Category: archives
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Patricia Suanno-Takacs
Patricia F. Suanno-Takacs, 49, of Monmouth Junction, died Friday, Aug. 10, at compassionate Care Hospice in St. Francis Medical Center, Trenton, after a long illness. She worked for Connector Technology for 18 years, where she was comptroller. She was raised in Jackson and graduated from Jackson Memorial High School. She and her daughter were both…
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Frank Cascia Jr.
HILLSBOROUGH Frank P. Cascia Jr., 42, died Aug. 1 at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Brunswick. He was born in New York City. Surviving are his wife, Colleen; four children, Cassandra Ann Rost and her husband Tim, of Delaware, Frank Paul Cascia of Hillsborough, James Daniel Cascia and 21-month-old Carmella Cascia, both…
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Judge gives Carman extended sentence
Carman was found guilty of beating a young woman to death. By: Audrey Levine Robert Carman, 39, of Manville, was given what amounts to life in prison Monday for the murder of Jaqueline Bodo. "There’s no conceivable circumstance under which you will ever see the light of day," Judge Robert Reed, sitting in state Superior…
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POLICE BLOTTER
For the week of Aug. 16 Joseph Critelli, 18, of Dover Court, was issued summonses for possession of CDS under 0.5 grams, failure to signal a turn and possession of CDS in a motor vehicle after he was pulled over for making a right turn onto Marshall Road with his left turn signal on…
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Wal-Mart discussion continues Monday
A new location for the mega shopping center has been proposed on Spruce Street By: Lea Kahn The Planning Board expects to hear more testimony from Wal-Mart on its proposed store on Spruce Street when the board meets Monday night. The 7:30 p.m. meeting the fourth in a series of public hearings on the…
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Hopewell’s World Series Roster
Babe Ruth 13’s leave for Virginia to compete in World Series. By: Tim Falls Most teams are done by now. Most teams were done weeks ago. It’s rare for a baseball team that started playing before July to still take the field late in August. The Hopewell 13-year-old Babe Ruth baseball players are a rare…
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HGA enjoying another successful summer
Local organization great for young golfers By: John Beisser In this life, invariably, we come across causes that are simply worth fighting for. On the local summer sports scene, one of those causes is the continuation of the Hillsborough Golf Association (HGA). A summer golf association that was conceived and established some five years…
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Cecilia Sebes
MANVILLE Cecilia (Orzechowski) Sebes died Aug. 6 at Raritan Health and Extended Care Center in Raritan. She was 88. Born in Northhumberland, Pa., she was a resident of Manville for many years. Mrs. Sebes was a homemaker. Her husband, Edward Sebes, died in 1985. Surviving are her daughter, Carol Condit of Somerville; two grandchildren;…
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Should colleges and universities ban alcohol for minors?
EDITORIAL By Ruth Luse Just over a year ago, Hopewell Borough Council adopted an ordinance to ban the possession or consumption of alcohol on private property by those under the state’s legal drinking age of 21 without an adult relative or guardian present. Before passage of the ordinance, minors were only prohibited from drinking on…
