Category: archives
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Montgomery Banister
Former Montgomery resident NEWVILLE, Pa. — Montgomery Banister died Saturday at Carlisle Regional Medical Center. He was 86. He was a former Montgomery Township resident. A graduate of the Webb Institute, Mr. Banister was a naval architect for J.J. Henry Co. of New York City. He traveled the world extensively as a ship designer.…
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Arie Peters
Owned Montgomery nursery EAST AMWELL — Arie Peters died Sunday at Rolling Hills Care Center, Clinton. He was 85. Born in Hazerswoude, Netherlands, he moved to New Jersey in 1951 and was a resident of Montgomery for over 40 years. He owned and operated Arie Peters Nursery in Montgomery for many years. He received…
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COAH legislation signed by governor
By Audrey Levine Staff Writer Despite strong reservations from the New Jersey League of Municipalities and towns throughout the state, Gov. Jon Corzine signed legislation July 17 that amends the previously approved affordable housing third round regulations submitted by the Council on Affordable Housing (COAH). ”We’re disappointed that the governor made that decision,” Committeeman Carl…
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F. Donald VanHorn
F. Donald “Smoky” VanHorn, 82, of Titusville died Sunday at the Compassionate Care Hospice, Hamilton. Born in Trenton, he was a lifelong Titusville area resident. He was retired from Eggomatic Corp. in Pennington where he was a sheet metal worker. He was a radio man in the U.S. Navy Air Corps, serving in the Pacific…
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Three-car accident knocks out power
By Geoffrey Wertime, Staff Writer EAST WINDSOR A three-car accident blocked traffic for two hours and knocked out power to 444 homes Saturday night on Route 130, sending one driver to the hospital for the night, according to officials. Maaji Dixon, 32, of Harrington Circle, Willingboro, was taken by East Windsor District 1 Rescue…
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Former soccer coordinator sentenced to life probation
By Audrey Levine Staff Writer Former township recreation soccer coordinator and supervisor Richard Kwaak, of Revere Court, was sentenced Friday to supervised probation for life and is being required to register under the state’s Megan’s Law, after he pled guilty to aggravated sexual assault and endangering the welfare of a child in 2003. According to…
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Francis J. Brady
Son lives in Montgomery LAWRENCE — Francis J. Brady died Sunday at Morris Hall at St. Joseph’s Skilled Nursing Center. He was 95. Born in the Bronx, N.Y., he lived there until 1940, then moved to Bayside Queens, and in 2001 moved to Lawrence. He retired in 1978 after 45 years at the Federal…
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Local priest charged with groping teenager
By Eileen Oldfield Staff Writer Christ the King Church Assistant Pastor Tomasz A. Zielinski, 31, a Polish citizen, has been removed from church duties after being charged with simple assault July 11 for allegedly groping a 16-year-old girl. The incident allegedly occurred during a July 5 LOT Polish Airlines flight from Warsaw, Poland, to Newark…
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School’s out, except for district’s teachers
By Eileen Oldfield Staff Writer It’s back to the classroom a month early for Manville teachers, when summer classes aimed at furthering teaching skills begin this August. According to curriculum office personnel, teachers can still enroll for the optional summer courses, and a final number on enrollment is unavailable. ”We generally have pretty good attendance,”…
