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ROBBINSVILLE: Young musician likes view ‘From the Top’
By Melissa L. Gaffney, Staff Writer ROBBINSVILLE — Deberly Kauffman can’t pinpoint exactly what makes her nervous before a performance. It’s also tough for the 17-year-old township resident to pick just one piece of classical music as her favorite. But the Robbinsville High student knows exactly why she loves playing the viola and violin, and…
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MANSFIELD: Trenton woman dead in Route 206 crash
By Kristine Snodgrass, Packet Group MANSFIELD — A Trenton woman is dead after a one-vehicle crash Wednesday afternoon on Route 206, according to township police. At about 4:30 p.m., a 2001 Chevrolet Malibu left the road while travelling northbound at mile marker 33.1 and struck a utility pole, police said. Front seat passenger Betty Kurtain,…
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LAWRENCE: Prospective volunteer hopes to head to Morocco with Peace Corps
By Natalie Lescroart, Staff Writer Hoping to communicate with a unique culture through crafts, Emily Donahue, 25, of Featherbed Court, will depart for Morocco on Sept. 8 to serve as a small business development volunteer in the Peace Corps. Ms. Donahue has had her hopes set on the Peace Corps since the seventh grade…
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CENTRAL JERSEY: Yeshiva’s lawsuit dismissed again
By Sean Ruppert, Staff Writer ROOSEVELT — The lawsuit filed by the Jewish synagogue and religious school on Homestead Road that challenged the borough’s land-use laws was rejected for the second time last week. The dismissal, handed down July 22 by judges on the Third Circuit Court of Appeals, affirmed an early dismissal…
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Unique cars shine at New Hope show
Event is Aug. 8 and 9, from 9 a.m.- 4 p.m. on the grounds of New Hope-Solebury High School The 52nd annual New Hope Automobile Show will be held Aug. 8 and 9, from 9 a.m.- 4 p.m. on the grounds of New Hope-Solebury High School. Among the more than 400 classic and antique cars…
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CENTRAL JERSEY: From borough bed to bestseller list
By Sean Ruppert, Staff Writer HIGHTSTOWN — When she was a young girl in the 1950s, Marita Ropars — today Marita Robb — was confined to her family’s Monmouth Street home for several months with an illness. During that time, her mother would go back and forth to the Hightstown Library by Peddie Lake nearly…
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LAWRENCE: A night against crime
Mercer county sheriff’s officer Ray Wysokowski shows Deborah Harrison how to install a child seat at National Night Out on Tuesday. Staff photo by Phil McAuliffe.
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