Category: archives
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Joyful and Wry
John Sebastian will perform a solo acoustic show to kick off the ‘On Patriot’s Stage’ series. By: Susan Van Dongen Somewhere in the middle of a recent benefit concert with David Grisman, John Sebastian realized some of the music on the set list was on the wrong side of 40, maybe even 45 years old.…
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Hardy Kurt Pedersen Sr.
Hardy Kurt Pedersen Sr., 78, of Hopewell Township died at his home on Oct. 4. Born in Copenhagen, Denmark, he came to this country in 1930 with his family. They settled in Plainsboro on a farm that serviced Walker Gordon for many years. Mr. Pedersen attended schools in Plainsboro and Princeton, graduating from Princeton High…
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October 9, 2006
Miriam Brennan Miriam Brennan, 91, formerly of Washington Crossing, died in Lawrenceville Nursing and Rehabilitation Center on Oct. 5. Born in Trenton, she had been a resident of the area all of her life. Before her retirement she had been a secretary for Western Electric in Hopewell Township. She was a former member of St.…
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Sophie Goodman
Sophie (Schanen) Goodman, 90, of Monroe, died Thursday, Sept. 26, at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia. Ms. Goodman was born in New York and had lived in Linden before moving to Monroe 35 years ago, where she resided until her time of death. She was a member of Deborah and B’nai…
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MOST THINGS CONSIDERED by Minx McCloud: Laughter the best medicine? Minx wants to up her dosage
A sense of humor is a gift to keep through life By: Minx McCloud When was the last time you laughed so hard you got the hiccups? Or, the last time you held your hand over your mouth to stifle a guffaw and milk squirted out of your nose? (That may seem gross, but I’ll…
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Rocky Hill campaign now has competing slates
Independent Brad Merritt is latest to form a team By: Jake Uitti ROCKY HILL Independent Borough Councilman Brad Merritt has teamed up with Republicans Eileen Uhrik and Mary Seither to run together in the November election for mayor and council. Ms. Seither, a longtime resident of Rocky Hill, said she is interested in open…
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Students get a visit from Rep. Holt
Education and civil awareness in focus By: Candice Leigh Helfand JAMESBURG Earlier this week, children at the Grace M. Breckwedel School learned about one of the people who represents them and their community in Congress. U.S. Rep. Rush Holt, whose district includes Jamesburg and Monroe, spoke Tuesday about his job and how he became involved…
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Scout’s library project is soaring success
Project results in new reading opportunities for local youngsters By: Stephanie Brown JAMESBURG The students at the John F. Kennedy School will have a newly organized library with more than a thousand additional books at their disposal this year thanks to Boy Scout Brian Somers. The 17-year-old borough resident collected almost 2,000 books and…
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North doubles makes it quick, easy
Ranjan, Sastri help Knights triumph in state opener By: Justin Feil Sinthu Ranjan and Natasha Sastri were done playing a lot faster than they expected Tuesday, but that’s happening more and more this season. The West Windsor-Plainsboro North first doubles tandem polished off their Allentown foes, 6-0, 6-1, in lightning fast time for the first…
