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Residents wary of bank at busy intersection
By: Stephanie Prokop BORDENTOWN CITY Monday night, residents came to the City Commission meeting to voice concerns about safety and aesthetics at a proposed Commerce Bank at Crosswicks Street and Route 130. The mayor said Commerce Bank representatives had approached the city commissioners about buying a city-owned parcel in addition to the privately owned parcel,…
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Unions, town open talks; pacts covering 250 workers set to expire in December
By: Paul Koepp The township began negotiating new contracts this week with five of the six unions representing township employees. The unions include about 250 of the township’s 413 employees, according to township spokesman Ron Schmalz. They are the Patrolmen’s Benevolent Association Local 166, the Fraternal Order of Police Lodge 51, the Firemen’s Mutual Benevolent…
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Legion team struggles out of gates
Post 12 drops first three By: Rudy Brandl Several factors have contributed to a slow start for the Somerville-Manville American Legion baseball team. Post 12 dropped its first three games, leaving coach Robert Snyder somewhat frustrated after the opening week of action. The team stranded 14 base runners and wasted a masterful pitching performance from…
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Bernard T. Kozyra
MANVILLE Bernard T. Kozyra died June 6 at home. He was 67. Born in Pottsville, Pa., he had been a lifelong resident of Manville. Mr. Kozyra retired in 2004 from Agfa Corporation in Branchburg where he was employed as an ECG operator and had previously been employed by Johns-Manville Corp. in Manville for 27…
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
From the June 14 edition Thanks to everyone for great re-enactment To the editor: What a wonderful weekend! The re-enactment was a resounding success and we owe it all to lots of people. First, a very special thank you to all of the Fathers and Brothers at Divine Word and Ocean Spray Cranberries. Without you…
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OBITUARIES
From the June 14 edition Edgar C. Price HIGHTSTOWN Edgar C. Price, 85, died June 10 at the University Medical Center at Princeton. Born in Trenton, he grew up in Hamilton, lived in Windsor for a number of years and moved to Hightstown where he lived for 57 years. He was a World War…
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COMMUNITY CALENDAR
From the June 14 edition MOMS Club meeting Thursday, June 14 There will be a MOMS Club meeting at 9 a.m. Come to meet with other stay-at-home or part-time working moms in the community. The MOMS Club is open to residents of Roebling, Florence, Bordentown, Fieldsboro and Mansfield. Refreshments are served, and children are…
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Robbinsville golf team shooting down right course
By: Sean Moylan Because Robbinsville High has no senior class, all of its varsity sports teams were a bit on the young side this season. Yet no Ravens’ team was younger than the Robbinsville coed varsity golf squad, with no seniors or juniors on it this year. Nonetheless, the Ravens’ top golfer, Sean Nemazie, looks…
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Hopewell Township officials plan to amend budget
Committee accepts resignation, effective July 4, of Hopewell Valley Parks and Recreation Director Michael Hritz By John Tredrea The Hopewell Township Committee will meet at 9 a.m. Monday to vote on an amendment to the proposed 2007 township budget. A $19,149,693 budget was introduced by a unanimous committee vote May 14. Township officials say the…
