Category: archives
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Artist not ‘boxed in’ by convention
By: Molly Petrilla BORDENTOWN CITY As an artist, Eric Gibbons, 39, of Walnut Street, usually prefers to think outside the box. But for his new show, which is on display until the end of the month at the Rodger LaPelle Gallery in Philadelphia, he made an exception. The 100-piece exhibit includes between 40 and…
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David P. Morgan
HILLSBOROUGH David P. Morgan died June 27 in Somerset Medical Center in Somerville. He was 46. Born in Teaneck, he was a lifelong resident of Hillsborough. Mr. Morgan worked for United Healthcare in Bernardsville as a program specialist. He was a member of Mary Mother of God Church in Hillsborough. His father, Harry P.…
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Washington Township Council reorganizes
Sights set on the future By: Rebecca Weltmann WASHINGTON The township began its second year under the new mayor-council form of government on July 1 with the reappointment of Sonja Walter as council president and the selection of David Boyne as the new vice president. Ms. Walter said the redevelopment of Route 130 would…
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Borough Council OKs massage regulations
The ordinance makes it illegal to open a massage business without a municipal license and requires that anyone giving a massage be state certified or have a permit from the borough. By: Charlie Olsen After a prostitution sting at a South Main Street massage business outraged the Borough Council, council members unanimously adopted an ordinance…
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Center celebrates 15 years
Luncheon, speakers, and distinguished guests come together with seniors to celebrate center’s anniversary By: Audrey Levine They moved slowly down the line as volunteers filled their plates with hamburgers, hot dogs, beans and potato salad. Skirting their way around others, they made their way back to tables decorated with red, white and blue balloons, signifying…
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Post 26 survives suspensions with great Legion play
By: Sean Moylan Originally, the Bordentown Post 26 American Legion baseball team was supposed to have spent the first part of this week competing in a tournament at the Annapolis Naval Academy. However, with so few non -Mercer County American Legion teams competing in the tourney and his team nursing minor injuries, Bordentown manager Tom…
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Review set for Wal-Mart plan
Wal-Mart, which is based in Arkansas, wants to build the store on a 23.5-acre lot at 1060-1100 Spruce St. By:Lea Kahn Staff Writer The Planning Board Screening Committee on Tuesday expects to review Wal-Mart’s third proposal to build a 143,233-square-foot store on Spruce Street. The 5 p.m. meeting will be held at the Lawrence Senior…
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Music, fireworks light up Fourth
Township celebrates Independence Day in a big way By: Audrey Levine The three members of the Party Dolls, in their matching white-fringe mid-’60s dresses, strode onstage and took their positions at the microphones. As the music started, they began singing hits of the 1950s and 1960s, including Aretha Franklin’s "Respect" and "My Boyfriend’s Back" by…
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The new and the newly renovated, Pt. 1
One mall nears completion By: Joseph Harvie Eight new stores are slated to open in the Town Place Shopping Center on Route 27 by the fall, said Jennifer Sofia, leasing representative for CenterStar Property Group, the center’s management company. The exterior construction of the 32,000-square-foot building is nearly complete, Ms. Sofia said, and once work…
