Category: archives
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A mother reflects on her baby’s amazing year
Photo courtesy of Lynn Whitenight Jake Whitenight recently celebrated his first birthday a milestone notable for the challenges faced by the baby at birth.
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Community Day set for Sept. 22
By Eileen Oldfield Staff Writer Summer might be over, but there’s still one last chance for barbecues and fun at Manville’s seventh annual Community Day on Sept. 22. This year’s festival is particularly poignant in light of April’s flooding the festival began as a result of the flooding from tropical storm Floyd in 1999.…
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Marie Vaccaro
Marie Vaccaro died Thursday at Compassionate Care Hospice, St Francis Medical Center, Trenton. Born in Trenton in 1940, she spent her childhood on a farm in Hopewell. She is a graduate of Barry University, Miami, Fla., where she earned a bachelor’s degree in elementary education. She taught for nine years in Florida before moving back…
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A tree on Liberty Street shows support for Iraq-bound airman
Photo by Mary Ellen Zangara Well-wishers have covered a tree on Liberty Street to show their support for U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Kimberly Kaminski, who will be deployed to Iraq in the coming weeks.
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Shelby
Shelby, a friendly 1-2-year-old spayed female Calico cat, is in need of a loving home and available for adoption from SAVE, Princeton’s animal shelter, 900 Herrontown Road, Princeton. For information about adopting "Moo Moo" or another cat or dog, call (609) 921-6122. SAVE: http://www.petfinder.org/shelters/NJ143.html
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Montgomery district reviews policy for suicide prevention
MONTGOMERY The Montgomery School District is considering revisions to its suicide prevention policy to meet state mandates as well as recommendations from district staff. By: Katie Wagner, Staff Writer The existing policy, which was adopted by the district Board of Education on July 26, 1999, directs all school personnel to be aware of pupils…
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Hedwig Wojciehowski
HILLSBOROUGH Hedwig Wojciehowski died Aug. 27 in The Medical Center at Princeton. She was 82. Born and raised in Manville she lived in Washington, D.C., Germany and Rockville, Md., before moving to Hillsborough in 1984. Mrs. Wojciehowski worked as a RN for over 15 years. Her husband, Chester Wojciehowski, died in 1980; a brother,…
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Borough takes action to buy ambulance
By: Vic Monaco HIGHTSTOWN The borough will soon have a new ambulance following action by its political leaders this week. The Borough Council on Monday gave final approval to an $89,000 bond ordinance to get the ambulance, which was recently ordered by Washington Township, the lead agency in the towns’ shared services agreement for…
