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Obituaries for the week of Feb. 2
Linwood Symons, Robert William Swaim, Joan I. Schumann, Leonard L. Steward, Mary Louise Zagar, Gertrude Archer Danley, Georgiana Foster, Walter Guzikowski, Elwood Rust, John E Szalony, Adelina Milito Linwood Symons COLUMBUS Linwood C. Symons, 74, died Sunday at his residence in Columbus. Mr. Symons was born in Seaside Park and had lived in Hamilton…
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Dougherty decides to change his ways
By: Ken Weingartner Joe Dougherty knows the cliché about teaching an old dog new tricks. But the longtime South Brunswick High wrestling coach is willing to try. Time will tell if he’s barking up the right tree. Dougherty was encouraged by the young Vikings’ efforts last weekend, despite losing three of four dual matches to…
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Four-year sentence for drug sale that led to death
Teen pleaded guilty to charges of first-degree strict liability for a drug induced death, distribution of a controlled dangerous substance and possession of narcotics paraphernalia. By: Melissa Edmond Kender Court resident Alexander Jones, 17, will get the maximum sentence allowable four years for his guilty plea to charges he sold drugs to 21-year-old…
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Police Beat for the week of Feb. 2
BORDENTOWN CITY Police charged a 29-year-old Bordentown man with possession of less than 50 grams of marijuana after spotting him walking along Route 130/206 in the middle of the night. According to police, officers saw Michael Parziale walking along the highway around 12:30 a.m. on Jan. 22. While talking with him, police said, officers learned…
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Briehler’s Weidel Drive application continued to Feb. 8
PENNINGTON PLANNING UPDATE By Marianne Hooker At its Jan. 11 meeting, the Pennington Planning Board heard testimony on an application for a hardship variance for a property on Weidel Drive. The case was continued from the December meeting. At the end of comment Jan. 11, it was decided to continue discussion at the Feb. 8…
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Book Notes for the week of Feb. 2
The wild world of words By: Dr. Joan Ruddiman One would think that reading about how a dictionary is compiled would be about as thrilling as watching paint dry. Yet in another case of truth is just weirder than fiction, the story of the creation of the Oxford English Dictionary involves elements of a gothic…
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Drawing on Architecture
Michael Graves discusses his design for the Arts Council and a new book. By:Hilary Parker Michael Graves doesn’t like labels, and that’s putting it lightly. Still, it’s tempting to label his life something of a contradiction. He received the prestigious Rome Prize in 1960, yet he was the only architecture student at Harvard University who…
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Obituaries for the week of Feb. 2
Carmela Tramontana Carmela "Millie" Tramontana died Friday at the Water’s Edge Health Care and Rehabilitation Center in Trenton. She was 92. Born and raised in Trenton, she resided in Lawrence for the past 15 months. Ms. Tramontana was a retired garment worker. She was a member of St. James Roman Catholic Church in Trenton…
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Township Council to start municipal budget review
The council will begin to tackle the 2006 municipal budget, which calls for a 3-cent increase in the property-tax rate. By:Lea Kahn Staff Writer Township Council expects to begin its formal review of the proposed 2006 municipal budget when it meets Tuesday at 7 p.m. in the lower level conference room at the Municipal Building.…
