Category: archives
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Volunteers pack donations for troops stationed overseas
by Mary Ellen Zangara, Special Writer Operation Shoebox New Jersey has just commemorated its third anniversary of helping U.S. servicemen and women in Iraq and Afghanistan by packing and shipping 1,017 packages of helpful snacks and supplies, Saturday. The event at the Veterans of Foreign War Post 2290 on Washington Avenue in Manville brought out…
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Resident suggests safety notice be visible around town
Bill Becker, Province Line Road The Police Blotter piece "Shoppers: be aware of wallet theft" (Jan. 31 issue) is an excellent, useful summary of the local problem with wallet theft and the numerous actions one is required to take when this occurs (as it did with a member of our family back in 2005; it…
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Local GOP supports change
In November 2006, I wrote a letter about the Mayor Gambatese’s telling a whopper of an untruth about the widening of Route 1 — namely that it would commence within two or three years. This colossal fabrication was uttered during the political debate immediately preceding the 2006 election. This was followed in early 2007 by…
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THE STATE WE’RE IN: The Highlands plan —- it’s all about water
By Michele Byers When you turn on the faucet, do you know where your water comes from? If you live in northern or central New Jersey, chances are that all or part of it originates from the Highlands, a rugged, scenic, 1,250-square-mile region in the northwestern part of the state. More than 5.4 million residents…
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Agnes Rinyu
MONTROSE, Pa. Agnes Rinyu died Jan. 29 at Endless Mountain Hospital, Montrose, Pa., just 11 days before her 96th birthday. She was born Feb. 9, 1912, and lived in Trenton most of her life until moving to Maryville, Tenn., in 2004, and then to Montrose in 2006 to live near her family. Ms. Rinyu…
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Rhythm and Blues tests riding instruction system
Kirstin Jakober, 6, of Allentown, wears a helmet fitted with a sensor used for tracking a rider’s positioning. She is getting ready to ride a mare named Glory at Rhythm and Blues Stables. Staff photo by Phil McAuliffe.
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Workshop offers gang awareness
by Davy James, Staff Writer South Brunswick officials say there’s no evidence that gangs have infiltrated the township’s schools, but school administrators learned what types of clothing, colors and graffiti to watch out for to keep it that way. In an effort to spot and neutralize the presence of gangs in local schools, administrators from…
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The wheels on the Rutgers bus stop for science
By Mary Ellen Zangara Special Writer Alexander Batcho Intermediate School sixth-grader Richard Ocasio gave some high praise to a science class he participated in on the Rutgers Science Explorer bus, recently. ”It was cool and I really had fun,” he said. “It was better that I thought.” The bus parked at the school for two…
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Robert Hillard Bennett
CHESTERFIELD Robert Hillard Bennett, 84, died Saturday at the Bath Veteran’s Hospital in Bath, N.Y. Born in Philadelphia, Pa., he resided in Chesterfield for the past 45 years. Mr. Bennett served in the Merchant Marines and then entered into the U.S. Army during World War II and served with the 104th Infantry Yankee Division.…
