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Hugh James Devine, Jr.
Hugh James Devine, Jr. – It is with deep sadness we share Hugh James Devine, Jr. passed away on Wednesday, November 22, 2023. Born May 8, 1938, in Buffalo, NY to Ruth and Hugh J. Devine, Sr. Hugh resided in Buffalo, NY for more than 22 years, moving to Guilford, CT for 10 years and…
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Helen Parr May, 95
Helen Parr May, age 95, of East Windsor, New Jersey, passed away peacefully on November 22, 2023 at her home at the Meadow Lakes Retirement Community. Helen was born in Newark, New Jersey in 1928 and grew up in Montclair, New Jersey. She attended Rosemary Hall in Greenwich, CT and earned her B.A. degree in…
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Elizabeth “Bubsie” Weisbecker, 93
Elizabeth “Bubsie” Weisbecker, nee Elizabeth Gordon Dannehower, passed away peacefully in her sleep on November 19, 2023 at the age of 98. Born on October 7, 1925 in Norristown, Pennsylvania, she was a longtime resident of Princeton, N.J. who enjoyed a multi- decade career in advertising sales with the Princeton Packet. She retired to Vero…
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Don’t cut funds for saving open space and farmland!
by Tom Gilbert, Co-Executive Director, New Jersey Conservation Foundation Four years ago, residents of rural Warren County were shocked when a Pennsylvania developer announced plans to build 2.8 million square feet of warehouses on 600 acres of prime farmland in White Township. From the local viewpoint, nothing about the Jaindl Land Co. plan made sense.…
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Devils ‘lift spirits’
The New Jersey Devils hosted their annual Hockey Fights Cancer Night in partnership with RWJBarnabas Health on Saturday, Nov. 25, when they faced off against the Buffalo Sabres at the Prudential Center. In attendance was 13-year-old Charlie Shomers, a cancer patient and lifelong Devils fan, and his family. The Hillsborough teen was diagnosed with Ependymoma, an aggressive form of brain cancer,…
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Apparent cyberattack hits Capital Health-Hopewell
Capital Health is experiencing network outages in what the health system believes to be a possible cyberattack. The system, which has the Capital Medical Center-Hopewell hospital in Pennington and a hospital in Trenton, expects to operate with limitations for at least the next week. The cybersecurity incident earlier in the week of Dec. 2 has…
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‘We are at a crossroads’
Princeton has long been a place that people love to visit and seek to call home because of its distinct neighborhoods, vibrant downtown districts, networks of parks and open spaces, top notch public schools, and all the shared benefits of a renowned University, among other assets. But, compounded by outdated zoning, our town has been struggling under the weight of its own success.…
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Common calendar, Packet papers, Dec. 1
Burlington, Mercer, and Somerset counties New Jersey Blood Services (NJBS), a division of New York Blood Center, which provides blood for local patients, is looking for a few good volunteers. The blood drive volunteer is an integral member of our team whose tasks include assisting donors with registration and/or at the refreshment area. No medical…
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Newcomers to serve on Bordentown Regional Board of Education
The Burlington County Clerk’s Office certified election results on Nov. 22. Voters in Bordentown Township and Bordentown City went to the polls on Nov. 7 and elected members of the board of education. Bordentown Regional Board of Education Melinda Zola ran unopposed for one, three-year term on the board for Bordentown City. She received 667…
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