Tag: Lawrenceville
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Your Turn: Wandering Wednesdays – a wonderful break
By Susan Kirkland While it might not be easy to think of positives that have come from the pandemic, I have one I’d like to share that may be useful to others. It was July 2020 and we were tired of jigsaw puzzles, having the every 10-day trip to the grocery store be the highlight…
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World War II Army nurse celebrates 100th birthday
Livia (Ferranti) Borkowski, a longtime resident of Pennington and Lawrenceville, celebrated her 100th birthday in Sterling, Virginia, with her children, grandchildren, great-grandchildren, nieces and nephews from across the United States. Borkowski was born in Pottsville, Pennsylvania, on Jan. 13, 1922, and served as a U.S. Army nurse during World War II. She made…
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Slackwood church members observe International Human Rights Day
The Truth and Reconciliation group from Slackwood Presbyterian Church, members of the Lawrence Township congregation, and the community gathered in front of the church from 4:30-6 p.m. Dec. 10 to observe Human Rights Day.International Human Rights Day is a day dedicated to raising awareness about issues of inequality, exclusion, and discrimination in our world and…
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Lawrenceville woman spent years dedicated to youth athletics
New Jersey Youth Soccer organization members are mourning the loss of past President Evelyn Gill. Gill began her involvement with youth soccer by coaching her sons at the recreational and competitive levels, according to information provided by New Jersey Youth Soccer (NJYS). She was later elected president of NJYS on three occasions, first in…
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Opinion: Afghan refugees are carefully vetted before entering the U.S.
In a recent letter (Refugees will change voting demographics, Oct. 1) about the arrival in the U.S. of refugees from Afghanistan, Ira Marks expresses a pre-set political judgment that deliberately overlooks and bypasses important evidence to the contrary. We write to propose a more balanced view of the arrival of those refugees. First, there…
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Opinion: Refugees will change voting demographics
“Give us you’re tired, you’re poor, you’re Democratic voters.” A Sept. 1 report from the Wall Street Journal states that “The U.S. State Department estimates that it left behind the majority of Afghan interpreters and others that helped our U.S. forces.” “Further, the U.S. still doesn’t have reliable data on who was evacuated, nor what…
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Last chance to view Windows of Hope in Lawrenceville
Windows of Hope 2021 is a creative art exhibit being featured in the historic district windows of Lawrenceville Main Street and Gordon Avenue. This event combines the elements of a traditional exhibit, public art installation and “phantom galleries.” It will feature 52 artists and 70 2D and 3D artwork contributions from all sectors of the…
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Craniosacral therapist opens office in Lawrence Township
Emily Ireland, craniosacral therapist from Manhattan, has relocated to Lawrenceville and is accepting new clients. In practice for more than a decade, Ireland specializes in TMJ (jaw pain/dysfunction) and complementary orthodontic care for a holistic dentistry, as well as chronic and acute pain conditions, physical and mental trauma/stress, and longevity. The new location is 3550…
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Junior coaches raise money for Mercer Bulldogs
In a year of COVID-19 lockdown, when Mercer Special Hockey (aka Mercer Bulldogs), a non-profit for kids with special needs who play hockey, had no ice time or season at all, two junior coach volunteers, Andreas Oskiper and Collin Penders, decided to give the kids some fun by organizing a virtual bingo night. In the…