Category: archives
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Seminar for college-bound athletes
Students can learn what it takes to be a college athlete. By: Melissa Hayes The South Brunswick High School athletics department is hosting College Bound Student-Athlete Information Night, Monday, in an effort to educate students and parents on what it takes to be a college athlete. "It’s a really good information night," said Assistant Athletic…
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Township Council rezones Kendall Park tract
Ordinance to limit building on parcel. By: Joseph Harvie The Township Council has lowered the building density on an undeveloped parcel at the edge of Kendall Park that it has been pursuing as open space for several years. The ordinance, adopted unanimously Monday night, limits the number of houses that can be built on a…
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Veterans Day observed locally
Veterans spoke with students of Clara Barton Elementary School in Bordentown City at a Veterans Day ceremony. By: William Wichert Standing outside Clara Barton Elementary School in Bordentown City in their winter coats, the group of silent children moved their arms in the air with the grace of 100 ballerinas and quietly expressed their patriotism…
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Soaring Eagles
Millstone cheerleaders have sights set on national performance competition. By: Lauren Burgoon MILLSTONE Thirty-six Millstone girls will be among hundreds of cheerleaders who will descend on the Sovereign Bank Arena in Trenton this Sunday to showcase their best cheers and dances in an effort to advance to a national competition in Florida. Two squads…
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Florence football opens with convincing playoff win
By: Sean Moylan There was a split second where it appeared Maurice "Mo" Calhoun’s bid for a decisive second touchdown of the game would be stopped short on the 1-yard line. But just as a gang of Blue Devils zeroed in for a potential game-saving tackle, Calhoun twisted his body around and powered his way…
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LETTERS: Delivering for their bosses
To the editor: Your editorial from Nov. 3, points out what is wrong with politics in Middlesex County. There is no dialogue, there is no debate. The Democrats of Middlesex County, under directive of their party bosses, have deliberately targeted towns with a Republican presence and have done what they can to eliminate that…
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DISPATCHES: Stereotyping electorate bad for democracy
DISPATCHES By Hank Kalet Red state or blue state? Election results are like an abstract painting. No two viewers see the results the same way. Over the last couple of weeks, we’ve been subjected to a host of analysis offering takes on the national results, most simplifying the decisions of 120 million voters to meet…
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Tasty treats on way to soldiers overseas
Girl Scouts from Allentown and Washington Township send cookies, letters and pictures to overseas troops. By: Dana Lynn Flatekval ALLENTOWN Overseas troops are getting the royal treatment in the form of Thin Mints, Peanut Butter Patties, Caramel deLites and other goodies. On Nov. 9 Girl Scout Troop 1859, whose members are from Allentown and…
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Hopkins, NEHS football reigns in the rain
By: Kyle Moylan When the New Egypt and Allentown High School boys’ basketball teams faced off against each other last season, the gym was packed and the fans on both sides seemed to have a lot of fun playfully taunting each other. Another big crowd possibly the biggest ever at Allentown for a sporting…
