Category: archives
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Rita M. Smith
Rita M. Smith, 90, of Titusville died Saturday at the Masonic Home in Burlington. Born in Titusville, she had resided there for many years and Southampton for 20 years. She was a secretary for the Egomatic Corp. in Pennington for many years. She was a member of Victory Chapter #96 Order of the Eastern Star.…
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South Brunswick school board pans education proposals
Board President Martin Abschutz says legislation would erode local control and might not save taxpayers money. By: Joseph Harvie The township Board of Education says a proposal that would create an executive county superintendent with authority over local districts may not work that well, especially in South Brunswick. Assemblyman Joseph Roberts, a Democrat from Gloucester…
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Joan Luckhardt works toward preserving history
CIL honors two for their efforts toward making town a better place By: Bill Greenwood Joan Luckhardt is no stranger to community service. Even before she retired in 2001, Dr. Luckhardt, 64, was giving back to her community as part of her job at Rutgers University in New Brunswick. There, she partnered with the Franklin…
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Todorovic makes huge strides at Skyland meet
MHS girls complete team race By: Rudy Brandl BERNARDS The Manville High cross country program has been making more history than winning so far this season. It happened again in last Thursday’s Skyland Conference Championships at Pleasant Valley Park in Bernards Township. While the Mustangs are still far from making an impact in a…
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Richard Viewig
HILLSBOROUGH Richard Viewig died Oct. 22 at St. Peter’s Medical Center in New Brunswick. He was 87. Born in Brooklyn, N.Y., he lived there until moving to Hillsborough three years ago. Mr. Viewig was a self-employed finish carpenter throughout the New York City area for over 40 years. The past year he had enjoyed…
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My Turn
Take me out to the ball game By: Hank Reeves There was a good show on Public Television recently called "Things That Used to be There That are not There Anymore." It started me thinking about things like the Bird Bath in New Egypt, the Pemberton Sand Hole, and the Clay Pit over at Fieldsboro,…
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Obituaries
John C. Tindall WHITING John C. Tindall, 80, died Sunday at Community Medical Center, Toms River. Born in Windsor, Mr. Tindall was a lifelong area resident, living in Allentown before moving to Whiting in 2004. Mr. Tindall served in the U.S. Army from 1944 until 1947 and was stationed in the Philippines. He began…
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Big plays are trouble for Hopewell
FOOTBALL By: John E. Powers The Hopewell Valley High School football team will approach the last two games of its season with an eye toward limiting the big play. That’s what hurt the Bulldogs last Saturday afternoon in a 28-0 loss to Nottingham in Hamilton. In a stretch of seven minutes of the second quarter,…
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HHS harriers improve times in conference meet
Teams set for CJ 4 race By: Rudy Brandl BERNARDS Hillsborough High’s cross country runners knew that last Thursday’s Skyland Conference Championships would be loaded with talented athletes so it wasn’t surprising that faster times didn’t produce higher placements when the teams ran their second race in an eight-day span at Pleasant Valley Park…
