at Somerville Family YMCA and Adam M., a 5 year old in the Child Development program at the Hillsborough Family YMCA are learning new life skills, but their teachers…
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MANVILLE: Fans near and far help Manville Pizza mark 40th
By Audrey Levine, Staff Writer With fans from more than half of the continental United States — and Portugal — and more than 500 friends on Facebook, Manville Pizza has certainly built a following. The South Main Street restaurant is celebrating its 40th anniversary this year, serving what fans in the Facebook group proclaim to…
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Argentine Tango Workshops
By Vittoria Natale Paula Gurini & Mariano Beilak visiting Master Tango Instructors from Buenos Aires, Argentina will be visiting and teaching in Princeton, NJ on October 1 & 4, 2009 at the Suzanne B. Paterson Building, 45 Stockton Street, behind Borough Hall. Paula & Mariano dance a particular and unmistakable style of dancing while using…
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HILLSBOROUGH: Local charity begins with friendship
Chain of Hope was launched by lifelong friends (left to right) Tracy Garcia-Savare, Wendy Gromlich, Tia Hagins, Stacey Turner and Victoria Nawrotzki. Staff photo by Eileen Oldfield
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CENTRAL JERSEY: Longtime McGraw-Hill employee dies
By Geoffrey Wertime, The Packet Group BORDENTOWN CITY Stephen McGowan, a fixture here for decades and an employee for more than 33 years at McGraw-Hill in East Windsor, died last week at the age of 64. ”He had his hand in everything,” his daughter, 27-year-old Katy McGowan, said of the seventh-generation Bordentonian. As an…
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MANVILLE: Borough may bond for road projects
By Audrey Levine, Staff Writer To pay for additional equipment and various road improvements, the Borough Council unanimously introduced a bond ordinance Sept. 14 to authorize borrowing $1,075,000 for the work to be done. ”We will probably permanently finance it in 10 or 11 years,” Borough Administrator Gary Garwacke said. “For the moment, we are…
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YMCA thanks Optimist Club
Tom Libassi, South Brunswick Family YMCA On Sept. 15, the Optimist Club of South Brunswick and Monroe donated $500 to the South Brunswick Family YMCA’s Strong Kids campaign. The check was presented by the club’s founder, Scott Pinheiro. The Y’s Strong Kids Campaign raises funds to help ensure that all families and individuals, regardless of…
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New Jersey needs Greenstein, DeAngelo
Arthur A. Roedel Jr., Monmouth Junction I am proud to support Democrat Assembly members Linda Greenstein and Wayne DeAngelo for re-election in November. Ms. Greenstein is an intelligent, reform-minded leader. She has sponsored nearly every anti-corruption bill that has come out of the Legislature, even when comprehensive reform was unpopular within her own party. She…
