Day: June 23, 2011
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MONTGOMERY: Aviator’s relatives fly in to Princeton airport
By Stephanie Vaccaro, Staff Writer MONTGOMERY — In celebration of Princeton Airport’s 100th anniversary, the grandson and great-grandson of the airport’s originator, flew from their home in Illinois to the airport on Saturday in a vintage aircraft. ”The airplane that they are flying in is a 1931 Brunner-Winkle Bird, which has none of the modern…
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FORMER MLB ALL-STAR HAROLD REYNOLDS & EAT, PRAY, LOVE AUTHOR LIZ GILBERT ATTENDING GAME ON JUNE 27TH
(Trenton, NJ)- The Trenton Thunder will welcome former Major League All-Star and television personality Harold Reynolds as well as award-winning author Liz Gilbert to Waterfront Park on June 27th. Monday, June 27th is MLB Network Night with a special guest appearance by Harold Reynolds. Reynolds will be throwing out a ceremonial first pitch as well…
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COMMUNITY CALENDAR: June 23, 2011
Wed., June 29 Cruise for Prevention: 5-9 p.m., car show to benefit Upper Freehold/Allentown Alliance to Prevent Alcoholism and Drug Abuse; Byron Johnson Recreation Area, Ellisdale Road, Allentown. Rain date July 6; admission is free; donations appreciated; for information, call 609-570-5376. Kickoff party for Summer Reading Program: 9:30 a.m.-noon, Robbinsville branch of the Mercer County…
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LAMBERTVILLE: New law gets rid of city’s garbage collection fees
By John Tredrea, Special Writer LAMBERTVILLE —An ordinance repealing Lambertville’s garbage collection fees to residents and merchants was adopted by City Council Monday night. There was no public comment on the measure, which was made possible when Lambertville voters OK’d a referendum on April 27 asking that those fees to be put back into the…
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Time for U.S. to stop military adventurism
The Rev. Robert Moore, Princeton On June 18, Rep. Barney Frank spoke to a full house of 225 at the Coalition for Peace Action’s 30th anniversary Membership Dinner in Princeton. With Rep. Ron Paul, Rep. Frank co-chaired the bipartisan Sustainable Defense Task Force that included experts such as Dr. Lawrence Korb, former Assistant Secretary of…
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HOPEWELL VALLEY: Grads going to colleges near and far
From Ivy League Princeton down the road, to the University of Edinburgh in Scotland, nearly 260 of Hopewell Valley Central High School’s 288 seniors will head off to colleges and universities near and far this fall, according to Alicia Waltman, school district spokeswoman. ”CHS students plan to matriculate at more than 130 different institutions of…
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SOUTH BRUNSWICK – Top 2011 SBHS students recognized
Staff photo by Maria Riegel Top SBHS students for 2011, valedictorian Utsarga Sikder and salutatorian Muhammad Khan stand near the high school on Ridge Road last week.
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Phillies announcer lauds local baseball tourney
By Ruth Luse, Managing Editor Tom McCarthy, the voice of the Philadelphia Phillies, is singing the praises of Lambertville’s Vic Walker Memorial All Star Baseball Tournament in a recently produced video. The video, produced by Delaware Valley Video of Lambertville, explains the history of the tournament, and “why it has become the premier recreational youth…
