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Mustangs set for state baseball tourney
Team must shake off loss to Hillside By: Rudy Brandl Manville High baseball coach Steve Venuto is hoping his team will forget all about last Thursday’s disappointing loss to Hillside when state playoff action begins tomorrow afternoon. The Mustangs squandered a 2-0 lead in the bottom of the seventh and wound up losing 4-3…
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A Tale of Two Houses
‘Stroll through Hopewell’ offers visitors a chance to see the insides of four Victorian ladies, a former general store and an office building.Related Story: House Portraits By: Ilene Dube TIMEOFF PHOTOS/FRANK WOJCIECHOWSKI The Knights family home on West Broad Street in Hopewell with its floor-to-ceiling windows. Hopewell Borough has been called one of the 10…
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EDITORIAL: Make your voice heard on Rt. 92
EDITORIAL: Today’s hearing offer’s chance to tell the Army Corps what you think. The U.S. Army Corps is holding a hearing on its draft environmental impact statement on Route 92 today (Thursday). The hearing on the draft study offers residents a chance to explain the deleterious effect this proposed 6.7-mile, limited-access roadway will have…
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THIS WEEK
May 31 Memorial Day Service: Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 9111 of South Brunswick and the Womens Auxiliary will host Memorial Day services at the Post Home, 11 Henderson Road in Kendall Park starting at 1o a.m. For more information, contact Vic Kovacs, post adjutant, at (732) 297-6629. June 5 Maryland Trip:…
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American Civil War transcends generations
Pulitzer Prize winner talks impact 150 years later. By: Lea Kahn Civil wars have been a fact of life for hundreds of years. In the 20th century alone, there have been dozens of civil wars in Bosnia-Herzegovina, in Cyprus, in Afghanistan and in countless African countries. But the civil war that still fascinates historians…
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May 20, 5:45 p.m.: Two great losses for jazz and theater
Elvin Jones and Tony Randall will be missed. By: Hank Kalet For my money, Elvin Jones was the finest jazz drummer ever, anchoring John Coltrane’s greatest recordings and expanding what the drum kit could do. Rest in peace. I failed to mention Tony Randall the other day. He will be missed by all who love…
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KIDS AND COMMUNITY: Some cartoons are from funny
KIDS AND COMMUNITY by Judy Shepps Battle: Are Saturday morning cartoons bad for you? By: Judy Shepps Battle It’s Saturday morning and you’re grabbing a few extra winks while your kids watch the morning cartoons or pop a video in the VCR. The hum of the TV is reassuring as you fall back asleep. …
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Septic scheme infuriates Hopewell Township residents
Deputy Mayor David Sandahl: "We are under a legal obligation to make up for lost time … About five years ago, work on our wastewater management plan stopped," and "we do have a responsibility. If we don’t do something, the courts will do it for us." By John Tredrea About 950 Hopewell Township homeowners on…
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Patsey reaches 100 goals scored in lacrosse career
By: Sean Moylan Kristyna Patsey Scored her 100th goal of her career in leading the Northern Burlington County Regional High School girls’ varsity lacrosse team to a 19-2 home win over Ewing this past Tuesday. Patsey actually tallied three times to bring her career total to 102, but number 100 was the big one. "We’re…
