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Jean E. Fitz, 80, of Nazareth, PA, formerly of Somerville, NJ,
died Thursday, January 22nd, 2009 at Easton Hospital, Wilson Boro., PA. Born on April 29, 1928 in Delabole, PA, the daughter of the late Russell and Gertrude (Smith) Powell. She was the widow of Barry F. Fitz., who died in 1987. She was employed as a book keeper at various travel agencies in the Easton…
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Howard Burr Kelsey, 93, Hightstown
Howard Burr Kelsey HIGHTSTOWN Howard Burr Kelsey, 93, died Jan. 14. A resident of Hightstown, he previously lived in Llewellyn Park in West Orange, and Quogue, N.Y. He graduated from The Hotchkiss School, Yale University in 1937, and Columbia Law School. He was a partner at the New York law firm…
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HIGHTSTOWN: Police Beat
Adam Hassman, 28, of North Brunswick, was arrested Jan. 14 by the Cranbury Police Department and charged with unlawful taking a means of conveyance for allegedly stealing a car from Academy Street after engaging in a physical altercation with the owner of the vehicle. Police said the owner contacted Hightstown police at 10:24…
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TANGENTS: Ice fishing in Central Jersey
Staff photo by John Saccenti. Mike Snook with a fellow ice fisherman shoot the breeze.
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TANGENTS: Ice fishing in Central Jersey
Staff photo by John Saccenti. A sleigh filled with ice fishing gear sits atop the lake at Davidson Mill Pond Park in South Brunswick.
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SOUTH BRUNSWICK: South’s girls bowling team looks like something special
By Rich Fisher, Sports Editor The South Brunswick High girls bowling team went into Wednesday’s Greater Middlesex Conference finals with a great chance of winning. Whether they won or not, no one can take away from what the Vikings have done so far this year. South Brunswick currently stands at 14-0-1 and has clinched the…
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HIGHTSTOWN: Opportune return for Peddie trailblazer
By Sean Ruppert, Staff Writer HIGHTSTOWN For Horace Brown, inauguration day wasn’t just a moment in history, but a moment for which he and countless others helped pave the way. In 1951, Mr. Brown, 75, became the first African-American graduate of the Peddie School. On Tuesday, just an hour before Barack Obama was sworn…
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HIGHTSTOWN: Revaluation riles Wyckoff’s Mill
By Sean Ruppert, Staff Writer HIGHTSTOWN More than 30 angry residents of the Wyckoff’s Mill development descended on Tuesday’s Borough Council meeting to protest the recent property revaluation that is expected to boost their taxes. Leaders of the development’s condominium association took turns questioning the methods of the revaluation after a brief explanation of…
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RHS track squads earn several medals at Group I Relays
By: Kyle Moylan Sports Editor The Robbinsville High School boys and girls track teams competed in the NJSIAA Group I State Relay Championships, held this past Sunday in Toms River, and managed to come away with several medals. The boys team of Ryan Lee, Julian Jiggetts, Tim Brazelton and Nick Lachman placed third…
