Category: archives
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Salvatore J. Lanzetta
PRINCETON TOWNSHIP Salvatore J. “Sal” Lanzetta, 54, died at his home Saturday. Born in Princeton Borough, he was a lifelong resident of Princeton Township. A 1973 graduate of Princeton High School, he enrolled at Lincoln Tech in Pennsylvania to obtain his certification as an auto mechanic. Mr. Lanzetta worked as an auto mechanic for…
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HIGHTSTOWN: Boro eyes ‘more realistic’ housing numbers
By Matt Chiappardi, Staff Writer HIGHTSTOWN — State housing projections, and thus Council on Affordable Housing requirements, for the borough during the next decade are “irrational,” says Borough Planner Tamara Lee. And the Planning Board agrees, solidifying that sentiment by voting 9-0 Monday to introduce a draft of revisions Ms. Lee made to the borough’s…
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Arthur “Dick” H. Clark
Arthur “Dick” Horace Clark, 90, a lifelong resident of Pennington, died Nov. 12. Mr. Clark was a graduate of the Hopewell Township public school system. He was a self-taught landscape architect who worked for 36 years at the former Howe Nurseries in Pennington, after which he began his own landscaping business. He began his career…
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Martha S. Cooke
APOPKA, Fla. Martha S. Cooke, 85, of Apopka, Fla. died Nov. 5. Born in Cranbury, she lived most of her life in Hightstown before moving to Apopka in 1988. She was a bank teller. Preceded in death by her husband, George, she is survived by sons John Cooke and wife Vicki of Vero Beach,…
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SPOTLIGHT: Adath Israel welcomes Torah
Adath Israel Congregation celebrated a “momentous” occasion in its community life on Nov. 2 with the completion and dedication of a new Torah, the sacred scroll that contains the first five books of the Bible, including, as Jews believe, the revelation of the law of God. The joyous dedication ceremony was enriched with…
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MANVILLE: Boro drops parking lot plans after complaints
by Audrey Levine, Staff Writer In a true reflection of the democratic process, borough residents expressed a concern and the Borough Council made a change. After hearing Colorado Avenue residents’ complaints Monday about a new parking lot being built in Memorial Park, and speaking to them after the Borough Council meeting, Borough Clerk Phil Petrone…
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HIGHTSTOWN: Planners like Habitat plan
By Matt Chiappardi, Staff Writer HIGHTSTOWN — The Planning Board indicated its general support this week for Habitat for Humanity’s plans to build its first borough house. The organization wants to buy two lots — 246 and 250 S. Academy St., the latter of which is owned by the borough — and build a two-family…
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MANVILLE: Bingo! It’s breakfast time
Helen and Bill Thomasfski join Betty Bootby in checking their bingo cards. Photo by Mary Ellen Zangara
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SOUTH BRUNSWICK: Three honored for generosity
by Sean Ruppert, Staff Writer Three South Brunswick residents were recognized for their generous and community oriented activities this month with the 17th Annual Barry Indik Memorial Award. Bill and Peggy Richardson, of Monmouth Junction, and Peter Sisco, of Kendall Park, were all honored with the award at a ceremony at Charlie Brown’s Steakhouse on…
