Category: archives
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South Brunswick clergy say meaning can be found in tragedy
Local clergy reflect on teh campus shooting in Virgina. By:Paul Koepp Local religious leaders say that last week’s shooting at Virginia Tech, while horrible and inexplicable, can offer a meaningful perspective on the value of human life. They also encouraged young people to use the resources of their places of worship to find comfort and…
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Obituaries (04.26.07)
Leslie Ultan Leslie Barry Ultan, of Lawrence, died April 19 after a long illness. He was 72. Mr. Ultan was born on Nov. 12, 1934 in New York City as the second child and son to late parents Carl and Blanche. He grew up in Bayside, N.Y. with his parents and older brother, Lloyd. After…
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A Painterly Inheritance
Impressionist Joseph Dawley passed along the greatest legacy of all. By: Jessica Loughery In 2002, artist Cynthia Dawley bought her parents’ home in Cranford, where she had spent most of her life. When her parents moved out, she inherited many of their household items, including sofas, tables and chairs. She also inherited her father’s longtime…
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New Jersey needs to break pension habit
EDITORIAL The Packet Group Like hard-core addicts who finally seek outside intervention because they can’t stop themselves from doing what they know is wrong, the New Jersey Legislature may soon be asking voters to help cure its regrettable habit of shortchanging the state pension system. The Legislature’s compulsive behavior which has particularly harmful consequences…
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Shirley Schaefer
HILLSBOROUGH Shirley M. ( Mende) Schaefer died April 18 at Foothill Acres Nursing Home in Hillsborough. She was 85. Born in Newark, she was raised in Irvington and lived in New Providence for 44 years before moving to Hillsborough three years ago. Mrs. Schaefer was a homemaker. She was a member of the United…
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Rock-solid pitching helps Mustangs advance
MHS travels to Ridge in SCT second round By: Rudy Brandl Fans who arrived late to Saturday morning’s Somerset County Tournament baseball game at Manville High may have missed all the action. Manville senior right-hander Tommy Rock pitched another masterpiece, outdueling Gill St. Bernards righty Sean Johnson in one of the fastest games in tournament…
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Florence track wins a big one
By: Sean Moylan Because the Warriors had lost so few athletes from last year’s team, Florence boys’ varsity track and field head coach Mike Flynn was deeply concerned about his club’s chances versus New Egypt in last Thursday’s Freedom Divsion showdown at Florence. Nonetheless, although New Egypt would be competing without a few of its…
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New Twists on Olde Tales
Aquila Theatre Company’s production of ‘The Canterbury Tales’ is a fast-moving, humorous, slightly naughty romp. By: Susan Van Dongen The language of The Canterbury Tales may be more than 600 years old, but the characters and their foibles are timeless. Whether it’s the miller, the knight or the wife of Bath, the personalities of the…
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Celebrity bagger
PQM’s ‘Fight Cancer Day’ Belinda Ogitis, the Valley’s animal control officer, served as a celebrity bagger on Tuesday during Pennington Quality Market’s annual Fight Cancer Day. Market officials promised to donate 5 percent of the day’s total sales to the American Cancer Society (ACS). Shoppers helped raise $10,590 for ACS, bringing the market’s 14-year donation…
