Category: archives
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Marilyn Hoffman
Marilyn F. Docteroff Hoffman, 70, died Saturday, May 5, at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, New Brunswick. Born in Brooklyn, N.Y., she lived in East Brunswick before moving to Monroe five years ago. She is survived by her husband of 49 years, Theodore Hoffman; a son, Bruce Hoffman and his wife, Candy, of East Brunswick;…
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A ‘heart-healthy and delicious’ bill of fare
These chefs are "passionate about food, passionate about life, and passionate about health…because of their own families’ histories of cardiovascular disease and stroke By: Faith Bahadurian Anthony Bucco at Stage Left in New Brunswick has it. So does Bobby Trigg at the Ferry House in Princeton, and Corey Heyer at The Bernards Inn in Bernardsville.…
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French academy to open new campus in Lawrence
All Saints’ Church site to remain as enrollment to grow to 100 and beyond By: Courtney Gross Approximately 60 students will greet Lawrence with a "bonjour" this fall when the Princeton French School opens a second campus on Carter Road. The former space of the Lawrence Day School, the new campus for the bilingual elementary…
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New Jersey should end death penalty
By: Hank Kalet The state Senate began considering legislation Thursday that could remove New Jersey from the long list of states with a death penalty on the books. The Senate Judiciary Committee approved a bill that would repeal the death penalty and replace it with life imprisonment in maximum security prisons without the possibility of…
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Virginia Larkin
Virginia Rehfuss Larkin, 95, of Cape Coral, Fla., died Saturday, March 31. Born in South Amboy, she received her bachelor’s degree from New Jersey College for Women (Douglas College), class of 1933. For 33 years she taught Latin, French, and Spanish at Jamesburg High School. She moved from South Amboy to Cape Coral in 2000.…
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A battle over history
Dispatches By: Hank Kalet The battle over Thompson Park has become a battle over history. On the one side, we have Monroe Township and its desire to build a new high school on a 35-acre tract at the southwestern corner of the park. On the other is a freelance historical preservationist who believes the site…
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NJ Students for Peace slate Peace Fest on Saturday
New Jersey Students for Peace, the student affiliate for the Coalition for Peace Action, will present its semi-annual Peace Fest 7 to 10:30 p.m. Saturday at the Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Princeton, 50 Cherry Hill Road, Princeton. Area bands slated include Jello the Opera, Sarah Donner, Beatnik and Shrimp Skillet and the Jambalayas. The event…
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Palmer Square to host ‘Girls Night Out’ May 17
On Thursday, May 17, Palmer Square will be hosting its first "Girls Night Out," an evening of sales, discounts, gifts, prizes, food and more. "We view this as a chance to a have a fun shopping night out, either on your own or with a group of friends," said Anita Fresolone of Palmer Square Management.…
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Yeah, yeah, yeah …
McCarter patrons swing to the ’60s By: Christian Kirkpatrick Last year, said co-chair Pamela Goodwin, was the most spectacular of McCarter Theatre galas. This year, she promised, would be the most fun. Guests for the "Swingin’ ’60s" Gala Benefit certainly came dressed to enjoy themselves Saturday night. Women in long, flowing peasant skirts and coy,…
