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Dorothy C. Hutchinson-Thompson
Dorothy C. Hutchinson-Thompson, 56, of Monroe, died Wednesday, July 5, at her home. Born in Trenton, she was a longtime Cranbury resident until moving to Monroe several years ago. Ms. Thompson was an Account Supervisor at McGraw Hill for 36 years. She was a member of the Adopt-an-Animal Program with the Popcorn Park Zoo. Her…
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Lahey makes pitch for majors
Former PU catcher now a reliever in Twins organization By: Justin Feil A little over a year ago, Tim Lahey made a big change. Not like going from regular to decaf, or from paper to plastic, Leno to Letterman or Atkins to South Beach. The 2004 Princeton University graduate moved from a power-hitting catcher to…
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Hazel Ruffle
Hazel R. Ruffle, 94, died Thursday, June 29, at Monroe Village. Born in Chicago, on March 7, 1912, Ms. Ruffle lived in Rossmoor and Chatham prior to moving to Monroe Village. She worked for a publishing house in Chicago in the 1930s evaluating fiction manuscripts. She also worked for the Kelly Nut Company, Doors, Inc.,…
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Teacher slots filling up in Monroe
Almost all new teaching positions filled By: Marisa Maldonado MONROE The district has hired almost all of the new teachers it will need for the start of the school year, including about 30 who will fill newly created positions. About 40 new teachers have been hired, said Edward Forsthoffer, assistant superintendent for personnel. Of…
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Karel Poppr
Mr. Karel M. Poppr, 79, died Tuesday, July 4, at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Brunswick. Born in the Czech Republic, he lived there until 1948, when he moved to Israel, where he lived for 12 years before moving to the United States in 1960. He settled in New York, where he lived…
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State needs to keep incentives for top students
PACKET EDITORIAL, July 14 By: Packet Editorial Nobody, not even the most diehard orange-and-black-bleeding son or daughter of Old Nassau, will likely shed too many tears over the one-sentence footnote attached to the new state budget that effectively removes $538,000 in state aid for Princeton University. The footnote, inserted by an unknown legislator at an…
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Indian cultural complex gets second session
Public invited Wednesday night By: Dick Brinster EAST WINDSOR The developers of the proposed $142 million Indian American Cultural Complex have scheduled a second public presentation, for next week, and have established a Web site. "We are committed to being a good neighbor and we are eager to satisfy anyone’s needs for further information,"…
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Gail Herman
Gail Herman, of Monroe, died Sunday, July 9, at Saint Peter’s University Hospital, New Brunswick.. Her grandfather, Philip Gorlin, is deceased. She is survived by a husband, Perry Herman, M.D.; two daughters, Sydney and Rayna Herman; a mother and father, Marleen and Arnold Gotthoffer; and a grandmother, Elsie Gorlin. Services were held Tuesday, July 11,…
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Print This Fish
David Denick’s gyotaku works show off more than the size of today’s catch. By: Susan Van Dongen It wasn’t artistic or cultural curiosity that inspired David Denick to try his hand at making gyotaku fish prints. He just wanted to show off to his brother specifically, to showcase a prized flounder Mr. Denick, an…
