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Barbara Baker Fawcett
Barbara Baker Fawcett, 99 of Doylestown, Pa., died Wednesday, Jan. 25. A Memorial Service will be held Saturday, Aug. 19 at 11 a.m. at the First Presbyterian Church of Cranbury, 22 South Main Street, Cranbury. Burial will follow in Brainerd Cemetery. She and her late husband, James B. Fawcett, were former longtime residents of Cranbury…
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DISPATCHES by Hank Kalet: Poetry for the modern age
Politics in art By: Hank Kalet The cities break up The land is a train of dust Only poetry knows how to marry this space." Adonis The great poet Denise Levertov, who spent some time teaching at Drew University in Madison, believed the poet should be engaged with the world. She was a regular…
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Edythe Cohen
Edythe Imershein Cohen, 82, of Monroe, died Thursday, Aug. 3, at the University Medical Center at Princeton. Ms. Cohen was born in Brooklyn, N.Y. She was residing in the Clearbrook. Her husband, David Cohen, died in August 1998. She is survived by two sons, Charles Stein and Bruce Stein; a grandson, Samuel Stein; and a…
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Jamesburg man stabbed at party
Several charges brought against South Brunswick man By: Lacey Korevec Twenty-four-year-old Jamesburg resident Michael Bifulco was stabbed at a house party on New Road on Sunday. According to police, Jeffrey Shuke, 23, of Colleen Court in South Brunswick, was charged with aggravated assault and possession of a weapon for an illegal purpose. Police said the…
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Girly Songs
Erin Bode brings her style of pop, jazz and folk to Grounds For Sculpture. By: Susan Van Dongen High school kids rebelling is common. High school kids rebelling by listening to quirky ’50s jazz singer Blossom Dearie is unheard of almost. Youthful jazz-pop chanteuse Erin Bode admits that learning to love the girly voiced…
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New Jersey legislators should not be double-dippers
PACKET EDITORIAL, Aug. 11 Back in 1947, when New Jersey was in the process of rewriting its state constitution, delegates to the constitutional convention seriously considered but did not adopt a ban on dual office-holding. The delegates preferred to believe that part-time citizen-legislators would have the moral fiber to deal appropriately with any…
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Monroe requiring leaf bagging
Roadside leaf collection could be a thing of the past By: Stephanie Brown MONROE Kicking leaves to the curb could be bagged for township residents. To comply with new state storm water regulations, the Township Council introduced an ordinance Monday that would prohibit the practice of raking, sweeping or power-blowing leaves and other refuse…
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Obituaries
Winifred P. Terhune BEAVER, W.Va. Winifred P. Terhune, 87, died Aug. 4 after a short illness. She was born in Cranbury to the late Winfield and Ella Errickson Johnson. In addition to her parents, Mrs. Terhune was predeceased by her first husband, Frank M. Probasco of Hightstown, and her second husband, Lester H. Terhune…
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John Protinick
John Kenneth M. Protinick, 30, of Monroe, died Sunday, Aug. 6. Born in Princeton, he was a lifelong area resident. He was a graduate of Princeton High School and of Mercer County Vocational Technical School. Mr. Protinick was employed by Scheideler Excavating Company, Inc. of Hightstown. He was a member of St. Paul’s Lutheran Church.…
