Category: archives
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Maria E. Janhofer
Worked for German publisher MONTGOMERY — Maria E. Janhofer died Monday at Hunterdon Medical Center in Flemington after a long battle with breast cancer. She was 49. Born on in Lahn, Germany, after high school she was the only member of her family to leave home and go to the university, finishing with a…
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Irene Cornish
Daughter formerly of Princeton HILLSBOROUGH — Irene Cornish died Tuesday at Somerset Medical Center, Somerville. She was 89. She worked many years in the finance department of AT&T. Born in Jersey City, she grew up in Manville and lived in Piscataway before moving to Hillsborough 25 years ago. She was an active member of…
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Marjorie M. Jaeger
Long career in real estate Marjorie M. Jaeger of Princeton died Tuesday at home. She was 88. Born in Weehawken, she lived in Connecticut, New York City and Maryland before moving to Princeton in 1961. She worked in the real estate business in Princeton for over 40 years, retiring in December, 2006. She was…
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Flooding forces closing of Quaker Road, River Road, Griggstown Causeway
Quaker Road between Mercer Road and Province Line Road was closed by Princeton Township Police at about 12:30 p.m. today, Wednesday. The road typically floods during heavy rains at the point it crosses Stony Brook. Griggstown Causeway was closed due to flooding by the Montgomery Township Police Department about 2:10 p.m. today. River Road between…
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"Arranged" at the library on Thursday
The Independent Films @ Your Library series at the Lawrence Library, 2751 Brunswick Pike (Business Route 1), continues at 7 p.m. with "Arranged." Shot on location in Brooklyn, this film is about two smart and beautiful women trying to hold on to their family and religious traditions in a modern world. Registration encouraged. Also at…
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Hightstown meeting takes toll on governor
By Matt Chiappardi, Staff Writer HIGHTSTOWN — He fielded questions from about 500 perturbed residents who filled the high school auditorium and were skeptical about his plan. The metal detectors vetting those audience members broke down, delaying his meeting by about 40 minutes. He was confronted by state Republicans who publicly challenged his proposal, characterizing…
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BREAKING: Wal-Mart abandons plans for location in Lawrence
Retail giant cites ‘shift in the company’s growth strategy’ By Lea Kahn, Staff Writer Wal-Mart has decided to pull the plug on a planned store at 1060-1100 Spruce St., less than six months after obtaining the township Planning Board’s approval to build a 143,233-square-foot store on the 23.5-acre property. Wal-Mart officials made the announcement that…
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Mary C. Labow
Former Princeton resident EWING — Mary Cohen Labow died Tuesday. She was 99. She was a former resident of Princeton and Scarsdale, N.Y. Mrs. Labow was active for many years in Hadassah, B’nai B’rith Women and temple affairs. She is survived by her son, Marshall Labow of Stamford, Conn.; daughter Arlene Hauser of Princeton;…
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29 Days: George Washington Carver
“No individual has any right to come into the world and go out of it without leaving behind him distinct and legitimate reasons for having passed through it.” —George Washington Carver, inventor and educator, (1864-1943) Source: African American Quotations by Richard Newman, Checkmark Books, an imprint of Facts on File, Inc., New York, N.Y., copyright…
