Category: archives
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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.…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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,…
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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…
