Category: archives
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President of Jamesburg Historical Association charged with sex crime
Ronald Becker, a former Roman Catholic priest, was arrested at his home in Helmetta and charged with fondling a young girl in the early 1980s. A 42-year-old Helmetta man was charged Wednesday with sexual assault following a month-long investigation. Ronald Becker, of Raintree Court, was arrested by members of the Jamesburg Police Department and the…
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Names of tenants no longer needed
The City Council removed that requirement because it is considered a violation of tenants’ privacy rights. By: Linda Seida LAMBERTVILLE Landlords no longer have to report the names of their tenants to the city because it would be a violation of the tenants’ privacy rights. That was the determination made by Mayor David Del…
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Stockton to ask state police for more patrols
Residents are reporting more hit-and-run accidents along Main Street (Route 29). By: Linda Seida STOCKTON The Borough Council agreed Monday to ask the state police for additional patrols because of increased hazards on Main Street. Resident David Shearer asked the council to do something to step up protection. He’s had two parked vehicles hit…
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Scout’s Honor
The Villagers tries ‘To Kill a Mockingbird.’ By: Stuart Duncan Novelist Harper Lee was 30 years old, had studied and decided to give up law and had worked as an airline reservation clerk plus other jobs when she found a literary agent. At Christmas in 1956 she received a note that read: "You have a…
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‘Reign Over Me’
There are a few small moments to treasure, but in the end the saddest thing about this film is how much acting talent was wasted. By: Elise Nakhnikian When United 93 and World Trade Center came out last year, I couldn’t relate to the debate about whether it was too early for a movie about…
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Spellbound
Actors’ NET uncovers ‘Dark of the Moon.’ By: Stuart Duncan In the overall scheme of things, 60 years is not such a long time, but a 1945 play, Dark of The Moon, has just about disappeared from the theatrical lexicon. Actors’ NET of Bucks County has just brought it back into the sunlight, given it…
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Letters-March 29, 2007
If writer has problem, get involved To the editor: In response to Gisbert Manskopf’s letter about South Hunterdon Regional High School posted March 15: How dare you write such a viscous. narrow-minded, short sighted letter. It seems to me you obviously see only numbers and not what they truly represent. South Hunterdon is a small…
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Come All Ye Muggles
The Princeton University campus will become a wizarding world for Cotsen Library’s Princyclopedia. By: Anthony Stoeckert Looking to improve your Quidditch game? Need a new wand? Is there a spell that you just can’t master? Princyclopedia promises to satisfy all your wizard needs and be sure to set aside some time to relax with…
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Obituaries-March 29, 2007
Doris Greaves DELAWARE Doris M. Greaves, 79, died Friday, March 23, at home. Born in Philadelphia, Mrs. Greaves had lived in Bucks County most of her life and in Delaware Township since 1988. She worked as a clerk in retail at Peddlers Village. She volunteered at the Lambertville Public Library. Daughter of the late…
