Category: archives
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Looking at public health issues, 100 years ago and now
GUEST COLUMN By Francesca Calderone-Steichen Perhaps only a few of our oldest senior citizens remember what it was like to try and maintain a healthy home in the early part of the 20th century. Antibiotics had not yet been invented as well as most of the household products and appliances that we now take for…
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Olympic weightlifting catches on at HHS
Raider athletes qualify for nationals By: Rudy Brandl Hillsborough High strength and conditioning coach Jim McFarland and his staff of nationally certified coaches felt their pupils deserved a home competition to showcase their skills. Many of the Raiders who have elected to take their weight lifting in a competitive direction made the most of…
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Thanks for help for school lab projects
To the editor We’d like to extend our thanks to the many people within our community who helped make our two recent fund-raisers for our "Computer Lab Campaign" such huge successes. The first, which was an art auction held at Pheasant’s Landing, helped us raise nearly $8,000. Our second, the Craft and Vendor Fair held…
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HHS golfers boast plenty of depth
Team braves elements in preseason By: John Beisser The 2004 edition the Hillsborough High golf team features a blend of youth and veterans and it is a mix of players that has veteran coach Paul Parker excited. Last year’s team finished with a respectable mark of 9-9 but Parker believes the young players in…
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Attic relic sparks historians’ interest
A bayonet that may have belonged to Civil War veteran Gen. Edward S. Godfrey was found in the attic of a Cookstown home. By: Eve Collins NEW HANOVER Cookstown residents will be able to see part of their history on television this summer when a program airs about the exciting discovery made in the…
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No discrimination here
By: Rich Fisher About five years ago, Chris Dorsay hauled out some old films of his wrestling days at Cinnaminson High School. He wanted to show his sons, Tommy and Ryan, what the sport was all about. Both have entered the world of mats, but Chris got an added bonus. Dorsay did not bank on…
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Mark Salzman’s true notebooks
BOOK NOTES by Dr. Joan Ruddiman Anything Mark Salzman writes is worth reading. This is an important point, as the subjects he chooses to pursue tend not to inspire a run to the bookstore. Who would be drawn to reading the memoir of a quirky kid in Connecticut who thinks kung fu is cool? "Lost…
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For the April 8 issue
Antoinette DiSalvo, Anna E. Lord, Wayne M. Hubscher, Thomas B. Hensley III, Florence Rose Woodruff, Norris C. Tindall Sr. Antoinette DiSalvo TRENTON Antoinette DiSalvo died March 29. She is survived by a son and daughter-in-law, Carl and Lucy; grandchildren, Donna and August Randazzo, Patricia and Hugh Buckley of Allentown, Maryann and Tim Stearle of…
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Discover Alpacas
These South American descendants, with rich fur that makes high-quality wool, are easy to care for as pets. By: Jim Boyle Staff photos by Frank Wojciechowski "I was surprised to learn how easy it was to care for them," says alpaca farmer Jovi Larson. "I had no livestock experience, which is common for alpaca owners.…
