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Forum for school board candidates set April 2
Seven Hopewell Township candidates are vying for three three-year terms The Hopewell Valley League of Women Voters will hold its annual School Board Candidates’ Forum on April 2. The 90-minute debate will begin at 7:30 p.m. in the TV studio at Hopewell Valley Central High School, Pennington-Titusville Road, Hopewell Township. Only Hopewell Township seats are…
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Charles J. Cook
TRENTON Charles J. Cook Jr., 63, died suddenly March 3 at his residence. Born in Trenton where he was a lifelong resident, he was a U.S. Army veteran having served with the Dental-Medical Corps stationed in Europe. His current position was bus depot master with New Jersey Transit and with the former Mercer Metro…
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Church to have flea market
Saint Andrew’s Church in Lambertville will hold its first flea market of 2008 Saturday, March 15, from 8 a.m. to mid-afternoon. Items of countless sizes, shapes, vintages and uses will be on tables stretching the length of the Main Street lawn. If the weather is bad, the sale will take place inside the church. The…
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Lidia Csapo
LIGONIER, Pa. Lidia Csapo, 88, formerly of Cream Ridge and the Trenton area, died March 6 at the Bethlen Home in Ligonier, Pa. where she lived for the last three years. Born in Takacsi, Hungary, daughter of the late Denes and Julia Barca Varjas, she came to this country in 1957 and settled in…
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South Brunswick High School Honor Roll — 9th and 10th
South Brunswick High School is pleased to announce the names of students in the 9th and 10th grades who have earned academic honors during the second marking period. The high-honors distinction is awarded to students who maintained a grade point average of 4.0 or higher for a quarter. Students who have maintained a grade point…
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Ratables chase is a myth
Joe Mollica of Robbinsville To the editor: It is unfortunate that Mayor Fried and the Township Council believe the best way to ease the property tax burden in Robbinsville is to promote economic development along Route 130. It is well-known that the “ratables chase” is a myth, since it has never been demonstrated anywhere that…
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Melissa Derevlany
WESTAMPTON Melissa (Smith) Derevlany, 47, died March 3 at Virtua Memorial Hospital in Mount Holly. Born in Waterbury, Conn., she was a resident of Westampton since 1990 and formerly of North Hanover Township. Daughter of the late William J. Derevlany, she is survived by her mother, Dorothy Derevlany of Westampton; a sister, Valerie Connolly…
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Pony rides planned at Howell
DOWN ON THE FARM Children will be riding high at Howell Living History Farm on March 15 when the farm’s big workhorses will be drafted for “pony ride” duty. Riders will not sit on saddles, nor will they ride bareback, but will sit atop fully harnessed, three-quarter ton workhorses. The horses won’t mind, according to…
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Elizabeth Krochta
NEW BERN, N.C. Elizabeth M. Krochta died March 2 at Craven Regional Medical Center, New Bern, N.C. She was 76. Born in Mt. Pocono, Pa., she lived in Manville 1956 to 1994, retiring to Riverview, Fla., then to New Bern for the last 11 years. Mrs. Krochta had worked for Baker & Taylor of…
