Category: archives
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This could be year for Bordentown
By: Sean Moylan "I’ve been looking forward to this for seven years," said Wade Ely, who will finally get a crack at managing the "Big Club," the Bordentown 12-year-old Little League All-Star baseball team. In Bordentown, they’ve developed a system where they attempt to keep players and coaches together from the 8-year-old Little League All-Star…
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Hillsborough High Team For All Seasons
Saluting the most well-rounded athletes of 2003-04 By: Rudy Brandl Hillsborough High featured even more than its usual array of multi-sport stars during the 2003-04 school year. While there were many one-sport sensations, the list of two- and three-sport standouts increased at the same time. With so many Raider teams making state headlines, there…
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Race begins over ballot question
Washington Township Committee and Washington First, a citizens’ group, propose ideas for ballot question regarding a change in the form of the township’s government. By: Lauren Burgoon WASHINGTON The Township Committee and citizens’ group Washington First are hastening to see which can be the first to lead the way for a possible form of…
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Going back to Mitford
BOOK NOTES by Dr. Joan Ruddiman I discovered Mitford several years ago and was smitten. The appeal has only grown in the ensuing stressful years as Mitford offers a world we long for and certainly need. Since the mid-1990s, the fan base for Jan Karon’s "Mitford" series has been increasing to the point that mainstream…
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Benefit car wash
Cubs raise money Nicholas Burak,7, of Hopewell, scrubs some dirt off one of the cars brought to the Cub Scout Pack 1776 car wash held at Wachovia Bank, Route 31, Pennington on Saturday.
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Committee eyes park revitalization
Among other revitalization projects, Committee hopes to preserve the Gilder House, one of the oldest and most architecturally intact properties within the Bordentown Historic District. By: Melissa Kadish BORDENTOWN CITY The Gilder Park Revitalization Committee is working on a long-term plan to revitalize the park, including the historic 18th century Gilder House and Gilder…
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Research sweetened by lemonade sales
Girl’s stand raises money to fight cancer By:Allison Busacca Money can’t buy happiness, but for the hundreds children diagnosed with neuroblastoma each year, it can help. Four-year-old Samantha Gray, affectionately called Sami by family and friends, was diagnosed with neuroblastoma, a cancer that affects the nerve cells of infants and children, a month after her…
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Letters to the Editor
For the July 1 issue. Committeeman believes people were misled To the editor: It is disappointingbut frankly not surprisingthat Mr. Dubay and Mr. Beeson (Letters to the Editor, June 24, 2004) continue their insufferable political pandering and support of (Mayor Patrick) DeLorenzo while continuing to write about what a certain, unnamed current township committeeman (me)…
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EDITORIAL: ‘New rules’ have stood test of time
Bill of Rights are cornerstone of democracy. On Sunday, we celebrate a grand experiment. The United States, born in revolution on July 4, 1776, became a nation, declaring its independence from England. The first years of the nation were filled with turmoil, nearly tearing apart the fragile alliance of the 13 state governments assembled under…
