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  • PERCEPTIONS: History may be rewritten Saturday

    Is Smarty Jones generation’s first Triple Crown champ? By: Steve Feitl    This will be a big sports weekend, with the third month of the Major League Baseball season in full swing, Game 6 of a closely contested Stanley Cup Finals skating Saturday evening, and the first game of the NBA Finals tipping off Sunday night.…

  • Hopewell wins division championship outright

    Golf By: John E. Powers    The gelling of the Hopewell Valley Central High School golf team came at the right time.    The Bulldogs completed an outstanding 13-2 season with a 195-209 win over West Windsor-Plainsboro South last Wednesday that gave them the Colonial Valley Conference Patriot Division title.    South had beaten West Windsor-Plainsboro North the…

  • Township considers reassessment

    Burlington County Board of Taxation is requiring Mansfield to reassess or revalue properties in town. By: Scott Morgan    MANSFIELD — With township houses assessed at 73 percent of market value — and sliding — the Burlington County Board of Taxation is requiring Mansfield to reassess or revalue properties in town.    County Tax Assessor Ozzie Vituscka…

  • Letters to the Editor, June 3, 2004

    DARE event successful To the editor:     On May 25, the Hopewell Township police hosted our annual DARE picnic in the Washington Crossing State Park. The weather was great and the event was well attended. I would like to thank the following sponsors who make this picnic possible each year: Pennington Market, Richie and Paige…

  • POLICE BEAT

    BORDENTOWN CITY    Michael Mendoza, 22, and Juan Ossa, 20, both of Elmhurst, N.Y., were each charged with possession of marijuana at 1:35 a.m. on May 28. Mr. Mendoza also was issued a motor vehicle summons for speeding, possession of marijuana in a motor vehicle and driving without a license, police said.    Patrolman Shaun Lafferty pulled…

  • Springfield author tackles genetics for beginners

    Ingrid Wood drew on 30 years self-taught experience to co-write breeders’ guide. By: Allison Busacca    Animal breeding is now easier than ever due to Ingrid Wood and Denise Como’s self-published book, "A Breeder’s Guide to Genetics: Relax, It’s Not Rocket Science."    Thirty years ago Ms. Wood, 54, a Springfield resident, began teaching herself how to…

  • Kraft happy with third in counties

    By: Redd E. Patrick    The South Brunswick High School golf program has been rebuilt.    Not that there was that much damage to begin with.    After graduating several key members from a team which finished unbeaten and was crowned GMC champions in 2003, the Vikings put together a young team in 2004 and even upgraded the…

  • Dancer joins would-be idol at Garden

    Shana McCartney won radio station promotion to perform with wanna-be singer William Hung By:Roger Alvarado    Bennet Road resident Shana McCartney loves to strut her stuff, even if it means sharing the stage with a man who has gained notoriety for having little or not talent.    The public’s insatiable appetite for "American Idol" reject William Hung,…

  • Primaries offer few contests

    Local primary voting will be held on Tuesday, June 8. By: Allison Busacca and Scott Morgan    The democratic process returns next week as area residents will take to the polls and cast their votes in the June 8 primary.    While there are no local elections in Bordentown City and Florence this year, other area towns…