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Local firemen make big-screen debuts
LIVING IN MANVILLE By:Mary Ellen Zangara Local residents will see some familiar faces on movie screens showing "Ladder 49." The movie, which opens Friday, stars John Travolta and Joaquin Phoenix, Robert Patrick and Jacinda Barrett but watch for Manville firefighters John Yanko, James Bentz, Mark Malinowski, Ken Skirkanish and Mike Connolly who are…
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Jeanne causes some flooding in Hopewell Valley
Route 29 was closed from Pennington-Washington Crossing Road north to Valley Road from 6:30 p.m. Tuesday to 8:30 a.m. Wednesday. By Jogn Tredrea No injuries or significant property damage were caused by Tuesday night’s torrential rainstorm, Capt. George Meyer of the Hopewell Township Police Department said Wednesday morning. Capt. Meyer said state Route 29 was…
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Lady Dawgs feast on WW-P
Hopewell Valley field hockey By: Jim Green It turned out the cure for what ailed the Hopewell Valley Central High School field hockey team was the West Windsor-Plainsboro school district. After losing their first two games, the Lady Bulldogs bounced back with three straight wins, including victories over West Windsor-Plainsboro South and North last week.…
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Lawsuit talks ongoing
Court master says building housing in valley is OK By:Roger Alvarado A court-appointed master has determined that 64 townhouses can be built in Lost Valley, Mayor Angelo Corradino said Monday. The mayor, who refused further comment on the matter because it’s in litigation, made the remark following Monday’s Borough Council meeting after he and council…
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Township helps family left homeless by fire
Louis and Kathy DiGirolamo of Van Liew Court express thanks for help after Saturday’s fire By:Roger Alvarado Louis and Kathy DiGirolamo, the Van Liew Court residents who lost their home to a fire Saturday, say they are extremely thankful and appreciative of the outpouring of affection and support that they’ve received from the local community.…
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For the Sept. 30 issue
John Haller III, Belford I. Borden, Irene Bertothy, Gladys S. Jones, John J. Reuter Sr., William Manetas, Donald Czehut, Harry W. Warner, Nykolaj Kosowych, Frederick J. South, Patricia A. Branin. John Haller III FLORENCE John Haller III, 54, died Sept. 22 at home with his wife and family at his side. Born in Philadelphia,…
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Spence’s OT goal lifts Florence girls to 4-1 mark
By: Sean Moylan Brittany Spence scored a goal in the second overtime to give the Florence Township Memorial High School girls’ varsity soccer team a memorable 2-1 sudden victory over Pemberton in this past Monday’s home game. Spence took plenty of shots on goal during the OT, but her seventh boot at the net turned…
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Red Raiders dispose of Gill
Pennington boys soccer By: Mike Molaro When Pennington School boys soccer coach Ed Gauss scheduled teams like George an Lawrenceville early this season, he was hoping those games would pay dividends somewhere down the road. The first-year coach didn’t have to wait long for those positive results. With junior forward Alex Abud scoring a goal…
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Former principal is speaker at mayors’ event
Dick Fitzpatrick, now superintendent of the Colts Neck Township School District, will speak at the seventh annual Mayors’ Breakfast on Oct. 23. Dick Fitzpatrick, former Stony Brook Elementary and Toll Gate Grammar School principal, and current superintendent of the Colts Neck Township School District, will be the featured speaker at the seventh annual Mayors’ Breakfast…
