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Noistens having summer fun with PASDA
Sisters help Cherry Valley finish second in Division 3 By: Bob Nuse Laura and Sophia Noisten will certainly swim in bigger meets than the Princeton Area Swimming and Diving Championships. But they probably won’t enjoy themselves as much as they do during the summer swim season. The Noisten sisters both spend a large portion of…
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EDITORIAL: Taking of land has its place in planning
EDITORIAL Eminent domain is getting more bad press than it deserves. The concept of eminent domain has gotten a lot of bad press lately. Thanks to what many have called an ill-considered U.S. Supreme Court decision upholding the right of local government to condemn land for essentially private development, eminent domain has been attacked as…
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Montgomery 13s ready for regionals
Core group reached Ripken Mid-Atlantic tourney last three years By: Bob Nuse Getting to the Cal Ripken regional tournament year after year turned out to be rewarding for the Montgomery all-stars in more ways than one. For the last three summers, the current group of 13-year-old all-stars has reached the Cal Ripken Baseball Mid-Atlantic Regional.…
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EDITOR’S NOTE: Setting the rules
EDITOR’S NOTE By Hank Kalet Basic ground rules for upcoming campaign season. We are about half way through the summer, and only a few weeks from what historically is the beginning of the local campaign season. With that in mind, I wanted to offer some basic ground rules that will govern our coverage of the…
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Camera Play
Using the toy-like Holga, Susan Cunningham makes playful images from happy accidents. By: Susan Van Dongen "Fancy Shadow" Don’t let the doctors, engineers and other left-brainers tell you that art is frivolous, something that is simply less useful than science and technology. Susan Cunningham is a nurse as well as a photographer and she says…
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THE STATE WE’RE IN: G8 summit tackles global warming
THE STATE WE’RE IN By Michele S. Byers The U.S. government would rather continue polluting the environment than risk "economic suicide." The recent G8 summit in Scotland marked an important first step toward tackling the huge issues of global warming and climate change. The environment was low on the radar screen when the Group of…
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Co-op facility opens in park
Rutgers opens new Cooperative Extension and Research Building on Riva Avenue. By: Joseph Harvie There’s a new tenant at Davidson Mill Pond Park on Riva Avenue that’s adding new colors, scents and edibles to the landscape. The 5,000-square-foot Rutgers Cooperative Extension and Research building officially opened July 28 during a ribbon-cutting ceremony and with the…
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Council seeks to preserve land
Seeking to preserve 45 acres of undeveloped land adjacent to Central Park on Eggerts Crossing Road, Township Council has awarded contracts to two real estate appraisers to determine the value of the property. By: Lea Kahn Seeking to preserve 45 acres of undeveloped land adjacent to Central Park on Eggerts Crossing Road, Township Council has…
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Letters for the week of Aug. 4
Preserve Lawrence’s living history To the editor: Historic preservation and responsive development need not be mutually exclusive. When a variance is required to tear down a historical residence for assisted living, why must the care of our living require the demise of our living history? Vision and purpose can go hand-in-hand if a restoration…
