Author: Central Jersey
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Pennington Day: Celebration of community
By Geena Molinaro, Staff Writer Families and friends alike flocked to the main street of Pennington Borough to celebrate the community and its many accomplishments on a warm Saturday. Performers, vendors and organizations from around Hopewell Valley tabled at the 34th annual event to display their work and, in some cases, give away prizes or…
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HILLSBOROUGH: Keeping track of 3 eaglets
Birds are banded before they leave nest at Duke Farms By Geena Molinaro, Staff Writer Three six-week-old Duke Farms eaglets are growing up and will soon be ready to leave the nest, literally. When they do, wildlife biologists want to be able to track them as best they can. To do that, the eaglets are…
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Pennington Day: Celebration of community
Phil McAuliffe Kit Greener of Pennington at work on painting an ox on Pennington Day. She and artist Kyle Willie are the featured artists.
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MANVILLE: Elks pig roast helps family of Kyle Barnish
At the fund-raising pig roast Sunday at the Manville-Hillsborough Elks were Exalted Ruler Joe Homyak, event co-chairs Joan Leib and Scott Mikaelian, 10-year-old Kyle Barnish and his mother, Patty. (Photo by Mary Ellen Day)
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LAMBERTVILLE/NEW HOPE: Pride parade emphasizes equal rights
Local students carry the rainbow flag, from Key West, Florida, across the bridge. Portions of the flag, known as the "Sea to Sea Rainbow Flag," travel to various functions. (Photo by Michael Agnew)
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HOPEWELL VALLEY: Memorial Day observances begin Saturday
By Ruth Luse The Hopewell Valley Veterans Association is planning a Memorial Day ceremony, which will be held on May 24, starting at 11 a.m. The event will be held at the Veterans Memorial, located in Alliger Park, on Route 546 (Pennington-Washington Crossing Road), next to the Hopewell Township municipal complex. A light lunch will…
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HOPEWELL TOWNSHIP: Local police, others lauded for saving man’s life
The award recipients (shown from left) are: Hopewell Valley Emergency Services Firefighter/EMT Matthew Peck, Pennington Borough police Officer Doug Pinelli, Pennington First Aid EMT John Muccioli, Hopewell Township police Sgt. Michael Cseremsak, Hopewell Township police Officer Louis Vastola, Hopewell Township police Officer Robert Sparano, Capital Health Trauma Nurse Sean Varricchio and Pennington First Aid EMT…
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LAWRENCE: Seniors get the message about drunk driving
Phil McAuliffe With a film of last year’s drunk driving accident simulation in the background, Lawrence police detective Scott Caloiaro talks to high school students about the dangers students face at prom time. Staff photo by Phil McAuliffe
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LAMBERTVILLE/NEW HOPE: Pride parade emphasizes equal rights
Organizers added a political statement to the color and pageantry of the annual Pride Parade in New Hope and Lambertville last weekend. The annual celebration focused even more on civil rights with the passage in New Jersey of a law recognizing the equality of same-sex couples to marry. Pennsylvania does not confer that right, so…
