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Monroe zoning board considers mission plan
Shri Ram Chandra Mission eyes Monroe site By Sean Ruppert, Staff MONROE — The Zoning Board of Adjustment will consider a proposal by the Shri Ram Chandra Mission to turn four existing buildings on a parcel at the intersection of Wykoff Mills and Halsey Reed roads into a yoga and meditation center, Oct. 30. The…
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AHS field hockey has goals in clear sight
Kyle Moylan, Sports Editor Going into action this week, the Allentown High School field hockey team has one loss. Call that the exception to its rule. Allentown’s lone loss came this past Saturday to Pingry, 7-0. ”That game was a huge challenge for us,” Allentown coach Mary Ellen McCarthy noted. “Pingry is unbelievably good. My…
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Leo M. Gahona
HILLSBOROUGH Leo M. Gahona died Sept. 26 at Somerset Medical Center. He was 88. Born in Liverpool England, he lived in Union since 1964 before becoming a resident of Foothill Acres Nursing & Rehabilitation Center in Hillsborough. Mr. Gahona was a factory worker for Libco located in Springfield. His wife, Concetta (Pugliese) Gahoma, died…
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Golf Tournament Friday
The Allentown Lions Club hold its annual Pop Rockhill Memorial Golf Tournament at Gambler Ridge Golf Course, starting at 1 p.m. Oct. 5. For more information or to register, visit www.allentownlions.com.
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Frustated, angry at state government
Roger Nye, of Kendall Park To the editor: Just when I am about to pound the “For Sale” sign in my front yard in order to begin the process of extracting myself from the quicksand of life in New Jersey, I read of another individual who is as frustrated and angry as I am…
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NBC girls’ soccer rebounds for a big win
Sean Moylan Sports Writer A quality 3-0 road win over Burlington Township this past Tuesday helped the Northern Burlington County Regional High girls’ varsity soccer team erase some of the painful recent memory of a bad 3-1 home loss to Rancocas Valley last Friday. “Today (Tuesday) was a good win for us considering how…
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Hairstyles may change, but salon remains after 50 years
By Stephanie Prokop, Staff Writer FLORENCEThe average hair cut in 1957 was $2. The average cost of a permanent wave was $10. Now, the average cost of a haircut at Romeo and Son’s Hairstyle on Front Street is $12 for men, and $15 for women. Many things have changed, said Ron Marinelli, son of proprietor…
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Margaret Solomon
MANVILLE Margaret Elizabeth Solomon died Sunday at home. She was 71. Born in Milltown, she lived in Manville for more than 50 years. Mrs. Solomon was a secretary at Exxon Corp. in Clinton for 18 years before retiring. She was a part-time secretary for six years for Rolling Thunder in Neshanic Station. She was…
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Festival events bring together rock, Starr
BORDENTOWN CITY Randy “NOW” Ellis, a garage-rock DJ for The College of New Jersey radio station 91.3 WTSR, wants to change the culture of Bordentown one spin at a time. Mr. Ellis, 51, got started in the music industry in 1979 working at punk rock venue City Gardens in Trenton. He booked bands such…
