Category: archives
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Richard Joseph Mikovsky, 83,
died Saturday December 6, 2008, at Capital Health Systems with his family at his side. Born and raised in Trenton, NJ, he graduated from Trenton High School in 1942. As a young man he attended midshipmen’s school at Cornell University and later served first in the Naval Reserve, and then in the Navy aboard the…
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EDITORIAL: Remove final barrier to equality
A state panel has issued a report that makes it clear that New Jersey should join Massachusetts and Connecticut and make same-sex marriage legal. The New Jersey Civil Union Review Commission, which issued its report on Dec. 10, has found that civil unions have failed to address fully the concerns raised by the state Supreme…
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MANVILLE: Smaller turnout at second session for public on next superintendent
By Eileen Oldfield Staff Writer The three residents attending the New Jersey School Boards’ Association second public input session for Manville’s superintendent search theorized the combination of rainy weather and holiday shopping kept resident away from the Dec. 11 session. New Jersey School Boards Association representative Gwen Thorton led the meeting, which was held in…
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LETTER: Policing rental car companies
I was the grandmother of Najeeb Green-Lewis, 12, of Winslow Township. He was killed on May 3, 2007, by a hit-and-run, drunk driver. The driver, with a suspended license was able to rent a car through Enterprise. There is civil suit against the bar and Enterprise, but on Oct. 31, Enterprise filed a Motion…
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TANGENTS: Familiar face becomes managing editor
By John Saccenti, managing editor Hello again everybody, I’m still here. Since 2001, I have been this paper’s news editor. Before that I was a staff writer for five years, working out of our humble offices in Dayton. During my time there I covered Cranbury, Jamesburg, Monroe, South Brunswick and even North Brunswick. I’ve written…
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LAWRENCE: Creating a community of caring
Two Lawrence High School graduates gather volunteers for local service projects By Lea Kahn, Staff Writer Best friends since childhood, Lawrence residents Justin Freedman and A.J. Ernst often engage in some friendly competition — who has spent the most time helping others or who has tutored the most children. Mr. Ernst, who is a…
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HILLSBOROUGH: Cope Court family returns home after chimney fire extinguished
By Audrey Levine Staff Writer No injuries were reported after police were called to a chimney fire reported in a home on Cope Court at 10:19 p.m. Friday. Police said they observed heavy smoke condition and flames in the upper portion of the chimney, but the fire was contained and did not affect most of…
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Jean Koske
Jean Koske, 84, died Dec. 15 at Care One Nursing Home in Ewing. Born in Hopewell, Mrs. Koske has been a resident of Pennington for many years. She was a corporate treasurer with Independent Bank, now known a Bank of America, and spent time at the Hollow Brook Senior Center in Ewing. Mrs. Koske is…
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Lighting up hope in Lawrence
Members of the Lawrenceville School community purchased and lit nearly 100 candles along Main Street on Sunday, Dec. 14, at dusk, in support of Womanspace’s seventh annual Communities of Light (COL). COL is the largest single project in Mercer County designed to benefit victims and survivors of domestic violence and sexual assault. The lighting…
