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Friday relay event celebrates survivors
Hundreds of people will take to the MHS track in a benefit for the American Cancer Society. By: Donna Lukiw Manville High School’s track will be illuminated by hundreds of candles in luminaria Friday night, as the Relay for Life returns to Manville for a fourth consecutive year. The 13-hour Relay for Life walk …
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Hopewell EDC slates Cruise Night on June 16
The main draw is being organized by Larry Evans, owner of the Lotus car dealership at East Broad Street’s intersection with Princeton Avenue By John Tredrea Hopewell Borough’s Economic Development Committee (EDC) hoping to establish a regular program that could boost local commerce by having businesses stay open late one evening each month …
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Florence firehouse sold at auction
Sale comes less than two months before move By: Cara Latham FLORENCE The Florence Township Fire Department sold its 501 Delaware Ave. firehouse in an auction May 19 in preparation for its consolidation into one central building. Harjit K. Ataal, who purchased the building for $363,000, was the highest of 11 bidders for the…
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Letters to the Editor, June 8, 2006
Nursery school project to honor past leaders To the editor: The Pennington Presbyterian Nursery School is creating a "Directors’ Corner" to honor former directors Wendy Pfeffer, the late Bev Thurman, Marty Scheirer and Barbara McQuoid. Benches with their name plaques will be placed near the playground entrance. Parents and family members may honor present…
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Mary Gomes
Mary R. Gomes, 87, of Dayton died Wednesday, May 31, at the University Medical Center at Princeton. Born in New Bedford, Mass., she came to Newark, then to South Brunswick 62 years ago. Ms. Gomes was a visiting homemaker for many years, taking care of families at various times. She also worked at Western Electric…
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Renovations begin at Deans Apartments
Residents hopeful at the start of long-awaited renovations. By: Joseph Harvie There were sounds of hammers banging and debris being dumped into a large metal trash container. Domed streetlamps and their poles, which had not worked for months, were taken down and new modern lighting was erected. And all the buzz and activity had tenants…
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Ceremony marks school’s last days
Holy Assumption readies for closure By: Molly Petrilla ROEBLING Tomorrow, Holy Assumption School’s eighth-grade students will bid farewell to their pre-high school years. As usual, they will gather in the school’s church, wearing long blue robes with gold collars. They will listen to the class valedictorian and salutatorian deliver speeches, and they will receive…
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Danik bummed about losing seniors along with game
By: Ken Weingartner Saying goodbye to a senior class is always difficult for a coach. For South Brunswick baseball coach Leo Danik, it is even more difficult this year. Not simply because of what his upperclassmen meant to him on the field which was substantial but also for what that represented away from…
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Toyota Avalon Touring: flagship sedan larger, more powerful
With the 2006 Avalon, Toyota has created an all-American vehicle with Japanese influence By: Mike Blake Toyota luxury is often associated solely through its Lexus arm, but the flagship of the Toyota line stands on its own as an entry luxury sedan worthy of consideration when an upscale and quiet ride is on the agenda.…
