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Florence football takes 24-game win streak into year
By: Sean Moylan FLORENCE — It’s no secret that this year all eyes will be on Joe Spahn and Abree Jones. The two-time state champion Florence Township Memorial High School football team’s dynamic duo will be expected to lead a group of inexperienced, yet skilled, players right back into the playoff hunt this year. "Jones…
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Little helpers aid storm victims
Three young girls collect money to donate to the Red Cross hurricane relief efforts. By: Chinenye Okparanta In the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, one little girl came up with a big way to help the families left homeless and hungry. Jenna Brennan, 9, stood in the sweltering heat Friday outside Pierre’s Restaurant with her younger…
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Lady Mustangs set for soccer season
Team must replace graduated leaders By: John Beisser The Manville High girls’ soccer team will be led by first-year head coach Mike Shambach, who served as an assistant coach with both the girls’ and boys’ teams a season ago. Shambach was expected to learn more about his team this week as the Lady Mustangs…
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Letters for the week of Sept. 8
For our children, support field plan To the editor: We are asking the Mercer County Freeholders to extend 35 acres of land at Lawrenceville-Pennington and Keefe roads to use for active recreation within Lawrence. Of the 1,200-plus acres already set aside for passive recreation on this property, less than 3 percent total, we ask…
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AHS field hockey still has talent to be great team
By: Kyle Moylan Considering the Allentown High field hockey team lost its top two scorers from last season (Janine Rini and Lindsey Leck), one may have been expecting a down season from the CVC powerhouse. If anyone is wondering how Allentown will be, ask someone from Eastern High, the top ranked team in the country.…
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COMMUNITY CALENDAR
Open house Friday, Sept. 16 Temple B’nai Abraham will hold an open house at 7:30 p.m. at 58 Crosswicks Road, Bordentown. Attendees are invited to meet the rabbi and share in the Shabbat service and following Oneg. Call 298-1527, ext. 3 or visit www.bnai-abraham.org for details. Casino Night Saturday, Sept. 17 Holy Assumption School…
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Barbershop group seeks members
Guest night set Sept. 13 at the Princeton Forrestal Village Food Court (off Route 1) from 7:30-10 p.m. The Princeton Garden Statesmen, a male, four-part, close-harmony singing society, seeks new members for their championship barbershop chorus. The are holding a guest night on Sept. 13 at the Princeton Forrestal Village Food Court (off Route 1)…
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Hayducka takes oath as chief
South Brunswick swears in its sixth police chief. By: Melissa Hayes With his wife and parents at his side and family, friends and co-workers looking on, Raymond Hayducka was sworn in as the South Brunswick Police Department’s sixth police chief on Sept. 1. As his wife, Suzanne Hayducka, pinned the gold police chief badge onto…
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Board of Education appoints interim assistant superintendent
Judith Zimmerman, who retired as an assistant superintendent in the Springfield public school district in 2004, started her new assignment Tuesday. Her contract expires in December. By:Lea Kahn Staff Writer The township Board of Education appointed a Princeton resident to serve as interim assistant superintendent of curriculum at its Aug. 31 meeting. Judith Zimmerman, who…
