Category: archives
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Atlantic City then, now, and forever
BOOK NOTES by Dr. Joan Ruddiman It is summertime and the living is easy. For those who are day-tripping to Atlantic City, here’s a bit of history to help make sense of a town that celebrates hedonism. Several years ago, I reviewed a book about Atlantic City written by the Lawrence educator (Lawrence High and…
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Ely’s boys offer up a great Opening Night
By: Sean Moylan Inspired by a huge enthusiastic crowd at Northern Community Park, the Bordentown 12-year-old Little League All-Star baseball team enjoyed one of the finest Opening Nights since the late, great Marlon Brando took Broadway by storm on September 4th, 1947. But Bordentown didn’t take "A Streetcar Named Desire" to reach its ultimate destination,…
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POLICE BLOTTER
By: A South 18th Street resident reported that $103 in cash was stolen from her vehicle, along with her driver’s license, Social Security card and birth certificate, sometime between 3 p.m. June 28 and 10 a.m. June 29. The stolen property was in the victim’s wallet, which she left in car’s glove compartment, police said.…
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Baseball goes 3-1 in pool play
By: Kyle Moylan With three wins and one near miss, the Washington baseball All-Stars placed second in Pool D and will be advancing to the final eight in the District 12 Little League Tournament for 12-year-olds. "I’m really proud of the boys," noted Washington Manager Tony Ulisse. "They just keep coming back." Washington will open…
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Legion team ready to make playoff push
Remains in first place with tie at North Plainfield By: Rudy Brandl If last Friday night’s 5-5 tie against North Plainfield is any indication, then the stretch run of Hillsborough’s American Legion baseball season is going to be filled with drama and excitement. The Raiders (11-4-1) escaped Friday’s thriller at South Plainfield High and…
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District begins rewriting computer class plans
By:Allison Busacca The Manville School District needs to reorganize its approach to teaching students new computer and technology skills, according to Christine Lopac, a Manville High School technology teacher who chaired the subcommittee that reviewed computer and technology skills in the district. Reporting at the June 29 school board meeting, Ms. Lopac said the Technology…
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Hopewell resident picked to attend national conference
Crowell, a kindergarten teacher at Francis A. Desmares School, Flemington-Raritan Regional School District, has been chosen to attend a conference in Washington, D.C. Hopewell resident Christopher Crowell, a kindergarten teacher at Francis A. Desmares School, Flemington-Raritan Regional School District, has been chosen as one of three teachers in New Jersey and one of 150 in…
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The Clearing
In one of his finest performances, Robert Redford plays a self-made millionaire who is kidnapped. By: Bob Brown Helen Mirren (above, left) is forced to sit and wait with her daughter, Melissa Sagemiller, while the authorities figure out a way to get her kidnapped husband (Robert Redford, below) home safely in The Clearing. Everyday routines…
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Hillsborough lifters excel at Jr. Olympic meet
Griggs wins age group title By: Nick Vaccaro The Hillsborough Raider Junior Olympic Weightlifting team took off their training wheels at the 2004 USAW American School Age Weightlifting Championships over the June 25-27 weekend. Head coach Jim McFarland and assistant coaches Fred Keiper and Mike Herman accompanied the team. The event took place in…
