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  • 17-3 Mavericks prepare for Wooden Bat playoffs

    By: Sean Moylan    Even after going 3-15 in their inaugural season in the NABA Men’s Wooden Bat League last year, the Bordentown Mavericks never lost their confidence. They knew they had one of the youngest clubs in a league designed for players ages 18 to 28 years old.    This year, an older and wiser Mavericks’…

  • EDITORIAL:Unexpected benefits in Garden State

    EDITORIAL:Federal government helps Garden State Democrats.    It’s doubtful that helping New Jersey is at the top of President George W. Bush’s priority list.    His Democratic opponent, Al Gore, carried the state by a half-million votes four years ago, and most observers expect John Kerry to win the state handily this time around. Both of New…

  • Manville clinic robber remains at large

    Undisclosed amount taken in Saturday morning robbery By:Emily Craighead    Police are looking for a man who robbed the Planned Parenthood on South Main Street in Manville at gunpoint Saturday.    The robber, described as 6 feet 2 inches to 6 feet 3 inches tall, weighing between 230 and 250 pounds, entered the Planned Parenthood at 9:15…

  • Community Calendar

    From the Aug. 12 issue. Peach Festival    Friday, Aug. 13 — Jacksonville Presbyterian Church’s annual Peach Festival is slated from 4 to 7:30 p.m. at 940 Jacksonville-Mt. Holly Road, Jacksonville. Peach shortcake with ice cream as well as hot dog and pork barbecue sandwich platters will be served. Call 261-3026 for details. Golf classic    Sunday,…

  • Hopewell Township-Merrill Lynch proposal could end lawsuit

    Joseph Cohen, vice president of public affairs for Merrill, said Tuesday that, under the proposed settlement, the township would restore commercial zoning to 200 of the 440 acres on the west side of Scotch Road. By John Tredrea    Negotiations between Hopewell Township and Merrill Lynch have yielded a proposed out-of-court settlement of the company’s lawsuit…

  • Sourland Blues

    There are stories to tell from those mountains, and Bliggins & Goines recount them with music. By: Susan Van Dongen Robert Liana Jr. and Seth Grossman, a.k.a. Bliggins and Goines, began playing their special blend of blues, folk and hillbilly songs as children. They will perform at the Sourlands Folk/Blues Festival at Joe’s Mill Hill…

  • Appraisals offered at antiques night

    Annual Antiques and Desserts Night to be held Aug. 19. By: Scott Morgan    BORDENTOWN CITY — The point is that you never know. One day you’re piling chicken onto a plate because the thing has high sides and the chicken won’t fall off, the next a friend looks at it and tells you that your…

  • Bordentown 11’s finish tourney play with 9-3 record

    By: Sean Moylan    Although the Bordentown 11-year-old baseball team wanted – and expected – to win the Nottingham Tournament, the club was able to take solace in its 10-8 loss to Washington Township in the semifinals last Thursday night.    That’s because Bordentown was able to battle back from a six-run deficit and leave everything it…

  • Town hits brakes on ATV law

    Millstone Township Committee decides against law controlling use of ATVs and dirt bikes following public outcry. By: Lauren Burgoon    MILLSTONE — Public outcry over the township’s attempts to control all-terrain and dirt bike use in Millstone prompted the Township Committee to ditch its ATV ordinance last week.    The unanimous decision by the committee was met…