Category: archives
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SOUTH BRUNSWICK: Friends and colleagues remember Dawn Smith
By Davy James, Staff Writer South Brunswick suffered a loss last week when it said goodbye to a woman whose passion and generosity for her family, friends and her town can’t be measured. Dawn Smith, 53, of Monmouth Junction, died Dec. 16 at the University Medical Center at Princeton. Ms. Smith was a former chair…
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SOUTH BRUNSWICK: Brush pick eliminated
By Davy James, Staff Writer Residents will now have to go a little bit farther than their curbs to throw away brush from their yards. The Middlesex County dump is no longer accepting brush, which means the township will no longer be picking up bags of it on garbage day. ”This is not our decision,…
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SOUTH BRUNSWICK: Bill targets COAH amendments
By Maria Prato-Gaines and Davy James, Staff Writers State Sen. Bill Baroni (R-Middlesex) has introduced legislation aimed at amending the affordable housing growth share and challenging the Council on Affordable Housing warehouse-to-job ratios. South Brunswick officials said they welcome a challenge to the current formula. ”We believe in COAH, but the obligation is just too…
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SOUTH BRUNSWICK: Aunt fights in nephew’s memory
By Davy James, Staff Writer The road has been long and difficult, and there are still many miles left to go, but Monica Durrell’s quest to make the roads safer finally may reach a conclusion in 2009. The former Monmouth Junction resident has been trying for the last few years to hold rental car companies…
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CENTRAL JERSEY: State lawmaker would like to eat up "doughnut" towns
Local reaction mixed to Gusciora’s planned bill By Matt Chiappardi, Staff Writer The days of tiny boroughs surrounded by larger townships in the state may be numbered if one area state legislator has his way. Assemblyman Reed Gusciora, D-15th, says he will be proposing legislation in January that would merge so-called “doughnut communities” pairs…
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NEW HOPE: Bucks artist’s ornament adorns White House tree
LisaBeth Weber is one of 369 artists who were asked, at the request of the White House, to create ornaments for the tree By Linda Seida, Staff Writer This Christmas, a piece of Bucks County hangs on the White House Christmas tree. New Hope artist LisaBeth Weber is one of 369 artists from around the…
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SENIOR MENUS, Dec. 25
All meals are served at noon at Hibernia Apartments in Lambertville. The value of each meal is $4.75. Any amount donated over this is a tax-deductible contribution. All menus are subject to change and include milk and margarine. The sodium-controlled menu is the same unless otherwise noted. Thursday, Dec. 25 — Closed for Christmas.…
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MANVILLE: Project draws on seniors’ nascent artistic skills
Whitehouse resident Bob Forner applies paint to a section of a print. Staff photo by Audrey Levine
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MANVILLE: Project draws on seniors’ nascent artistic skills
Instructor Colleen Shull shows the completed project. Staff photo by Audrey Levine
