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Eighth-graders salute senior citizens, veterans
By Jessica Ercolino PLUMSTED Eighth- graders at New Egypt Middle School took the helm in honoring grandparents, seniors and veterans as part of the school’s 17th annual senior citizens breakfast held on Pearl Harbor Day. “Today is an example of the valuable life experience that some of you may be able to…
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Irene Bukovecky
MANVILLE Irene Theresa Bukovecky of Manville died Dec. 2 at Raritan Health & Extended Care in Raritan. Born in Bayonne, she was a resident of Manville and also lived Huntington, W.Va. Mrs. Bukovecky was employed for many years in the advertising department at RCA Corp., both in Harrison and Bridgewater. She was a volunteer…
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Neighborhood alight for holidays
Susan L. Minnick of Bordentown City To the editor: Congratulations to the residents of Bordentown City’s Third Ward for pulling off yet another fantastic weekend of fun festivities! Once again, the denizens of Thompson Street turned the city’s “Irish Town” into an illuminated Winter Wonderland with hundreds of luminaries, brightsnowflake flags, and plenty of spirits…
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Mary Yasinowsky
MANVILLE Mary Yasinowsky died Dec. 6 at Somerset Medical Center in Somerville. She was 81. Born in the Ukraine, she lived in Manville for over 40 years. Mrs. Yasinowsky was a homemaker. Her husband, George Yasinowsky, died in 1984; and her brother, Michael Babiak, is deceased. Survivors include a son, Michael, of Manville; a…
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Temple celebrates 90 years in Bordentown City
From left to right: Corrine Nissim, 1, is held by 15-year-old Samantha Shain of Bordentown; Rachel Aubry, 5, of Roebling, Jessica Dauber, 7, and her sister Gina, 4, of Bordentown look at the menorah lit on Friday night at B’nai Abraham in Bordentown City.
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Senior Happenings
DECEMBER HOURS Weekend hours: The South Brunswick Senior Center, located on Kingston Lane, will be open Saturday, Dec. 15 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. and every Sunday from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. Board games, billiards, computer classes, ping-pong and more activities are available. Senior band practice is at 1:30 p.m. and social dancing…
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$225K more sought for Twin Pines acquisition
Lawrence would join Hopewell Borough and Township, and Pennington in purchase By Lea Kahn, Staff Writer Lawrence Township Council has introduced a bond ordinance that would allocate $225,000 toward its share of the purchase of the Twin Pines Airport on the Lawrenceville-Pennington Road in Hopewell Township. Lawrence Township is chipping in to buy the 50-acre…
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Lady Mustangs looking for improvement
Scoring will be key to team’s success by John E. Powers, Sports Writer Larisa Donis-Jeppson, the new head coach of the Manville High School girls’ basketball team, knows something about small schools. Donis-Jeppson graduated from a class of 16 at Sulphur Rock High School in Arkansas and was the head coach of the Dunellen High…
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Car lot eyes rezoning to ease tenant search
by Sean Ruppert, Staff Writer The Township Council introduced an ordinance on Tuesday designed to make it easier for Dayton Toyota to make use of a vacant building on its site. The rezoning was requested by the dealership to allow for the leasing of unused space in an existing building. The structure was formerly the…
