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Estelle M. Sullivan
Estelle M. Sullivan, 87, died Thursday, May 1, at the University Medical Center at Princeton. Ms. Sullivan was born in Brooklyn, N.Y., and raised in Kew Gardens, Queens, N.Y., where she lived most of her life until moving to Rossmoor in 1985. She was a supervisor for Manufacturers Hanover Bank, currently J.P. Morgan Chase, in…
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ACLU reception for key attorney May 15
Steven R. Shapiro, national legal director of the American Civil Liberties Union, knows the residents of New Jersey well. Or at least three former residents — U.S. Supreme Court Justices Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Antonin Scalia and Samuel Alito — whose opinions he regularly analyzes. On Thursday, May 15, in Princeton, the ACLU of…
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Monroe Township Council trims school spending plan
By Davy James, Staff Writer MONROE — Thanks to a reduction in premiums for employee health care benefits and the ability to do in-house professional development training, taxpayers can expect to pay about $12 less in school taxes than originally expected, according to school officials. The Township Council decided Monday to cut $515,000 from the…
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Department and fries say farewell to fire chief
Chief James Beebe died Saturday at Saint Peter’s University. By Maria Prato-Gaines, Staff Writer MONROE — James Beebe was the type of man who always came to the rescue. And that, said his wife Valerie, is one reason he was so respected in his community and why he was born to be a great fireman.…
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Henry Avallone
ROBBINSVILLE Henry (Hank) L. Avallone, 65, died Sunday at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital at Hamilton. Born in Philadelphia, he had been an area resident the past 39 years, the last 14 years in Robbinsville. A parishioner and member of the Holy Name Society at St. Raphael-Holy Angels Parish, he was a graduate of…
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Jeanne M. DiLucca
Jeanne M. (Mignin) DiLucca, 72, died Monday, May 5, at Southern Ocean County Hospital in Manahawkin. Born in Pau, France, Ms. DiLucca lived in East Windsor and Greenbriar at Whittingham before moving to Egg harbor in 2006. She was devoted to her family and her passion was spending time with and caring for her three…
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Martin Salmanowitz
Martin Salmanowitz, 86, died Friday, May 2, at his residence in Monroe. Born in Brooklyn, N.Y., and raised in Hightstown, Mr. Salmanowitz lived in Edison for more than 40 years before moving to Monroe 21 years ago. Mr. Salmanowitz was the owner of Sleep Rite Furniture in Edison for more than 30 years. He was…
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Annual auction had much help
Beverly Berkley of Solebury School Solebury School’s Head of School John Brown, along with faculty and staff, offer heartfelt thanks to local businesses, particularly in the New Hope, Lambertville, Buckingham and Doylestown area, for donating generously to the school’s annual auction. This year, the auction raised more than $130,000, a record amount in the 20…
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Willard Carson Jr.
TRENTON Willard R. Carson Jr., 91, died Sunday. His relatives came from Europe in the 1600s and founded Hightstown and Carson’s Mills. Born in Trenton, Mr. Carson retired as a locomotive engine man in 1978 after 37 years of service on Conrail (formerly the Pennsylvania Railroad and Penn Central). For 24 years, he was…
