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Wrestling squad ready to take on CVC
Lawrence wrestling By: John E. Powers After two productive outings at holiday tournaments, the Lawrence High School wrestling team is ready for its dual meet season. The defending Colonial Valley Conference Colonial Division and Mercer County Tournament champions, 15-3 a year ago, were scheduled to play host to Ewing on Wednesday and West Windsor-Plainsboro South…
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EDITORIAL The Packet Group There is no place on earth that is invulnerable to a natural disaster of some sort or another an earthquake, a hurricane, a tornado, a flood, a drought, a volcanic eruption, even an asteroid can strike virtually any time, anywhere. Because we all share the same planet and the same…
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Injury hasn’t "Cramp-ed" Hopewell’s play
Hopewell Valley girls basketball By: John E. Powers Hopewell Valley Central High School girls basketball coach John McGinley didn’t know how his team would react to the loss of their point guard and leading scorer, Kristy Cramp, who suffered a broken hand in an AAU game last October. Cramp may be on the brink of…
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Dancer to serve as mayor for 16th year
Ronald Dancer was unanimously elected mayor at Plumsted Township’s reorganization meeting. By: Dana Lynn Flatekval PLUMSTED Ronald Dancer was unanimously elected mayor for a 16th consecutive year at the township’s reorganization meeting Monday night. Accompanied by Municipal Clerk Dorothy Hendrickson, Mayor Dancer was sworn in by Assemblyman Joseph Malone (R-12th), who had words of…
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Mustangs enter January still seeking a victory
Team drops pair at holiday tourney By: Shawn Tyrrell DUNELLEN For the Manville High boys’ basketball team, the start to the 2004-05 season has been an inconsistent and challenging one. Four games into the campaign and the Mustangs have yet to post a win, with losses to Oratory Prep, New Providence, Dunellen and…
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POLICE BLOTTER
By: An East Camplain Road resident reported finding a window in the rear of his house broken when he arrived home at 8 p.m. Dec 28. Unspecified items were taken from the residence. *** A West Camplain Road resident reported Christmas decorations were taken from her front yard during the night Jan. 1. Police recovered…
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The 4-door that doesn’t bore: Subaru Legacy GT sedan
The 2005 Subaru Legacy features symmetrical all-wheel drive with 45 percent of power directed to the front axle and 55 percent to the rear. By: The 2005 Subaru Legacy features symmetrical all-wheel drive with 45 percent of power directed to the front axle and 55 percent to the rear. You have seen the used-car newspaper…
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Council sends six to planning, zoning
Appointees will serve various terms on boards. By: Lea Kahn Township Council filled three seats apiece on the Planning Board and the Zoning Board of Adjustment at its first regular meeting of the year Tuesday. Sarah Crowley of Laurel Wood Drive and Thomas Wilfrid of Cold Soil Road were appointed to four-year terms as regular…
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MHS teams look ahead to busy January
Girls, wrestlers hope to make state playoffs By: Rudy Brandl Manville High’s athletic teams enter the new year with mixed resolutions. Some are entertaining hopes of making the state playoffs, while others are simply looking to get in the win column. The wrestling team, which opened the 2005 calendar with a tough dual meet at…
