Category: archives
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Former council candidate mulls taxpayer-paid funding
Falk Engel spoke to Clean Elections Committee on Jan. 9 By Lea Kahn, Staff Writer Funding municipal elections with taxpayers’ dollars — proposed as another step on the road to campaign finance reform — may run headlong into problems because of potential conflicts with the U.S. Constitution and state law. That was the message delivered…
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EDITORIAL: Corzine’s plan deserves a fair hearing
Judging from the early reception his financial restructuring plan has received, Gov. Jon Corzine has his work cut out for him over the next few weeks. As he takes his sales job on the road, to 21 public meetings in 21 counties, the governor is going to face intense opposition to his plan, which would…
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BEING GREEN: Don’t let winter weather foil natural outings
By Vanessa S. Holt As the temperature soared to 70 degrees on Jan. 8, just a few days after a series of bitterly cold nights, winter weather in New Jersey again displayed its extraordinary fickleness. Here and there, nestled among days of unrelenting bitter cold, a few days of golden warmth always emerge when we…
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Fire co. urges locals to rethink funding
Don Swaysland, Assistant Chief, Hope Fire Company No. 1 Inc. To the editor: Hope Fire Company No. 1 Inc., which serves Allentown and Upper Freehold, is different from all of the other fire companies in the surrounding area. Allentown and Upper Freehold do not have a fire district. There are no elected fire commissioners like…
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Eleanor Denhardt Taff
Eleanor Denhardt Taff, 91, died Wednesday, Jan . 9, at Buckingham Place in Princeton. She was born in Bowling Green, Ky. She lived in New Jersey for 48 years before moving to Williamsburg, Va., for 15 years and then to Princeton. She graduated in 1937 from Western Kentucky State with a bachelor’s degree and in…
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Weise’s girls closing in on state berth
By Kyle Moylan, Sports Editor The Allentown High School girls’ basketball team has not only started its sprint in a chase for a spot in the state playoffs, it might be done with it by this Saturday. Allentown came into action this past Tuesday night against Princeton with a 7-4 record. If it won that…
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Rocco Tito
MANVILLE Rocco D. Tito died Jan. 7 at home. He was 68. Born in Weatherly, Pa., he lived in Manville for the past 43 years. Mr. Tito retired from American Cyanamid in Bound Brook in 1995 after 35 years of employment. He recently worked as an activities assistant at the Adult Care of Somerset…
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Louise M. Lennox
ROEBLING Louise M. Lennox (nee Suth), 90, of Roebling died Jan. 8 at Buttonwood Hospital in New Lisbon. Born in Roebling, she lived in Hainesport for 38 years where she attended Queen of Peace Catholic Church. She then returned to Roebling and became a parishioner of Holy Assumption Catholic Church. Ms. Lennox retired in…
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James B. P’Simer
HAMILTON James B. P’Simer, 60, died suddenly Jan. 9 at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in Hamilton. Born in Trenton, Mr. P’Simer was a lifelong area resident and employed with the State of New Jersey, Department of Transportation. Son of the late Milton “Bud” and Mary P’Simer, he is survived by his wife of…
