Category: archives
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Florence girls’ soccer clinches playoff spot
Veterans lead Flashes to win over Pemberton. By: Sean Moylan Just when the situation got to be its stickiest, the Florence Township Memorial High School girls’ varsity soccer team’s veterans took over and led the Flashes into the playoffs with a 4-1 home victory over Pemberton last Thursday. A few weeks ago the Flashes were…
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Martucci sets Scotties’ mark for goals in a season
By: Sean Moylan Thursday, the Bordentown Regional High School boys’ varsity soccer team played one of its most memorable regular season games ever when it tied the Delran Bears 1-1 on Taylor Martucci’s school record-tying 54th goal of the season. Delran had come into the contest 12-0 and most local papers had the Bears picked…
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Service at Sea
To commemorate the 60th anniversary of World War II, a pair of exhibits at Rutgers shows the human side of war. By:Susan Van Dongen Cameras have been at war since unknown combat photographers captured daguerreotypes of the Crimean War in the early 19th century. But perhaps the world has never seen the kind of large-scale…
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Plumsted candidates disagree on property tax fix
Two Township Committee candidates disagree on whether Plumsted has a tax problem and if rezoning is needed to attract more business ratables. (Thursday, Oct. 27) By: Lauren Burgoon PLUMSTED If there is one issue that dominates most local elections, it’s property taxes. Tax bills are an ever-present problem in New Jersey and one that…
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High school event aims to help hurricane relief
‘Shelter From the Storm,’ a fundraising festival and concert, will feature dinners from local restaurants, five-minute massages, live music and games. By: Donna Lukiw After Hurricanes Katrina and Rita destroyed communities, homes and lives along the Gulf Coast, several Hillsborough High School organizations wanted to help the survivors by organizing a fundraising event. "How many…
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MHS suffers another lopsided loss to New Providence
Recent trend continues as Pioneers roll By: Shawn Tyrrell Over the years a Manville High school vs. New Providence football game usually had similar results with the Pioneers having an easy time with the Mustangs and always gaining a victory. Last Friday evening the two teams squared off against each other in the final…
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Bulldogs weather the storn in MCT
Hopewell Valley boys soccer By: Jim Green The true test of a team is how it responds in the harshest of conditions, and it won’t get much harsher than Tuesday night’s Hopewell Valley Central High School boys soccer game against Hamilton in the Mercer County Tournament quarterfinals. With rain pouring consistently and the temperature reminding…
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Land preservation, downzoning key issues in Upper Freehold
Candidates find themselves at opposite ends of downzoning debate. (Thursday, Oct. 27) By: Lauren Burgoon UPPER FREEHOLD Considered one of the most rural communities in New Jersey, Upper Freehold is in a continual fight to protect its agricultural history and bucolic status. But encroaching development, both from neighboring towns and within township borders, is…
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Candidates sought to open board seat
School officials are accepting applications for a vacant board seat, previously held by Spencer LaDue. By: William Wichert The Northern Burlington County Regional Board of Education has a job opening. School officials are accepting applications for the vacant board seat recently held by Spencer LaDue, who resigned in August as one of the four board…
