Category: archives
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MANVILLE: ABIS musical to put storybook wolf on trial
by Mary Ellen Zangara, Special Writer Students at Alexander Batcho Intermediate School will be putting the big, bad wolf of fairy tales on trial next week, with audiences rendering the verdict in “The Big Bad Musical.” The play uses childhood story characters to create the storyline: The characters, having had their fill of the wolf’s…
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HIGHTSTOWN: EDC, not mayor, wants panel expansion
Chairman wants growth despite resignations By Vic Monaco, Managing Editor HIGHTSTOWN — The chairman of the depleted Economic Development Committee says it was the EDC, not Mayor Bob Patten, that requested the local panel be expanded. Bill Gilmore also says that despite membership dropping from a full complement of seven full members to three by…
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MANVILLE: National Honor Society adds 19 at high school
by Mary Ellen Zangara, Special Writer Former Manville High School Principal Mary McLoughlin traveled from Clinton to address and welcome the 19 students inducted into the National Honor Society Nov. 20 with parents, students and staff attending. ”It is a privilege to speak here tonight to the finest students at Manville High School,” Ms. McLoughlin,…
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Obituaries-Nov. 27, 2008
Robert Shoemaker MERCERVILLE — Robert H. Shoemaker, 78, died Sunday, Nov. 16, at the Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Hamilton. Born and raised in Lambertville, he moved to Mercerville in1983. He was a member of St. John the Evangelist Roman Catholic Church, the Toscanni American Legion Post 120 and the Hibernia Fire Company, all in…
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LAMBERTVILLE: Neighbors complain about farm’s ‘rotten yogurt’ smell
By Linda Seida, Staff Writer WEST AMWELL — The aromas of roasted turkey and pumpkin pie are not the only thing wafting through the air in the township. ”It’s an awful smell we all get around here,” said Vic Peccarelli, of Mount Airy-Harbourton Road. “Personally, I’m a little tired of it. It’s disgusting. It’s garbage.…
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EDITORIAL: Give thanks for what and who are with us
As we approach what will be for many a long winter of discontent, there are still reasons to embrace Thanksgiving’s message of thankfulness. Some meals may be a bit meager, with uncertainties about work and the economy weighing heavily, but it’s still a chance to bask in the warmth of family. Thanksgiving is one of…
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SOUTH BRUNSWICK:SBHS graduate returns from war zone
by Sean Ruppert, Staff Writer When Matthew Benjamin’s job sends him out on an assignment, he doesn’t have the luxury of knowing exactly when he’ll be returning. Sgt. Benjamin, 22, of Dayton, joined the U.S. Air Force shortly after his graduation from South Brunswick High School in 2004. He has been deployed three times since…
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SOUTH BRUNSWICK: Bell ringers needed for kettle drive
by Sean Ruppert, Staff Writer It is the season for giving, and the local chapter of the Salvation Army is asking residents to give a little of their time to help those in need. The South Brunswick service unit of the international charity is seeking volunteers to watch the stations during its annual kettle drive,…
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LAMBERTVILLE: Food bags given to 400 families
By Linda Seida, Staff Writer LAMBERTVILLE — They may have traveled different paths to get there, but a wide variety of people have all ended up at the Fisherman’s Mark food pantry this holiday season. The number of families in need is higher than ever. Some are single parents who work a full-time job or…
