Category: archives
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LETTERS
9/22/2005 Hurricane relief shows failures To the editor: When it comes to exploiting the working poor, the Bush administration has no shame. The tragedy of Hurricane Katrina showed the world the result of 25 years of conservative policies designed to benefit the wealthy at the expense of the public commonwealth. Any hope that the country…
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CHS tennis team rams Hightstown
Hopewell Valley girls tennis By: Jim Green With the Mercer County Tournament coming this week, the Hopewell Valley Central High School girls tennis team needed to get some momentum going. On Tuesday, they did just that with a 5-0 win over Hightstown at Timberlane Middle School. The Lady Bulldogs, who lost five starters from last…
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Gerard John Rau
Gerard John Rau of Pennington died at home on Sept. 20 following a short illness. Born in Chatham on Sept. 28, 1921, he had been a Hopewell Valley resident since 1949. He earned his bachelor’s and master’s degrees from Rutgers University and pursued doctoral studies at the University of Maryland. While at Rutgers, he was…
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Vikes take 2-0 start in stride
By: Ken Weingartner If anyone is surprised by the South Brunswick High football team’s 2-0 start, they won’t be found in the Vikings’ locker room. "We’re not surprised as a staff or a team," South Brunswick’s third-year coach Mark Prelewicz said. "The kids have worked hard and the coaches have worked hard. We’re just more…
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GETTING INVOLVED
For the week of Sept. 23 through Sept. 28. Donations wanted As part of an ongoing community outreach program, Dr. Debra DeMarco of Monroe Chiropractic Care, 15 E. Railroad Ave., is collecting donations of coats for needy children and their families. Coats should be new or gently used and clean. They will be collected from…
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RELIGIOUS LISTINGS
For the week of Sept. 23 through Sept. 29. Chinmaya Mission Chinmaya Mission Tristate Center, 95 Cranbury Neck Road, Cranbury. For more information, call (609) 655-0404 or visit www.cnjbalavihar.org. Chinmaya Mission is a non-profit teaching organization that conducts Vendantic programs for children and adults. Open house: Belavihar (Sunday School) open house, Sunday, Sept. 11, 10…
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Bulldogs give Trenton a battle
Hopewell Valley football By: Jim Green When one looked at the Hopewell Valley Central High School football team’s preseason schedule and tried to pick which game would be the Bulldogs’ first varsity win, Saturday’s contest against Trenton probably would have been one of the least likely choices. After all, the Group IV Tornadoes beat the…
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Jeff Scott to retire
Assistant superintendent leaving after 13 years. By: Joseph Harvie Assistant School Superintendent for Business Jeff Scott announced Monday that he will retire Dec. 1, after 13 years with the district. The school board approved his resignation unanimously, with board President Brian Laurita absent from the meeting. Mr. Scott, 57, said that after 36 years in…
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A chef cook-off at Mrs. G’s
When the folks at Mrs. G TV & Appliance in Lawrence asked me to line up a group of outstanding chefs to compete in a cook-off on Saturday, Oct, 1, as part of festivities marking their 70th anniversary, I jumped at the chance for several reasons. First, I think it is fairly amazing that this…
