Category: archives
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Violet Yaworski
FLORENCE Violet Mocan Yaworski, 93, of Roebling died Dec. 23 at the Lutheran Care Home at Moorestown. Mrs. Yaworski was born in Roebling, the daughter of the late George and Florence Mocan. She resided in Roebling and was formerly of Edgewater Park, Cinnaminson and Burlington. She was a member of St. Mary’s Romanian Byzantine…
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KENDALL PARK: Murder charges for local man
By Davy James, Staff Writer A Kendall Park resident is facing murder charges following the shooting death of his business partner in a North Brunswick deli on Dec. 15. Raymond Troxell, 49, of Christopher Avenue, and Frank Marsh, 44, of Lower Macungie, Pa., were arrested Dec. 18 without incident and charged with the murder of…
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BORDENTOWN TOWNSHIP: Economy tops town’s concerns
By Geoffrey Wertime, Staff Writer BORDENTOWN TOWNSHIP The future is murky for the new year, said Mayor Bruce Hill. ”I’m not very optimistic about 2009,” he said. “I know last year was a very difficult time budget wise, and I don’t think it’ll be any better in 2009. The economy is really going to…
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LAWRENCE: Bus schedule could change under cost-saving measures
By Lea Kahn, Staff Writer The school bell may ring a little later for some students and a little earlier for others in the fall as school district officials ponder revising the school bus transportation schedule to rein in budget costs. School district officials have said they want to bring in a flat budget…
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BORDENTOWN CITY: Resident to advise governor
By Geoffrey Wertime, Staff Writer Political service may not always be his full-time career, but for now Bordentown City native Josh Zeitz is fully immersed in that world, since Gov. Jon S. Corzine recently appointed him senior policy adviser. The appointment was announced Dec. 15, though Mr. Zeitz said he has been at work since…
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LAWRENCE: Solar facility temporarily closed
By Lea Kahn, Staff Writer EPV Solar Inc., which has its headquarters on Bakers Basin Road, closed its manufacturing and research facilities in Lawrence and Hamilton for two weeks for preventative maintenance, beginning Dec. 22. The shutdown also is part of a cost-cutting measure because of the tight credit market, but about 75 percent…
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PARENTING PEARLS: Rescue puppy may have family’s name on it
By Mae Sakharov, Special Writer Barack Obama is about to be inaugurated as president of the United States this Jan. 20. As many are aware, he promised his daughters a puppy that will arrive this spring after they are settled in their new home. Discussions about what kind of a puppy and where to get…
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’70s Icons
‘Gran Torino’ and ‘Frost/Nixon’ offer insight and entertainment, but not the truth By Elise Nakhnikian “ARE you really saying the president can do something illegal?” David Frost (Michael Sheen) asks Richard Nixon (Frank Langella) in Frost/Nixon. ”I’m saying that when the president does it, that means that it is not illegal!” says Nixon. Spoken like…
