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NJEA picks Tricia Heddy for top award for support staff
Hillsborough School employee named Support Professional of the Year By:Emily Craighead A Hillsborough Elementary School staff member who spends most of her days trying to blend in while assisting special education students in regular classes found herself in the spotlight Monday. At an assembly for second-grade students, Principal Ed Forsthoffer made a surprise announcement: the…
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Veterans support ‘greatest ally’
Removal of U.S. Rep. Chris Smith from the House Veterans Affairs Committee outrages vets. By: Scott Morgan and William Wichert A little over one week ago, Bob Yancey felt a slap across his face. Tuesday morning, it was still stinging. But if you asked them, all the other veterans sitting with Mr. Yancey around this…
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Making the world a better place
Washington Township student Andrew Stephens, 12, raises money to help victims of tsunamis. By: Lauren Burgoon WASHINGTON Since the devastating tsunami waves swept across south Asia leaving death and destruction behind, relief money has been pouring in from all over the world. Governments have pledged huge amounts, private citizens have chipped in with countless…
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Wadiak starts to emerge after foot woes
By: Ken Weingartner Joe Dougherty has seen two sides to Kyle Wadiak. Last week in the Monsignor Farrell Wrestling Tournament on Staten Island, he saw the Wadiak he prefers. Seeded fifth, Wadiak battled to a pair of one-point decisions before coming up with a pin in the 160-pound final to earn the title. "He wrestles…
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EDITORIAL: Waiting for the dream to become reality
Martin Luther King Jr. had many messages. It is one of the most famous speeches in American history. On Aug. 28, 1963, at a massive march and rally in Washington D.C., the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. beseeched America to live up to the promise of its own birth as a nation. "I have a…
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James Edson
By: MANVILLE – James "Jim" Edson died Jan. 8. He was 42. Born in Somerville, he was raised in Manville and lived in Belle Mead for many years before moving back to Manville. Mr. Edson was employed throughout Somerset County as a general laborer. A brother, Eddie Edson, died in 1989. Survivors include two daughters,…
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Mackie takes oath of office again
Hopewell Borough Council reorganization Hopewell Borough Clerk Michele Hovan (left) officiates as Democrat David Mackie begins another three-year term on the governing body. Ceremonies were held Jan. 6. See related account at www.hopewellvalleynews.com for more details.
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Lawrence boys hoops squad bedevils Ewing
Lawrence boys basketball By: Jim Green Whether he’s on the basketball court or the football field, Lawrence High School junior Brett Brackett’s role is the same: quarterback. The tremendous all-around athlete, who serves as the football team’s signal caller in the fall, is the unquestioned focal point of the Cardinal boys basketball team’s offense. And…
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It’s time for this nation’s majority to defend itself
EDITOR’S NOTEBOOK By Ruth Luse If you ignore it, it will go away. Following that advice can, on occasion, keep people out of trouble. It also can make a problem worse. Some things and some people just won’t go away. I would like Michael Newdow an atheist doctor and lawyer from Sacramento, Calif., best…
