Category: archives
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Tall Pines residents to have sewer option
Florence Township Council votes to allow Tall Pines residents to access new water/sewer network that will be built to service the coming high school. By: Scott Morgan FLORENCE The Township Council voted last week to hook residents of the Tall Pines development into a new water/sewer network that will be built to service the…
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A day to remember
Local veterans will join the country in observing Veterans Day, a time to honor war heroes. By: Lauren Burgoon There is a popular refrain in this country that "freedom isn’t free." No one knows that better than current and former soldiers who left their families and the comfort of home to fight in conflicts overseas.…
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Hopewell Township officials get sewering suggestions
Mayor said officials will be discussing the Pogorzelski recommendations in upcoming sessions. No official action on the report was taken Monday night. By John Tredrea Longtime Hopewell Township Engineer Paul Pogorzelski has recommended bringing both public sewer service and public water to several township neighborhoods with a history of septic problems. Like most of the…
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Edition of Nov. 11, 2004
Hugh W. Smith Hugh W. Smith, 73, died Oct. 30 in Scottsdale, Ariz. Born in Huntington, Long Island, N.Y., he was a longtime resident of Hopewell and Myrtle Beach, S.C. He was retired from Princeton University after 36 years of service. He is survived by his wife of 53 years, Barbara "Bobbie" Smith; a son…
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County incumbents appreciate support
To the editor By: We want to thank the voters of Somerset County that supported us in the most recent election. There is nothing more gratifying than being reelected based on your record of performance. Somerset County is one of the fine jewels of our state. Our commitment to providing a quality of life that…
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TANGENTS: And now, let the good times roll
TANGENTS By John Saccenti No need to worry, since 51 percent of America isn’t. Thank god I was proved wrong last week. Here I was fretting about the war, the economy and all sorts of other things only to find that I was wrong, at least according to 51 percent of American voters. I’m sure…
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Lawrence shows well at Mercer County meet
Lawrence cross country By: Jim Green The Lawrence High School boys cross country team capped its fine season by finishing right where it probably should have Friday at the Mercer County Championships. The Cardinals displayed the consistency that characterized their second-half resurgence, finishing 10th out of 14 teams with 303 points a strong place…
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Continuing the search for Octavius Catto
BOOK NOTES by Dr. Joan Ruddiman A hearty thanks goes to John Fabiano, President of the Allentown-Upper Freehold Historical Society, for bringing Dan Biddle and Murray Dubin to town to share their research on a mid-19th century black civil rights activist named Octavius Catto. Biddle and Dubin ran across many mentions of Allentown in their…
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Kickboxing class to help fight teen cancer
Students host a kickboxing class to help to raise money for a classmate who has cancer. By: Melissa Hayes The National Art Honors Society at the high school is hosting Kickboxing for Trina, an event to raise money for Trina Pierce, a South Brunswick High School junior who has cancer. Last year the group was…
