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Panel to discuss Rocky Hill history Dec. 4
By: Jake Uitti ROCKY HILL The Mary Jacobs Library is opening its doors to people interested in learning more about the history of Montgomery and Rocky Hill. A local history panel discussion featuring local historians Walter Baker, Ursula Brecknell, Jessie Havens, Bill Pauley and Jeanette Muser is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. Dec. 4 at…
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Borough inspector says contractor offered a bribe
A Flemington man allegedly offered the borough’s electrical subcode official money to inspect electrical work. By: Donna Lukiw Kevin A. Curtis, 40, of Flemington, was charged with third-degree bribery on Nov. 16 after police said he offered the borough’s electrical subcode official money to inspect electrical work. At 5:31 p.m. Nov. 14, Barry Wilbur, the…
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So much to be thankful for in our towns
EDITORIAL By Ruth Luse While many in this country, and certainly throughout the rest of the world, are in turmoil whether it be the result of war, poverty, severe weather and other circumstances too numerous to mention most of us who live and work in Hopewell Valley live prosperous, relatively peaceful, safe lives.…
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LETTERS (11/23/06)
Full disclosure of moneys better than taxpayer funding To the editor: Councilman Greg Puliti’s proposal to use property tax revenues to pay for Township Council campaigns is a bad idea for a number of good reasons. First, when Lawrence voters are already laboring under a heavy property tax burden, how can any public official…
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Timberlane project could be complete by end of the year
New space could be open to students by early January By John Tredrea A, $11.2 million major addition to Timberlane Middle School is expected to be finished in six weeks, the project’s construction manager reported at Monday night’s school board meeting. Chris Leyerberger, of the Yardley, Pa., firm of Centerline Associates, told the board in…
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Hopewell runners reach championship
BOYS CROSS COUNTRY By: Tim Falls It took three years for Nick Jourjine to return to the NJSIAA Cross Country Meet of Champions. The Hopewell Valley senior finished 79th in the state championship meet at Holmdel Park last Saturday. As a freshman in 2003, Jourjine placed 113th in 17 minutes and 40 seconds on the…
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Holiday ‘Visitors’
Princeton Center for Yoga & Health will present a program on ‘spirits’ who come to visit. By: Susan Van Dongen With shows like John Edward’s Crossing Over and the NBC series Medium, TV viewers are seeing more and more "mediums" these days. So-called mediums do not necessarily look like the elderly lady with a crystal…
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Krystyna Skorupa
MANVILLE Krystyna (Puzio) Skorupa died Nov.18 at Somerset Medical Center in Somerville. She was 78. Born and raised in Goscieradow, Poland, she had been a resident of Manville since 1966. Ms. Skorupa was a homemaker. She was a communicant of Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Church and belonged to the Altar Rosary Society. She is…
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Hopewell sophomore finishes 17th
GIRLS CROSS COUNTRY By: Tim Falls Hopewell Valley Central High School sophomore Clare Buck had to bear the brunt of a lot of responsibility this season. Buck took over as the Bulldog’s lead runner after the loss of senior Megan Fitzpatrick to mononucleosis. The sophomore never shied away from the tasks asked of her and…
