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Bucknell University, Lewisburg, Pa., awarded degrees to the following residents: Kristen M. Brundage, daughter of Stephen and Susan Brundage of Colts Neck, cum laude with a Bachelor of Arts degree in international relations and departmental honors in international relations; Alex J. Valenti, son of James and Laura Valenti of Colts Neck, a Bachelor of Science…
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Doris L. Feuer
Mrs. Feuer, 70, of Naples, Fla., died June 10, 2013. She owned and operated women’s wear shops in New Jersey and was a buyer for the Navy Exchange program. She was predeceased by her first husband, Paul Drucker. Surviving are her husband of 24 years, Paul Feuer; a daughter, Amie Flanagan, and her partner, Jim…
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Q&A
Jack of all trades with Sharon Peters Q: We’ve taken up backcountry hiking and camping, often requiring travel on wet, rutted dirt roads to get to the trails. We’ve learned that a conventional jack isn’t useful when you need to change a tire because it sinks into the muck. Is there anything you can think…
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Insurance has no right to extra funds
The June 5 article about DWI checkpoints revealed that one of the penalties for being caught driving with a blood alcohol concentration of 0.08 percent or above is a $1,000 auto insurance surcharge for three years. It is outrageous that private companies should be able to collect “fines” in the form of premium hikes for…
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Residents should renew effort to save energy, recycle
Earth Day has recently passed. Few made Earth Day resolutions. Fewer kept them. Here are a few suggestions for simple things you can do to make a difference. These will save energy and reduce pollution and greenhouse gases: Replace incandescent light bulbs with LED or compact fluorescent bulbs; unplug devices when fully charged; do not…
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IN THE NEWS
Rep. Holt gets it right Mark Rosman I have to admit that when I opened my email inbox the other day and saw an email that had the subject line “Holt Statement On Domestic Surveillance Revelations,” I did not have a good feeling about what I would read. Rep. Rush Holt is a Democratic member…
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Marlboro student honored at ceremony
MARLBORO — Arya Tschand, a fourth-grade student at the Frank J. Dugan Elementary School, was recently honored at a statewide awards ceremony for academically advanced children. The ceremony was sponsored by the Johns Hopkins University Center for Talented Youth. According to a press release, Arya was invited to the awards ceremony based on an exceptional…
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GREEN SCENE
Full-throttle bloom GOTTI KELLEY “Many things grow in the garden that were never sown there.” — Thomas Fuller, 1732 A nd isn’t this true, especially this year. Proliferated by the rains, weeds just seem to explode wherever you look. It requires some nimble moves as you tiptoe through your plants to get close enough to…
