Category: archives
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Former police chief seeks case dismissal
Former Bordentown City Police Chief Philip Castagna claims the Burlington County prosecutor’s office violated his rights in its investigation of charges that he plotted to kill his estranged wife. By: William Wichert Facing charges that he plotted to kill his estranged wife, former Bordentown City Police Chief Philip Castagna is looking to get the case…
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Down on the farms
Two farm festivals this weekend highlight Lawrence agriculture. By:Jennifer Potash Managing Editor A cornucopia of produce and other items from local farms will be highlighted at two events this weekend. The new Grazefest at the Gove, at Cherry Grove Organic Farm off Lawrenceville Road, is a joint effort between the farm and the Lawrenceville Inn…
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Municipal Alliance to honor Mansier
Township resident will be lauded at Hopewell Valley Golf Club breakfast buffet. Larry Mansier of Hopewell Township will be honored as Volunteer of the Year by the Hopewell Valley Municipal Alliance at the eighth annual Mayors’ Breakfast on Oct. 22. The event will be held at the Hopewell Valley Golf Club and will begin at…
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Network picks Manville coach for weekly honor
The Madison Square Garden cable network and the New York Giants named MHS rookie head coach Brett Stibitz the Metropolitan Area High School Coach of the Week. By: Rudy Brandl The Manville High football team has gone national. After not winning a game for two years, the Mustangs opened the 2005 season with a resounding…
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HHS field hockey team still bedeviled by Central
Raiders lose another close one to rivals By: Rudy Brandl Hillsborough simply can’t find a way to beat Hunterdon Central in a field hockey game. It doesn’t matter where or on what surface the game is played. It could be early in the season in September or a playoff game in November. The result always…
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Bowden wins Cherokee Challenge for freshmen
The only question was if he would have the best time on his Greyhounds’ team. By:Sean Moylan By the home stretch, Michael Bowden, the newest star on a sensational Northern Burlington Regional High School boys’ varsity cross country team, knew that he had the freshmen race of this past Saturday’s Cherokee Challenge all but won.…
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SBHS runs out of time against Falcons
By: Carolyn M. Hartko Time just ran out for the South Brunswick High School boys’ soccer team this past Saturday. As the whistle sounded, the visiting Monroe Falcons got to claim a 2-1 victory, remaining undefeated at 4-0, while the Vikings dropped to 2-2. Monroe had taken a 2-0 lead by halftime. However, determined to…
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Hopewell Township Class of 1935 has seen farms go, houses come
Nine members of the Class of 1935 gathered for a high school reunion their 70th at H.I. Rib & Co., Route 31, on Sept. 15. By John Tredrea Back in the early and mid-1930s, when members of the Class of 1935 were students at Hopewell Township Central High School, Hopewell Valley was quite…
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More than 20K raised through joint effort for "The Kids"
The third Prudential New Jersey Properties/Sunshine Kids Golf Tournament raised more than $20,000 for The Sunshine Kids, an organization devoted to helping children with cancer and providing positive group activities for young patients throughout North America. Organized by James Bryant and Courtney Orlando of the company’s Martinsville office along with other associates and staff members,…
