Category: archives
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Police Beat
FLORENCE Samuel E. Covington, 25, of Florence, was charged with possession of less than 50 grams of marijuana and possession of an open container of alcohol in a motor vehicle just after midnight on March 7. Police said he was seen getting into a car on Alden Avenue after engaging in what police…
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Mildred Titzel
CHESTERFIELD Mildred Frances Titzel, 85, died at Hamilton Continuing Care. Born in Springfield, Missouri, daughter of the late Walter Marvin Wyett and Edith Jane Meldrum Wyett, she had been a teletype operator for the Associated Press News Organization in Des Moines, Iowa. Wife of the late Emory Keyes Titzel, and sister of the late…
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Bunny hop
Saturday, March 15 — The Downtown Bordentown Association of Bordentown City will sponsor a bunny hop from 1 to 5 p.m. in conjunction with local businesses. Participating businesses will hand out eggs filled with candy and prizes. For more information, call 609-298-4456.
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March 13, 2008
Kathleen Lyden Kathleen “Mama Tul” Lyden died suddenly Sunday at Capital Health System’s Fuld Campus, Trenton. She was 53. Born in Trenton, she was a life long Lawrence Township resident. Mrs. Lyden was a graduate of Notre Dame High School, class of 1973. She was a member of St. Michael’s R. C. Church for the…
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Drug testing talks continue as board addresses concerns
By Jessica Ercolino, Staff Writer UPPER FREEHOLD Allentown High School will host a national expert on school drug policies next week to give parents and students the opportunity to learn more about the district’s proposed random drug testing policy. Christine Steffner, of the Office of National Drug Control Policy, a component of the Executive…
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County commission to salute two from Hillsborough
By Audrey Levine Staff Writer With Women’s History Month well under way, the county is taking a night to celebrate the accomplishments of nine women, whose contributions hit very close to home. Somerset County’s Commission on the Status of Women will honor these county residents at a special dinner Friday at the Martinsville Inn, in…
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MHS jayvee girls made progress on court
Anna Isachenko makes her move to the basket during a Manville High jayvee girls’ basketball game. Photo by Mary Ellen Zangara
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Holiday has modern parallels
by Sean Ruppert, Staff Writer The story of the Jewish holiday Purim holds many parallels to the stories of modern political leaders, according to B’nai Tikvah Rabbi Robert Wolkoff. The holiday occurs this year on March 20, and celebrates the freeing of the Jews from genocide in ancient Persia. The story revolves around Queen Esther,…
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THE STATE WE’RE IN: Help rekindle love of nature in children
By Michele Byers What if you woke up one spring morning to silence? No bird songs, calls or trills. That’s what happened 50 years ago all over rural and suburban communities in America, when the overuse of highly toxic pesticides killed millions of birds. Rachel Carson, biologist and author, brought the public’s attention to this…
