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  • Obituaries (04.19.07)

    Maria Kennedy Maria P. Kennedy, 99, died April 11 at the University Medical Center at Princeton. She was 99.    Born and raised in New Rochelle, N.Y., she was a 95-year resident until moving to Lawrence four years ago.    She was president of the Blessed Mother Sodality at Blessed Sacrament Church and the Ladies Guild at…

  • EDITORIAL

    MOM rail line’s foes need their own rally.    Local MOM opponents should fight fire with fire.    Commuter rail line supporters in Monmouth and Ocean counties are planning a rally for May 11 at the Monmouth County Library in Manalapan.    Supporters hope that a show of numbers might help create the momentum for the line, forcing…

  • Harvest Fair won’t happen without leader

    EDITORIAL By Ruth Luse    "No chair, no fair." This rallying cry should be familiar. It was first used in spring 1999 when Hopewell Harvest Fair planners were getting desperate. They had been, up to that point, unable to find someone to lead the volunteers who would bring Hopewell it annual Harvest Fair that September.    That…

  • Obituaries

    Week of April 19 John C. Phillips    COLUMBUS — John C. Phillips, 80, of Homestead at Mansfield died April 13.    Son of the late William and Susie Phillips, he was born in Nanticoke, Pa., and resided in Columbus for 16 years after living in Wayne and Jersey City.    He was a retired meat manager, employed…

  • Allentown boys’ lacrosse off to a 3-0 start

    By: Kyle Moylan    Allentown High boys’ lacrosse is still a young enough program to feel empathy to first-year teams taking a bit of a beating out on the field.    Of course, most of that empathy is felt before and after matches.    "You still have to do what you have to do," noted Allentown Coach Rob…

  • Butterflies are free

    Students perform, survivors reflect, on tales written by children of Terezin Jewish ghetto By: John Dunphy    Throughout World War II, amidst the millions killed, tens of thousands of Jews — many of them scholars, doctors, artists and musicians — were held in the Terezin Jewish ghetto.    Of those many people, 15,000 of them were children…

  • PQM fetes 47th Saturday

    PQM’s Anniversary Prize drawing offers a PQM $500 gift card as grand prize and 10 runner-up prizes of $50 gift cards    Pennington Quality Market is inviting customers, family and friends to join in the celebration of its 47th anniversary with a big birthday party Saturday.    Doors open at 7 a.m. with entertainment beginning at 10…

  • Knitowski, Pierrot score at county relays

    MHS jumpers make good team By: Rudy Brandl    BERNARDS – The Manville High track and field program has taken some large strides in terms of participation and depth this spring. When it comes to competing against the big boys, the Mustangs are taking smaller steps but certainly moving in the right direction.    MHS senior Mike…

  • MHS track teams face tough foe

    Hackettstown sweeps dual meet By: Rudy Brandl    One of the many challenges Manville High’s athletes and teams will face in the new Skyland Conference is competing against the unknown.    The Mustangs experienced that in last week’s home track and field dual meet vs. Hackettstown, a larger school from the Raritan Division they knew nothing about.…