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  • EDITORIAL

    Law by itself won’t prevent sex predators.    As the Manville Borough Council prepares to join Hillsborough and the growing list of communities that are creating child safety zones in hopes of protecting kids from sexual predators, we hope they will understand what’s really being accomplished.    Even as ongoing litigation makes these ordinances susceptible to being…

  • NBC girl bowlers knock down pair of wins in openers

    By: Sean Moylan    The Greyhounds’ lineup may have changed slightly but the Northern Burlington County Regional High School girls’ varsity bowling team showed it was just as good as ever with wins over Moorestown and Maple Shade this past week.    Monday’s 4-0 victory over Moorestown was hardly a contest as the Greyhounds won the total…

  • District requiring bus drivers to better track riding students

    Bus driver recently leaves 4-year-old boy on bus (Dec. 8) By: Marisa Maldonado nbsp;  PLUMSTED — District bus drivers who transport special needs students have been instructed to more carefully track their students after a 4-year-old boy recently was left on a bus for more than an hour.    The New Egypt Primary School special needs student…

  • Despite his little size, Cardone comes up big again

    By: Sean Moylan    Bobby Cardone stood behind a short chain link fence and watched the Florence football players warm-up on a field affectionately known as "The Pit."    "I think Anthony is going to get a punt today. They put this new play in," said Cardone.    Anthony Cardone got to the punter twice that day by…

  • Janet Deatcher

       PINELLAS PARK, Fla. — Janet (Caddoo) Deatcher died Dec. 4 at Northside Hospital & Heart Institute in St. Petersburg, Fla. She was 81.    Born in Yonkers, N.Y., she lived in Hillsborough before moving to Pinellas Park in 2000.    Mrs. Deatcher worked as a teachers aide for the Hillsborough Township School System, retiring after 22 years.…

  • Bald eagle catches some local attention

    Washington firefighter spots bald eagle (Dec. 1) By: Lauren Burgoon    MILLSTONE — It may be America’s most revered bird but bald eagle sightings in New Jersey away from large bodies of water are tantalizingly rare. That made a recent discovery of the nation’s bird flying over the Assunpink Wildlife Management Area all the more special…

  • Athletic Hall of Fame 2006 inductees announced

    A banquet honoring the inductees will be held on March 25 at Angeloni’s Cedar Gardens on Route 33 in Hamilton    The Hopewell Valley CHS Athletic Hall of Fame Committee has tabulated the ballots of the Selection Committee and has announced the 2006 Class of Inductees.    After accepting nominations from the community, the nominating committee formed…

  • Obituaries for the week of Dec. 8

    John A. Nalbone     John A. Nalbone died Nov. 30 at Robert Wood Johnson Medical Center at Hamilton. He was 56.    Born in Trenton, he was a resident of Lawrence for 40 years.    Mr. Nalbone a well-known photographer in Lawrence for many years prior to being employed as a chief engineer for the State of…

  • Lady Bulldogs step up, open with clutch win

    Hopewell Valley swimming By: Jim Green    Leading up to the Hopewell Valley Central High School girls swimming team’s season-opening meet against Pennington, Lady Bulldog coach Bill DeHaven constantly was shuffling his lineup.    The reason was simple. In order to defeat the defending Prep B state champion Red Raiders — who went 13-0 last season —…