Category: archives
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Mantz wants to spend more time with family
Veteran HHS football coach resigns By: Rudy Brandl Rick Mantz once joked many years ago that he married the first girl who made it through the grueling grind of a football season with him. Now, over a decade later, Mantz is giving something back to his family. Mantz stepped down as Hillsborough High’s head football…
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Florence Harto
Florence Farnkopf Harto, 78, formerly of Monmouth Junction, died Saturday, March 18, at Rutherford County Hospice House, Forest City, N.C. She was a graduate of Jamesburg High School and a former employee of E. R. Squibb. Her daughter, Dr. Nancy Ellen Harto, and her brother, Lt. John W. Farnkopf, died previously. She is survived by…
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Property Transfers March23, 2006 Part 5
By: The Princeton Packet Inc. publishes information on real estate transactions in its core market as a public service because it believes the information is newsworthy and appropriate. The information is all on the public record. In some cases the listing represents the property’s mailing address rather than the municipal location. While the intention is…
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In the Syndrome Mix
ADHD, learning disabilities, Asperger’s, Tourette’s, bipolar – it’s a psychological jungle out there. By:Hilary Parker The human brain contains something on the order of 100 billion neurons connected by about 60 trillion synapses. With this level of complexity, it is surprising that things ever work properly, and that neuropsychological problems are quite common. Six percent…
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Locally Grown
The Algonquin Film Festival offers a chance to see movies outside the box. By: Megan Sullivan The great San Francisco earthquake may have happened a century ago, but a piece of history was salvaged through Thomas Edison’s film footage of the landmark natural disaster. While the Library of Congress had three-quarters of the film in…
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Moving up a pew
By: Linda McCarthy Almost everyone my age is faced with the same dilemma: How do you successfully deal with an aging parent? My father-in-law used to quip that getting old was like "moving up a pew." You get closer to God with each passing generation. I’m starting to smell the incense. I recently visited my…
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Town honored for storm readiness
Upper Freehold designated "Storm Ready" community (March 23) By: Rob Heyman UPPER FREEHOLD For William Wentzien, nothing beats being prepared. As the township’s longtime emergency management coordinator, Mr. Wentzien has made it his job to ensure that if a significant natural disaster or emergency were to hit Upper Freehold, he’d be ready for it…
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
From the issue of March 23, 2006. Children must follow library rules To the editor: We have had several unfortunate incidents at the Manville Library. The library is a building of silence, studying and gathering of information not a hangout. The Library Board of Trustees and I are very concerned for the children’s safety. When…
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Police Beat for the week of March 23
Plumsted Mary Sowards, 18, of Robbinsville was charged with possession of drug paraphernalia after the vehicle she was a passenger in was stopped by police near the intersection of routes 539 and 537 at 11:30 p.m. on March 15. Police observed the vehicle driving through a nearby Century 21 realty parking lot at a slow…
