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A weekend of music and giving
by Madeleine Johnson, Social Editor Westminster Choir College in Princeton is gearing up for its third annual weekend of musical celebration and charitable donations, and it’s all thanks to a Kendall Park woman’s big ideas. Betty Stoloff, a professor at the college, first hatched her idea for the New Jersey Music Teachers Association Performathon —…
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Committee tapped for sesquicentennial plans
By Jessica Ercolino, Staff Writer ROBBINSVILLE — Planning for the township’s 150th anniversary celebration, which will take place early in 2009, is under way — despite a disagreement at the Township Council’s Jan. 24 meeting. Officials raised concerns about a proposed ad hoc committee placed on the agenda posted on Jan. 22, but not on…
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DISPATCHES: Get ready to vote
by Hank Kalet, Managing Editor In five days, New Jersey voters will finally get their say on who should be the next occupant of the White House. The Garden State will be one of 22 states on Tuesday holding primaries and caucuses whose outcome could offer a clearer picture of which two candidates might be…
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Rosina Lyden
HAMILTON SQUARE Rosina “Rose” Lyden, 91, died Friday at the Jefferson University Hospital, Philadelphia. Born in Trenton, she was a lifelong area resident. Daughter of the late Bellisario and Angelina Elcuteri Magrelli, wife of the late John G. Lyden, sister to the late Tony, Domenic, John and Albert Magrelli and Viola Bartolomei and grandmother…
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Elizabeth Bajzath
FLORENCE Elizabeth Bajzath, 88, of Florence died Saturday at Marcella Center in Burlington Township. Born in Czechoslovakia, Ms. Bajzath was the daughter of the late James and Elizabeth Nagy Bajzath and resided in Florence Township since 1937. She was a retired sewing machine operator, employed by Atlantic Products. Ms. Bajzath was also employed by…
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POLICE BLOTTER
Charles B. Norway, 26, of Haran Avenue, was charged with theft of property at 8:08 a.m. Jan. 23, after a Haran Avenue resident reported seeing him take two ladders from a house on that street, police said. Police reported confirming the theft, and transported Mr. Norway to Somerset County Jail after processing. A North Seventh…
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Annual Catholic Schools Week celebrated at Christ the King
Christ the King School in Manville launched Catholic Schools Week, the annual celebration of Catholic schools and their contribution to communities and the nation, Jan. 27 through Feb. 2, with a Mass at Christ the King Church, Sunday. For more than three decades, the nation’s Catholic schools have spent the last week of January recalling…
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Things to Do
Feb. 1 Jazz Café: Dominick De Francesco, jazz saxophonist, will be performing with his Jazz Organ Quartet. 8 p.m. at the Herb Eckert Auditorium in the South Brunswick Municipal Complex, Ridge Road. Admission is $5, including refreshments. All are welcome. For more information, call 732-329-4000, ext. 7635, or e-mail [email protected]. Feb. 2 Groundhog Day celebration:…
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Recreation wrestlers on a roll
Team beats Bound Brook The Manville Recreation wrestlers traveled to Bound Brook this past Saturday and had a great day. All the kids from start to finish were the aggressors, which resulted in 16 first period takedowns. Starting at 45 pounds, Colin Breese had numerous takedown attempts and kept the crowd on their feet the…
