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  • Fall is focus at Howell Saturday

    DOWN ON THE FARM    Fall colors are nearing their peak in the fields at Howell Living History Farm, where on Sept. 29 visitors can take their pick of pumpkins, Indian corn and field corn and make their own doorhangings and crafts.    Indian Corn, Yellow Dents and Carousels are among the varieties of corn grown at…

  • Linda Young

       WRIGHTSTOWN — Linda J. Young, 44, died Sept. 20.    Born in Baltimore, Md., she was a computer operator for the Cream-O-Land Dairy Corp. in Florence.    Daughter of the late Jack O. Young, she is survived by her mother, Barbara Young Ferguson of Wrightstown; her grandmother, Mary Davis of Clarksburg, W.Va.; a daughter, Stephanie N. Lugo…

  • Hoping for peace in Chesterfield

    Lori Weatherwalks of Chesterfield    Friday, Sept. 21, marked the third annual International Day of Peace celebrated at schools all over the world. Chesterfield Elementary School was one of the millions of schools that participated in the “Pinwheels for Peace” inspired by two art teachers. It was their hope that through this project, students can make…

  • Parish, community and friends celebrate priest’s anniversary

    Parish, community and friends celebrate priest’s anniversary

    Christ the King Pastor the Rev. Daniel Sloan marks 25 years By Mary Ellen Zangara Special Writer    The Rev. Daniel Sloan, pastor of Christ the King Church, celebrated 25 five years in the priesthood and the parishioners gave him an anniversary party Sunday.    The Rev. Sloan was joined by 245 guests who came to help…

  • Lack of a full arsenal hurts Viking gymnastics team against Bishop Ahr

    By Rich Fisher, Sports Writer    Going against Bishop Ahr without one of your top gymnasts is like Superman against Lex Luthor without his X-ray vision, Batman against the Joker without his utility belt or Spiderman against the Green Goblin without his Spidey Sense.    You may put up a good fight, but it’s an unwinnable one…

  • Local chronicler ends ‘historic’ column
  • Questions for Matrix

    Lester Ray of Dayton To the editor:     It is sad to read about Matrix’s need to create so much FUD (Fear, Uncertainty, and Doubt) with regard to its rejected warehouse proposal. When Matrix officials came to our house to talk about the project and how we could be good neighbors, I thought that they…

  • Bernard A. Kaminski

       Bernard A. Kaminski, 79, died Sunday, Sept 23, at his home in Kendall Park.    Born in Wilkes-Barre, Pa., he lived in Connecticut and has been a resident of Kendall Park for the last 51 years.    A sergeant in the Marines who served in the Pacific, he was a rifle sharpshooter during World War II. He…

  • Internet pioneer speaks at PU

    Robert Kahn, considered one of the fathers of the Internet, will join Larry Peterson, chair of Princeton University’s computer science department, in a public talk on the future of the Internet at 4:30 p.m. today, in the Friend Center auditorium at Princeton University. The talk, titled "Re-imagining the Internet," will be moderated by Jennifer Rexford, professor…