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Sally Primka
Sally Branin Primka, 66, teacher, harpist, formerly of South Brunswick, died Wednesday, Jan. 25, at home in Boynton Beach, Fla. Born in Winthrop, Mass., she spent most of her life in New Jersey and retired to Boynton Beach, Fla. She was a teacher and learning consultant for West Windsor, Cranbury, Jamesburg and Milltown school districts.…
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‘A happy ending to a sad story’
After long legal battle, Chesterfield man can build barn for animals. By: Scott Morgan CHESTERFIELD Go ahead. Say it. He’s heard everything. For crying out loud, the man has 211 cats and 19 dogs and isn’t running some kind of adoption shelter. There’s nothing he hasn’t heard. Except for the word "OK." At least…
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This Week
Thursday ‘Stairway to Freedom’: Come celebrate Black History Month with a performance of songs written by slaves and other folk songs at 7 p.m. at the Lawrence Library, Mercer County Library System Headquarters Branch, 2751 Brunswick Pike. Briz, a local singer and songwriter will perform the very special concert for all ages and audiences. To…
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Lady Bulldogs place second in Group II
Hopewell Valley indoor track By: Jim Green The meet is called the Group II Individual Championships for a reason just ask the Hopewell Valley Central High School girls indoor track team. Despite having six athletes advance to the Meet of Champions with top-six finishes, the Lady Bulldogs finished third in the group team standings,…
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Hover brothers share MHS hockey success
Duo helps Cougars run win streak to 11 games By: Justin Feil Kevin Hover was a loyal fan at Montgomery High ice hockey games when his older brothers Mickey and Sean played together. "I went to all of them," recalled Kevin. "I even got out of school for a few of their games. It was…
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Police plan ‘Pink Panther’ benefit for Rosso family
Night at the movies is scheduled for Feb. 15 at the Cinema Plaza 6 theaters, routes 202 and 31, Raritan Township By Linda Seida The Hopewell Township Police Benevolent Association 342 is sponsoring a night at the movies to raise money for Patrolman James Rosso’s wife, Amanda, who overcame bone cancer but now is being…
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Smoking issue burns in local bar
Business owners fight back against no smoking law By: Scott Morgan FLORENCE "War on NJ" is not a subtle statement, but then Eleanor Travia is not a subtle lady. Within minutes, the owner of Illusions go-go bar made a lot of things very clear she doesn’t like anybody telling her how to run…
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Shots don’t fall for Mustangs in county loss
Hot-shooting Hillsborough rolls By: Rudy Brandl HILLSBOROUGH When the shots aren’t falling, a basketball game can turn into a very difficult experience no matter how well a team executes. The Manville High boys didn’t play poorly in Saturday’s Somerset County Tournament preliminary round game at Hillsborough. They certainly didn’t play badly enough to come…
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EDITORIAL
Make plans now for next year’s recreation needs. Little League registration is an annual event in Hillsborough that’s a great precursor of spring. While the process that used to require hundreds of families to stand in line as registrations has been streamlined by online processing, the event is nonetheless a great reminder that, while in…
