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Almas Smith
PLAINFIELD Almas "Al" Smith died July 25 at Muhlenberg Regional Medical Center in Plainfield. He was 66. He was born in Macon, Ga., formerly lived in Manville, then resided in Plainfield for the last 25 years. Mr. Smith was employed as a manager at Korvette’s department store in Watchung for 20 years. Survivors include…
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View from a blimp
Touring the township from 1,000 feet up. By: Eileen Oldfield One of the last things Mark Finney, one of Horizon Blue Cross/Blue Shield’s blimp pilots, told me before I boarded the blimp at Readington’s Solberg Airport one morning last week was something I had hoped wasn’t obvious. "You look nervous," he said. Nervous? Only about…
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Legion success signals bright baseball future
Young players primed for HHS play By: Rudy Brandl If this summer’s American Legion baseball season is any indication, Hillsborough High baseball fans have plenty of reasons to feel good about the future. Hillsborough fielded a young team with very little varsity experience and posted an 11-10 record against quality competition. The Raiders went 10-8…
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District official recovering from crash
Board of Education member John Gregg was involved in a three-car accident over the weekend By: Olivia Tattory A Lawrence Township Board of Education member remained hospitalized at the Capital Health System’s Fuld Campus on Wednesday four days after his vehicle collided with two other cars on Federal City and Brandon roads , trapping him…
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EDITORIAL
His wisdom will be missed in Hillsborough. Some people can be found to be in the right place at the right time but most often only in hindsight. We think Hillsborough residents will come to view Tom Venanzi, the school district’s assistant superintendent for business, in this light after Mr. Venanzi moves to his…
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
From the issue of Aug. 2, 2007. Editorial on poll was reckless, insensitive To the editor: In the words of Arnold Diaz of our local Fox 5 News … "Shame, shame, shame!" I am outraged by the editorial that appeared in the July 26 publication. It is reckless for our "supposed" local hometown newspaper to…
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Letters to the editor
July 26, 2007 By: CARS attorney gives group’s side To the editor: I read with interest and some amazement the article ("The road ahead") written about Sharon Station Road by Ms. Latham and Ms. Robinson in the July 26 edition of the Messenger. I wish to correct a number of misstatements and misconceptions, which are…
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Bordentown Legion hurt by wrong ruling
By: Sean Moylan If the word "controversial" had not already existed, it would have been invented by Bordentown American Legion baseball fans, amateur umpires and amateur scorekeepers in attendance at Monday night’s 6-5 loss to the Alpha Braves at Ewing’s Moody Park. Mike Loffredo and Sal Garofalo led off the sixth inning with back-to back…
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Lawrence Special Olympics center gets ‘Camp Shriver’ nom de plume
The Special Olympics New Jersey Sports Complex is located on Princess Road By: Olivia Tattory The excitement in the room was overwhelming while Special Olympics athletes waited for their Friday pizza lunch. More excitement for them that day, however, was to come later during the Special Olympics New Jersey (SONJ) Sports Complex five-week Camp Shriver…
