Category: archives
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Editorial – School district takes healthier step forward
The mainstream is finally making positive strides toward cleaning up what our devil-may-care approach to living over the last 100 or so years did to our world and ourselves. From the advent of the automobile (which made it easier to get out to the country, then promptly plop a subdivision and Home Depot on it)…
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DISPATCHES: Running on empty
by Hank Kalet, Managing Editor Three hours, 33 minutes and 25 seconds. That’s how long it took me Sunday to run from the southern tip of Long Beach Island to the northern end — 18 miles in total on a day on which temperatures hit a record-breaking 91 degrees and the humidity was sky high.…
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Mena N. Palidar
EASTAMPTON Mena N. Brenna Palidar, 80, formerly of Trenton, died Sunday at the Samaritan Hospice Inpatient Unit at Virtua Memorial Hospital, Mount Holly. Born in Trenton, daughter of the late Daniel and Rose Brenna, she was a graduate of Trenton High School and received her associate’s degree from Rider University. Mrs. Palidar is survived…
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Margaret Magda
WESTHAMPTON Margaret Rusnak Magda, 85, died Oct. 2 at Alterra Clare Bridge, Westhampton. Born in Burlington Township, daughter of the late George and Susie Dargay Rusnak, she had been a lifelong Burlington Township resident prior to moving to Westhampton recently. Mrs. Magda was a member of All Saints Catholic Church and Altar Rosary Society,…
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Fred Cavalier
Fred J. Cavalier, 85, died Oct. 2 at home. Born in Trenton, Mr. Cavalier has been a resident of Hopewell for 49 years. A veteran of the U.S. Navy Seabee’s 86th Construction Battalion, he served in the Aleutian Islands and Okinawa. He was chief engineer of boiler operations for Princeton Theological Seminary, retiring in 1988.…
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Runnersrace for top times
CROSS COUNTRY By Tim Falls, Sports Editor Scott Figatner and Justin Wisnewski raced to the fastest finishes ever by a Lawrence cross country runner at Washington Crossing on Tuesday. The two Cardinal runners helped their team split a Colonial Valley Conference race with a win over Hamilton and a loss to West Windsor-Plainsboro North while…
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Structure fire ties up traffic
Two-mile jam lasted about three hours by Maria Prato-Gaines, Staff Writer A fire destroyed a vacant house on Route 1 on Monday afternoon, forcing a two-mile traffic jam that lasted for about three hours. Police blocked off the northbound lanes on Route 1, diverting vehicles down Northumberland Way, and back onto Executive Drive. No injuries…
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SADC pamphlet looks to build good famring neighborhoods
Anthony V. Coppola, Staff Writer The State Agriculture Development Committee wants to help farmers maintain good relationships with their neighbors. In an effort to achieve that goal, the committee intends to publish a pamphlet in 2008 filled with advice compiled from interviews with as many as 45 farmers. Online surveys are being made available through…
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First-aiders pan state EMT report
Local squads say they are doing the best they can by Paul Koepp, Staff Writer Anyone who dials 911 expects quick and competent emergency assistance, but a state report warns that New Jersey residents might not always be getting it. However, local first aid squads in South Brunswick, Cranbury, Jamesburg and Monroe said that they…
