Category: archives
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Region recovers from snowstorm
More than a foot of snow descended on Burlington County towns last weekend. By: William Wichert Last weekend, as more than a foot of snow descended on Burlington County towns, a lone figure could be seen trudging through the chilling wind and crossing over icy paths: the postal worker. "The ‘rain, sleet, hail and snow’…
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Hopewell Elementary mobilizes to aid tsunami victims
On Wednesday, Student Council held a School Spirit Day the culminating activity for the fund-raiser. By Ruth Luse According to Hopewell Elementary fifth-grade teacher Robert Alexander, the school community has gone all out to help the victims of the Asian tsunami. And on Wednesday (yesterday), the Student Council held a School Spirit Day …
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Local abortion foes show commitment
Catholic churches send bus to march. By: Melissa Hayes Despite the snow and cold temperatures, about 20 members of St. Augustine of Canterbury and St. Cecilia’s churches boarded a bus and headed to Washington, D.C., early Monday morning for the March for Life. The annual demonstration, held by the March for Life Education and Defense…
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For the Jan. 27 issue
Beverly Elizabeth Zychowka, Susan P. Kasoff, Alice R. Applegate, Gilbert C. deMalvilain. Beverly Elizabeth Zychowka WASHINGTON Beverly Elizabeth Zychowka, 45, died Jan. 14 from injuries sustained in an automobile accident. Born and raised in Mercer County, Ms. Zychowka was a 1977 graduate of Allentown High School. She lived in Robbinsville. Due to a rare…
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Harry Morgan
By: HILLSBOROUGH Harry P. Morgan died Jan. 20 in Woods Edge Harborside Healthcare in Bridgewater. He was 78. He was born and raised in Wilkes-Barre, Pa., and moved to Hillsborough in 1962. Mr. Morgan retired from Egan Machine Company in Somerville where he worked as a machinist. He served in the U.S. Navy during…
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HHS track athletes dominate at NYC meet
O’Connor, Berrio, Bitten among standouts By: Rudy Brandl The Hillsborough High indoor track and field athletes took another large bite out of the Big Apple in their annual trip to the Martin Luther King Invitational last week. The Raiders swept the team titles for the second consecutive year and the HHS boys captured the…
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Raiders rolling in first ice hockey season
Program likely to move to varsity next year By: John Beisser At Hillsborough High School, the Raiders are fashioning their own "Miracle on Ice" script. The "Ice Raiders," as they affectionately call themselves, are off to a roaring start in their first year of existence. Under the direction of energetic and relentlessly positive head…
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South looks to prep for GMC’s against Old Bridge tonight
By: Carolyn M. Hartko Looking out any window, it may seem like spring is far off. But the 2004-2005 winter season is drawing to a close for swimmers in the Greater Middlesex Conference. The South Brunswick High School swim teams have their final dual meet of the season tonight (Thursday) against Old Bridge. Then there…
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What Spare Time?
Art teachers polish off their own work for a show at Ellarslie. By: Ilene Dube "Snake and Turtle" by Susan Kiley It’s been nearly nine years since Princeton ceramic artist James Colavita, 46, left this world. Happily, his spirit seems to have made a return visit to Ellarslie, the Trenton City Museum in Cadwalader Park.…
