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Ground Zero for bigots
Knee-jerk opposition to center a monument to intolerance By: Hank Kalet Opponents of the so-called Ground Zero Mosque in New York are painting their opposition as a defense of hallowed ground and the memory of the nearly 3,000 people killed during the terrorist attacks nine years ago. But if you listen closely to the arguments,…
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Offering some Princetonian ‘ospitalita’
By: centraljersey.com Dorothea’s House in Princeton hosted a dessert party in late July for a group of young students who had arrived from Italy and South Dakota to spend three weeks studying at Princeton University. For the seventh year in a row, Princeton University hosted a group of students from Italy as part of the…
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HOPEWELL TOWNSHIP: Career change works for resident
By John Tredrea, Staff Writer In 1995, Hopewell Township resident Dan Walker made a dramatic career change. It’s worked out so well that his wife and son joined the company he founded, Eagle Building Maintenance and Janitorial. Mr. Walker says his experience with Mobil Oil Company’s research and development team gave him skills he needed…
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Back from Iraq duty, Lawrence vet awards scholarship
By: Lea Kahn – Staff Writer During Jenisch Green’s yearlong deployment in Iraq, the Lawrence Township resident had some time to reflect on her life. Although she was not in a front-line combat position – she was a supply logistics specialist – "the mortars were coming in and you thought you were going to die,"…
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New St. Mary principal eager to get started
By: Birgitta Wolfe – Managing Editor BORDENTOWN CITY – Only three days into his new job as principal of St. Mary School and Frank X. McAneny has already met most of his 16-member staff and can’t wait to greet the some 200 students who show up on Sept. 7. "I’m not in my office much.…
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Capitol news and comment
By: centraljersey.com The following items are taken from reports issued by legislators representing Central Jersey communities and other items of political concern. Bill urges protection for legal marijuana users Sen. Nicholas P. Scutari (D-Union) has introduced a measure urging Gov. Christie to support and advocate for federal legislation that would provide legal protection to patients…
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Zoning
When your garage has a bathroom By: Lea Kahn – Staff Writer When is a garage/storage building not a garage/storage building? When the architectural blueprint shows that it has a foyer, bathroom, kitchen and living space, in addition to four garage bays and a 40-square-foot storage area. That was the consensus of the Zoning Board…
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Meals at Home needs help
By: centraljersey.com The American Red Cross of Central New Jersey is in "desperate need" for volunteers to support its Meals at Home program. Meals at Home volunteers pick up meals at St. Francis Hospital in Trenton and deliver them to homebound people in Hamilton and also those residing along the Trenton-Hamilton border. Potential volunteers are…
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Boro Green group holds inaugural meeting
By: centraljersey.com About 20 Hillsborough residents showed up at Thuy Anh Le’s doorstep Aug. 12, after the graduate of Rutgers Environmental Stewards program and chairwoman of Sustainable Hillsborough advertised a new grass-roots group to help encourage sustainable projects in Hillsborough. The first meeting of the group – called Boro Green – she had no idea…
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