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Attempted murder suspect nabbed in Virginia
Three-day hunt in Newport News for Hillsborough man accused of trying to kill his mother results in arrest. By: Melissa Edmond The 21-year-old Hillsborough man charged with attempting to murder his 41-year-old mother last week was captured Monday night in Virginia. Devin M. Powell fled Hillsborough in a stolen pickup truck Dec. 15, which the…
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Fitzpatrick excels in opener
By: Sean Moylan While the Maple Bowl Holiday Tournament didn’t go as well as originally planned, both Bordentown Regional High School varsity bowling teams continued to dominate their regular season matches this past week. The Scotties boys and girls’ teams each posted a 4-0 win over Holy Cross on Monday. Ryan Branson led the charge…
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School board narrowly OKs district plan
Lack of detailed steps delays approval of goals, objectives. By: Donna Lukiw The Board of Education narrowly passed a school improvement plan Monday for the school year, despite objections from several school board members who complained it lacked specifics. Superintendent Karen Lake proposed in October three goals: increase math and literacy scores for standardized tests,…
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Special education debate continues
Former speech therapist claims she was forced to resign By: William Wichert MANSFIELD A former speech therapist in the elementary school district said this week that she believes she had been forced out of her position for criticism made against school officials and their handling of the special education program. As the district’s special…
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March is now eyed for library opening
Bordentown Library faces delays in its return to Union Street By: Scott Morgan Early in the year, optimistic Burlington County officials projected that the displaced Bordentown Library could be ready to move back into its traditional home on Union Street in Bordentown City by the end of December. With the end of the year about…
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Obituaries for the week of Dec. 22
Samuel Bryant Samuel Bryant of Lawrence died Saturday. He was 99. He was born in Robertsville, Jasper County, S.C., where he was educated before moving to Miami. Later Mr. Bryant and his wife and her daughter moved to Princeton and then to Lawrence. He was employed at Belle Mead Depot in Somerville and later…
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Letters to the Editor, Dec. 22, 2005
Think about it To the editor: Two suggestions for greater accountability for our locally elected officials! I thought of them while reading your account last week of the Council on Affordable Housing (COAH) plan approval for Hopewell Township. The mayor was absent. My first suggestion is for the members of the Township Committee. If…
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Most 2005 accidents occur on Route 1
About 25 percent of motor vehicle accidents in the township occurred on a five-mile stretch of Route 1. By:Lea Kahn Staff Writer Brunswick Pike – also known as Route 1 – is a four-lane highway that traverses Lawrence Township and has the distinction of being the most accident-prone street in the township, according to township…
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A moment with Santa
At Legion party Andrew Eldridge, 4, of Pennington meets with Santa Claus during the Christmas party held at American Legion Toscanni Post 120, Lambertville, on Sunday
