Category: archives
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My Turn: A familiar feature of the rural landscape remembered
By Hank Reeves The opening scene, or should I say sound, in the movie “Once Upon a Time in the West” will bring back a flood of memories to anyone who has ever lived on a farm that had a windmill. I recognized the relentless abrasive sound long before the camera showed its source, a…
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School district may get new aid
by Davy James, Staff Writer South Brunswick schools stand to receive a 20 percent in crease in state aid under a newly proposed funding formula announced Wednesday by Gov. Jon S. Corzine and Education Commissioner Lucille Davy. The long-awaited revision to the state’s school funding formula, unveiled at a press conference in Burlington Township, will…
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Board, MEA waiting for mediator
Contract negotiations between the Manville Education Association, the Board of Education, and a state-appointed contract mediator remain on hold, despite the three months since the groups’ first meeting in September. By Eileen Oldfield Staff Writer br> ”Unfortunately there has been no change in the contract negotiation situation in Manville,” said Christy Kanaby, the New Jersey…
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Editor’s Journal – The experiment. Or: How to go booze free?
By John Dunphy, Managing Editor In my senior year of college at Alfred University, I decided I would take a vow of silence for four days. Why four days? I’m not sure. It might have had something to do with wanting to participate in class, but that couldn’t be it. I remember people asking me…
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Church project keeps environment in mind
Faith Lutheran’s green designs improve building’s efficiency By Audrey Levine Members of Faith Lutheran Church, on South Branch Road, are readying plans to expand the church in an environmentally friendly way. ”It’s a rule of thumb that when you reach 80 percent capacity at services, it’s time to start adding space,” said Phil Ludvigsen, building…
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State-of-the-Art Ultrasound Test Helps Identify Gastrointestinal Cancers
Ralph Magno first knew something was wrong when he began experiencing shoulder pain while playing tennis. His doctors thought it might be a sign of heart disease, but a chest X-ray f Magno, 79, of Madeira Beach, Fla., was told by his doctors that it was too risky to biopsy the mass. So he came…
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Live nativity scene at church
Stockton Presbyterian Church, 22 S. Main St., will have a live nativity scene with live animals as well from 6 to 8 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 16. Music will be performed by organist Mike Kevane. There will be hot chocolate and cookies served.
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Anna C. Gordon Kramarz
TRENTON Anna C. Gordon Kramarz, 84, died Dec. 5 at the Compassionate Care Hospice in the presence of her family. Born in Trenton, Ms. Kramarz was a lifelong Trenton resident. She retired in 1949 from the Circle F Industries of Trenton. She was a member of the Jednota Women’s Fraternal Society, a former member…
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Complementary Medicine Helps Patients with Cancer Reduce Stress
Cancer survivor Martha Watson of Hillsborough teaches the Gentle Yoga class at The Steeplechase Cancer Center.
