Category: archives
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Friedman wins third Garden State tourney title
Lawrence wrestling By: John E. Powers Chris Lynne, the Lawrence High School wrestling coach, took the Cardinals’ results at last Saturday’s season-opening Garden State Tournament as just that a season-opening tournament. The defending Mercer County and Colonial Valley Conference Colonial Division champs, third in the tournament a year ago, were fifth this time around,…
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Plumsted board prepares for superintendent search
Plumsted Board of Education prepares to find a replacement for Superintendent Gerald Woehr. By: Dana Lynn Flatekval PLUMSTED Now that Superintendent Gerald Woehr has announced his plans to retire this summer, the district must select an experienced educator to replace him, a decision that it hopes to make by the spring. A representative from…
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Child’s Play
Toy-based assemblages are just half the fun in Guy Ciarcia’s retrospective at the Plainsboro Library. By: Ilene Dube TIMEOFF/FRANK WOJCIECHOWSKI Guy Ciarcia stands alongside a wall of his photographs from Florence and Rome. When Guy Ciarcia gives directions to his house in Hopewell and he gets to the part about taking the dirt road, he…
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Big town turnout for parade
Businesses, borough and PBA join for event By:Roger Alvarado Well over 300 borough residents many of them children came out to catch a glimpse of Manville’s St. Nick, as he and Mrs. Claus strode along Main Street during Friday’s annual Christmas parade. The event, staged by the Manville Recreation Commission, the Manville PBA…
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NBC girls notch rare win in opener
Florence basketball improves to 2-0 By: Sean Moylan The young Northern Burlington County Regional High School girls’ varsity basketball team launched into an exciting new era of basketball with a 54-37 victory over Pemberton last Friday at NBC. "That’s the first Opening Day game we’ve won in four years," said NBC Coach Terry Jennings, who…
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Christmas should be time for gifts stores don’t sell
EDITORIAL The Packet Group In the holiday classic fable "The Gift of the Magi," author O. Henry reminds us what happens when a married couple fails to communicate. Indeed, the tale of a hapless, under-achieving husband who sells his only valuable possession, a watch, to purchase a beautiful comb for his wife who that…
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17-year-old charged in attempted holdup
5-inch fold-out knife in hand, boy attempts to rob dollar store. By: Joseph Harvie Police were busy Dec. 16 when someone tried to rob the Dollar Store at K&A Plaza at the intersection of Route 522 and Georges Road at the same time officers were investigating a serious three-car accident just outside. According to police,…
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LETTERS: Who will governent side with on Eckerd
To the editor: It has come to my attention that Riya Finnegans, LLC, is proposing to construct an Eckerd Drugs, two office buildings and commercial space at the corner of Route 27 and Finnegans Lane. We will hear all the arguments of increased traffic, unsightly buildings, unwanted pollution and congestion but the real key to…
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BRHS, NBC, Florence boys’ basketball teams post wins
By:Sean Moylan Two games. Two wins. While it isn’t time to get too excited or overreact to the Bordentown Regional High School boys’ varsity basketball team’s 2-0 start, one can feel the excitement growing. On Tuesday night, the Scotties’ number one long-range bomber, Danny Sasso, knocked down four treys on his way to scoring 26…
