Category: archives
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Couple die in accident
Car accident claimed the lives of a Robbinsville couple on Route 130 near the Hamilton Marketplace on June 4. By: Lauren Burgoon HAMILTON Police were continuing to investigate earlier this week the cause of a car accident that claimed the lives of a Robbinsville couple on Route 130 near the Hamilton Marketplace on June…
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Post 414 squad gets on winning track
Post 414 baseball By: Jim Green Billy Bruschini just keeps getting better. Brucshini quietly had an outstanding sophomore season for the Lawrence High School baseball team this spring, batting over .300 from the third spot in the order and playing a consistent shortstop. And there has been no drop off with the start of the…
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Committee seeks growth businesses
Nominations sought for October awards ceremony. By: Lea Kahn Wanted: A few good businesses, individuals or groups that have helped to spur economic growth or redevelopment in Lawrence Township. That’s what the Lawrence Township Growth and Redevelopment Committee is seeking and it hopes to honor those businesses that fit the description at its annual awards…
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No matter what badge is affixed to the grille, this new Pontiac gets by on its own merits
How many other names in automotive history exude power, performance and muscle-car pedigree with just three letters GTO? By: Jason Stein How many other names in automotive history exude power, performance and muscle-car pedigree with just three letters? How many other cars can be known, simply, as GTO? Yes, this powerful brand is back…
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PERCEPTIONS: Like Tony Soprano, vacate your TV
Long hiatuses and pseudo-celebs make bad television. By: Steve Feitl Anyone that watched HBO from 9-10 p.m. Sunday knows that New Jersey’s most famous mob boss is once again safe, at least for the time being. More accurately, he’s out of harm’s way for the next 18 months, since that’s likely the earliest you will…
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Swaths of Color
Lisa Salamandra’s ‘Scenes from Everyday Life’ use primal forms and bold colors. By: Ilene Dube "Rooftops of the Countryside" by Lisa Salamandra, on view at the Arts Council of Princeton. Lisa Salamandra’s art career reads a little bit like one of those shopping bags from exclusive stores: San Francisco Paris Princeton. The 30-something…
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Local athletes among thousands competing in Summer Games
By: Kyle Moylan As is always the case on the first weekend in June, the New Jersey Special Olympics Games were held at The College of New Jersey this past Friday, Saturday and Sunday. More than 2,500 athletes took part in the 34th annual running of the event, which began with an opening ceremonies on…
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‘Practicing our own preaching: that winners never quit’
GUEST OPINION By JoAnn Meyer If there is one thing we Americans like, it is direction. We want focus. A plan. We need to know where we’re headed and how we’re going to get there. It is at the core of good leadership, which is why this year, a presidential election year, Americans will endure…
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Hopewell Valley Municipal Alliance duo honored by chamber
Sheryl Stone and Cherie Campbell lauded by Hopewell Division, Mercer County Chamber of Commerce. By John Tredrea Scores of officials and residents from all three Hopewell Valley municipalities attended a June 3 reception at the Hopewell Valley Golf Club to see Municipal Alliance Chairwoman Sheryl Stone and Coordinator Cherie Campbell honored by the Hopewell division…
