Category: archives
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Holiday hustle and bustle means more hustlers
Lawrence Police warn shoppers to protect wallets, purses. By: Lea Kahn The Christmas season is a time for sharing gifts with family and friends and sometimes, unintentionally, with strangers. Every year, shoppers lose their wallets and gifts to thieves who take advantage of the distractions of the seasonal hustle and bustle, said Chief of…
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Manville started building cross country program
Andreyko led way, but had more company than usual By: Rudy Brandl The Manville High cross country team went from a two-man band to a full program that nearly fielded a girls’ team for the first time ever. All this took place within a span of two months. Manville didn’t merely put bodies out on…
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Sewer odor fix to cost $80,000
The Lambertville Sewerage Authority has authorized the emergency expenditure to construct two carbon air scrubbers for the sludge handling facility. By: Linda Seida LAMBERTVILLE Despite a recent $3.2 million upgrade paid for by state funds, odors from Lambertville’s sewage treatment plant still are annoying residents in the south end of the city. To remedy…
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Keeps On Giving
Bucks County artists and galleries offer unique holiday presents. By: Amy Brummer "Necessary Indulgences," an oil painting by Bonnie Long Each holiday season, there will be gifts given, gifts received. Not all gifts will be loved, or even liked, and while some may be regifted, others will get put in the back of a closet,…
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Border collie, owner return to Hopewell Township as champions
Rosie Sutherland recently returned from Scottsdale, Ariz., where she and her border collie Rhyn took first place in the performance level Grand Prix at USDAA’s (United States Dog Agility Association) National Championships. By John Tredrea About 10 years ago, Rosie Sutherland figured "it was time for Mom to have a hobby." That seemed reasonable. Ms.…
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Scout food drive makes big haul
Scouts work to spread holiday cheer by collecting donations for Food Pantry. By: Joseph Harvie Each year before the holiday season hits, local Boy Scouts begin handing out bags to neighbors with the hope that a week later they will be filled with food to be donated to the South Brunswick Food Pantry. This year…
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From the stage coach to the 21st century
Bordentown Township stamp collector compiles 200 years of postal history in new book. By: William Wichert BORDENTOWN TOWNSHIP Sitting inside Sid Morginstin’s office on the second floor of his East Drive home, you can see how much of a collector he really is. Almost 50 stickers line the outside of the door, several of…
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Thankful for pumpkin seeds
This squirrel took up residence in a pumpkin on the front porch of a King George Road, Pennington, residence and is feasting on seeds. The photographer figures the squirrel might be saying: "This is my pumpkin, get your own!" or " Who needs nuts when you’ve got seeds?"Photo by Rick Willever
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DISPATCHES: NBA behavior not limited to sports arena
DISPATCHES By Hank Kalet NBA fiasco just a reflection of culture. "The actions of the players involved wildly exceeded the professionalism and self-control that should fairly be expected from NBA players. We must affirm that the NBA will strive to exemplify the best that can be offered by professional sports, and not allow our sport…
