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Highchair couture: Multitasking mom parlays penchant for personalizing presents into burgeoning baby boutique
LIFESTYLE By: Erica Hammond HIGHTSTOWN A young mother new to Hightstown recently ventured into the world of online retail with Cranberry Cradle, an Internet baby boutique specializing in handmade gifts for babies and toddlers. "My hand is in a million different things," Joey D’Adamo-Hass, 27, said with her 10-month-old son, Max, perched on her…
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Community Calendar
Chinese Auction Thursday, June 30 The Ladies Auxiliary of Bordentown Elks Lodge will hold the annual Chinese Auction fundraiser at the lodge, 11 Amboy Ave., Bordentown. Doors open at 6 p.m. and the auction will begin at 7 p.m. Prizes and food will be featured. Call (609) 538-8963 for details. Ballroom dancing Sunday, July…
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A changing of the guard
New Washington Township government will take oath of office Friday. By: Lauren Burgoon WASHINGTON Friday is the day eagerly anticipated by many local citizens for more than a year. For the first time in Washington Township’s history, a nonpartisan council and separately elected mayor will be sworn in, completing a change-of-government process that was…
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Township’s nonunion workers get pay boost
Enabling ordinance affects over 30 job classifications By John Tredrea The maximum salaries that can be paid some nonunion Hopewell Township employees were increased by 4 percent under a salary and wage ordinance adopted Monday by the Hopewell Township Committee. The ordinance affects over 30 job classifications. For example, the maximum salary of the township…
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Softball 12s hoping to catch title at districts
District 12 softball By: Jim Green If defense is the key ingredient to competing for a championship, then the Lawrence 12-year-old softball All Stars should be in the hunt for the District 12 title. Lawrence, which was scheduled to begin play on Wednesday night, will be back in action at 6 p.m. tonight (Thursday night)…
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15-year-old squad is homeward bound
Babe Ruth baseball By: Jim Green A couple of weeks ago, the Lawrence Babe Ruth 15-year-old baseball team took a road trip to Aberdeen, Md., for the first tournament for 15s ever held by Ripken Baseball. The tournament was held at Ripken Stadium, the home of the Single-A Aberdeen Ironbirds, a minor-league affiliate of the…
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Council mulls fixes at Community Center
Township Council is considering ways to improve the Community Center. By: Joseph Harvie Two classrooms, a basketball court, a kitchen and a few offices. Those are the amenities the Community Center in Woodlot Park on New Road has to offer South Brunswick residents. And while it does house activities such as preschool, special needs cooking…
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Haeuptle hopes this is year his team tops West Windsor
By: Kyle Moylan The Final 4 portion of the District 12 Little League Tournament starts July 7 at West Windsor. According to Washington Manager Charles Haeuptle, that’s only fitting. "It’s a nice facility and we like playing there," Haeuptle said. "West Windsor is also the team to beat. Until someone knocks them off, they are…
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South Brunswick keeps winning in dominating fashion
By: The South Brunswick Junior Legion baseball team is not only winning, it’s winning convincingly. The Vikings continued to roll last week, beating Edison ,17-1, West Windsor-Plainsboro, 11-2 and East Brunswick, 5-1. They have now won five straight and raised their overall record to 7-1, good for a first place tie with North Brunswick in…
