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MERCER COUNTY: Big numbers spur advice for voters
Vote early, by absentee ballot, or expect long lines. That was the message from Mercer County this week, where 218,397 residents have registered to vote, an increase of 23,900 over a year ago. Statewide, more than 575,000 new voters have registered in 2008, with the total number of registered voters in New Jersey as of…
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MANVILLE: Athletics reorg may not benefit teams here
By Eileen Oldfield Staff Writer MANVILLE — Bigger may not be better for Manville High School athletes, if the New Jersey Interscholastic Athletic Association’s (NJSIAA) realignment pits the school’s sports teams against more teams from larger schools. But that’s just what might happen when a realignment of more than 200 high schools in northern and…
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JAMESBURG: Voters give library a reprieve
By Davy James, Staff Writer JAMESBURG — The Jamesburg Public Library was saved by the public on Tuesday, as voters chose to continue municipal funding to keep the library open. The referendum to discontinue funding, maintenance and control of the library was defeated by a margin of 959 to 564. ”We want to thank the…
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CRANBURY: Family remembers a loving daughter
By Maria Prato-Gaines, Staff Writer CRANBURY — On the eve of her 16th birthday, surrounded by her family, Helene Cody lay sedated in a hospital bed in the pediatric ward of the St. Luke’s Roosevelt Hospital in New York City, about to bestow the only gift she had left to give to the world. Despite…
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MANVILLE: Like father, like son
Brendan Amos joins father at fire company MANVILLE — October, Fire Prevention Month, has a special meaning for Immaculata High School senior Brendan Amos of Manville, who now serves a probationary firefighter for the Somerset 25 Fire Station. Two years ago, Amos joined the Station, which features a tribute to IHS Alumni and former Somerset…
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LAWRENCE: ‘Walking school bus’ advocates to try again
Lawrenceville Elementary School is being considered as the pilot site for a "walking school bus" program. Staff photo by Mark Czajkowski
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WEST AMWELL: Students have fun ‘After the Bell’
By Linda Seida, Staff Writer WEST AMWELL — “Alien guts!” The boys and girls in the after-school class at West Amwell Elementary School shouted out what they had made. With huge smiles on their faces, they squished the pastel blue, green and, occasionally peach, globs through their fingers, held them up to their cheeks or…
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EAST WINDSOR: Trial set for 2006 stabbing defendant
TRENTON — The murder trial of an East Windsor man charged in 2006 with stabbing a woman with whom he lived is scheduled to start Dec. 1, said a county prosecutor’s office spokeswoman. Donald Zampini, 70, of Wyndmoor Drive, is charged with the stabbing death of 63-year-old Barbara Morris with a household knife.…
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ROBBINSVILLE: Officials OK Hindu temple
By Geoffrey Wertime, Staff Writer ROBBINSVILLE — The Planning Board has unanimously approved a proposal for a five-building Hindu worship complex after an extended presentation that took two board meetings. The board held a special meeting Oct. 29, which finished a presentation that began a week earlier and also saw the public hearing and vote…
