Category: archives
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Davis earns first win as Rider coach
Rider baseball By: Jim Green Rider University baseball coach Barry Davis was happy to get a win Monday, but not for personal reasons. Sure, it was nice for Davis to pick up his first win as Broncs coach, but it was much more important that his team start experiencing some success. And with their 6-4…
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Tentative budget proposed by North Hanover district
School district may see 1-cent tax rate increase By: William Wichert NORTH HANOVER The township’s school board will vote on the final proposed 2005-2006 budget at a public hearing next week, but the impact aid check coming from the federal government has yet to be mailed. The board will review the $18.6 million budget…
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Hopewell woman’s research gets help from Johns Hopkins
Chinyere Ogbonna’s original research focuses on how brains of people with Williams syndrome perceive visual illusions. A 21-year-old Johns Hopkins University undergraduate and native of Hopewell is playing an important role in discovering how genetic differences may influence how human beings process and understand visual information. Chinyere Ogbonna’s original research, focusing on how the brains…
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The artistry behind erasing
Indian Fields students learn the magic of kneaded erasers. By: Melissa Hayes Students at Indian Fields learned two valuable lessons last week always follow your dreams, and all it takes to become an artist is a "stretchy" kneaded eraser. More than 100 third-graders sat in the library on the morning of March 10 focusing…
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POLICE BLOTTER
By: Vincent T. Bruno, 27, of Hillsborough was charged with driving while intoxicated at 11:27 p.m. March 7. According to police, Mr. Bruno was driving north on South Main Street when he struck a parked vehicle at North Orchard Street. Police stopped Mr. Bruno’s vehicle at North Main and Brooks Boulevard. Mr. Bruno was processed…
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Towns see flat aid from state
State’s proposed 2005 budget shows neither increase nor decrease in municipal aid for northern Burlington County towns. By: Scott Morgan and William Wichert The state of New Jersey is in financial stop-gap mode, as evidenced by the March 1 budget address by acting Gov. Richard Codey. On that date, Gov. Codey introduced the state’s proposed…
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Lawrence’s Knapp sacks overdue award
Honored for his contributions to youth football By: Jim Green Long summer days on the practice field. Weekends preparing for, traveling to and coaching in games. Offseasons spent preparing for another go round. All this for the love of football and teaching kids the game, without one paycheck coming. There aren’t many tangible…
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Commiteeman wants public forum on farms’ preservation
Washington Township Committeeman Dave Fried looks to get public opinion on preservation of Updike and Herman farms. By: Lauren Burgoon WASHINGTON Frustration over new rules controlling public comment at town meetings and belief that a real debate over the future of the Updike and Herman farms cannot happen on the committee level is prompting…
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Knowing the difference between what is needed and what is not
EDITOR’S NOTEBOOK By Ruth Luse Partly because of the state’s overwhelming budget problems, the news about possible layoffs of both Hopewell Township and Hopewell Valley Regional Board of Education employees should not have come as a big surprise to any of us. Things appear to be bad all over. But when the people at the…
