Category: archives
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Arts group in trouble
By Anthony V. Coppola, Staff Writer Plumsted Township Council for the Arts Chairwoman Liz Barnes described the group as hanging on by a shoestring. The council, founded in May 2000, is suffering from a lack of membership, according to Ms. Barnes. And if things don’t change in a hurry, the group may be forced to…
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High school to host Lego robot invasion
By Eileen Oldfield Staff Writer Though normally filled with sweating teenagers and bouncing basketballs, Hillsborough High School’s gym will play host to the whirring and clicking of Lego robots competing against at the high school robotics team’s first Lego League competition this Saturday. The RoboRaiders will host the competition for 9- to 14-year-olds in the…
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Peter Franzoso
HILLSBOROUGH Peter R. Franzoso died Nov. 2 at home. He was 80. Born in Manville, he lived in Hillsborough for over 40 years. Mr. Franzoso was employed as a first class machinist for Johns-Manville Corp for over 35 years, retiring in 1983. He was a member of their Quarter Century Club. He was a…
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From the Y
Pool plans developing at the Y By Tom Libassi During the past seven months, the South Brunswick Family YMCA Board of Directors has been working to finalize plans for the new indoor pool. While the planning and design work is ongoing, the board and I wanted to provide general information and a brief update on…
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Arts Council needs help now
Herb Marinari of Plumsted To the editor: Recently, I had the honor of sitting in on a regular meeting of the Plumsted Township Council of the Arts. Seated around the table were some of our community’s best and brightest examples of what makes New Egypt so great. But, as one member said near the beginning…
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Vera DeVito
ROBBINSVILLE Vera DeVito, 92, died Nov. 11 in the Mercerville Center in Hamilton. Ms. DeVito was born in Philadelphia, into a family of eight sisters and one brother. She was a longtime resident of Leisuretowne Village, Southampton, before moving to Rose Hill Assisted Living four years ago. She was a former member of the…
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New principal named for Woods Road School
By Eileen Oldfield Staff Writer The Board of Education named Monroe school administrator Jodi Howe principal at Woods Road Elementary School, beginning Jan. 2, this week. Board members approved Ms. Howe’s appointment to the $105,000 a year position at their Monday meeting. She will replace former Woods Road Principal Scott Rocco, who was appointed district…
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Frank Zatika
HILLSBOROUGH Frank J. Zatika died Nov. 5 at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Brunswick. He was 26. Born in New Brunswick, he lived in Hillsborough before moving to Washington, N.J., last year. Mr. Zatika was employed for many years as sales and customer service representative at Absolute Auto & Salvage in Middlesex,…
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Lucius Wishart
COOKSTOWN Lucius Quinces Cinncinatus Wishart Sr., 62, died Friday at his residence. Born at Dr. Farmer’s Hospital in Allentown, he lived in Allentown for 56 years before moving to Cookstown six years ago. Mr. Wishart was a retired maintenance mechanic for Rhone-Poulenc in Dayton. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army, a member…
