Category: archives
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New Egypt bowlers roll out opening victories
By Kyle Moylan, Sports Editor New Egypt coach Mike Search was curious to see how his boys’ bowling team would react to the challenge of trying to match the best season in the history of the program. ”We practiced a few days, but we haven’t bowled together as a full team yet (before this past…
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New rabbi is a well-traveled man
by Sean Ruppert, Staff Writer If you had to describe Rabbi Robert Wolkoff of Congregation B’nai Tikvah with only one phrase, “well traveled,” would certainly be appropriate. The rabbi has led Jewish temples in Michigan, Georgia and as far away as Sweden before joining B’nai Tikvah in August. Rabbi Wolkoff replaces Rabbi Michael Goldstein, who…
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Pundits weigh in on town council elections
By Lea Kahn, Staff Writer For years, neighbors of the former Trent Motel put up with drugs and crime at the Brunswick Pike business, until the Democratic-led Township Council purchased it and made its redevelopment the centerpiece of revitalization efforts in the Brunswick Pike Redevelopment Area. But the Trent Motel, which was bought by Township…
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Bound for Africa
Minister to do mission work for one year By Jessica Ercolino ALLENTOWN The pastor of Allentown Presbyterian Church and his family will be ringing in the new year in a new place: Africa. The Rev. Stephen Heinzel-Nelson; his wife, Liz; and their two daughters, Terra and Jordan, will leave Dec. 31 to do mission…
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Community center open
The Dorcas Community Center, founded by the Korean Presbyterian Church of Trenton and located at the same address at 147 Route 130 North, Bordentown, is now officially open to the public. Senior members of the community who 55 and older may use the fitness center for free when they bring identification. The Community Center and…
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Residents praise transit rail plans
For Peterson Road resident Steve Jackson, who would love to be able to take a convenient local train into New York City on the weekends, bringing passenger rail service to Hillsborough would be beneficial to the town. By Audrey Levine Staff Writer ”They’re further along in the project than I thought,” he said. “I think…
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Births
A baby girl was born on Nov. 16 to Erica and Joseph Costello, of Monmouth Junction, at the University Medical Center at Princeton. * * * A baby girl was born on Nov. 17 to Dominique Scotto, of Kendall Park, at the University Medical Center at Princeton.
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Hunger program loses state aid
Change strips farm project of funding for transportation by Maria Prato-Gaines, Staff Writer Getting “five a day” won’t be so easy for some of New Jersey’s underprivileged families now that a state-sponsored program that distributes produce to the needy has lost its funding. For 11 years the New Jersey Farmers Against Hunger acted as a…
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Bake sale has all the ingredients of math class
Brianna Berrocal, Ramon Quionez, Brenden Lopez and Cassie Marshall get ready for customers at last week’s Weston School bake sale … and arithmetic lesson. Photo by Mary Ellen Zangara
