Category: archives
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Student honored as great debater
Shweta Singh, Bordentown Regional High School senior, was named League Best Speaker this year with the South Jersey Debate League. By: Eve Collins BORDENTOWN TOWNSHIP Shweta Singh is modest about her undefeated debate record and honors as League Best Speaker this year with the South Jersey Debate League. "It’s a learning process," said the…
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Corzine calls for stronger youth vote
Senator speaks to Rider University students. By: Lea Kahn Many politicians ignore young voters, a U.S. senator told 300 Rider University students. But that has everything to do with low election turnout in the college-age group, he added. "Elections are all about the future, and no one has a bigger stake than the people in…
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Hopewell Borough budget plan calls for 2-cent tax rate hike
A public hearing on the budget will be held at 7:30 p.m. April 5 at Borough Hall. By Sandra Phelps The 2004 municipal budget was introduced by Hopewell Borough Council Monday night. A public hearing on the budget plan will be held at 7:30 p.m. April 5 at Borough Hall. The $2,195,041.22 budget proposal calls…
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Friends of Homeless Animas to hold "Wags to Riches"
The Friends of Homeless Animals will hold "Wags to Riches," a fund-raising event, at the Montgomery Center for the Arts at 6 p.m. on Saturday, March 27. Attendees will enjoy cocktails, hors d’oeuvres, and live piano music by Paul Maturano, while receiving complimentary oral appraisals of their own antiques and collectibles from professional appraisers. Participating…
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Festival of High Notes
John Peter Holly, the Greater Trenton Symphony Orchestra’s conductor and music director, will show off his pipes in a concert performance of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s one-act opera The Impresario March 7. By: Matt Smith Tenor Brian Cheney (center) will join sopranos Lorraine Ernest (left) and Valerie Bernhardt (right) in a March 7 concert performance of…
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For the March 4 issue
Charles Tilghman, Agnes Miklus, Mauro D. Frascella, Wilmer Lewis, M. Dorothy Coulter, Doreen Lockward. Charles Tilghman Charles Robert "Bob" Tilghman, 74, died Tuesday at Virtua Memorial Hospital, Mount Holly. Born in Jobstown, Mr. Tilghman was a lifelong Burlington County resident. He was a graduate of Pemberton High School, Class of 1947. He served in the…
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Letter: Candidate offers resume
To the editor: I believe in the fundamental value of giving respect and promoting academic achievement. My wife and I have a 3-year-old daughter and a 5-year-old son who has just begun his educational career in the South Brunswick school system. We take great pride and joy in our children and have made a…
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Streetscape project and hiring of consultant are Pennington concerns
PENNINGTON COUNCIL UPDATE By John Tredrea During Monday night’s brief Pennington Borough Council meeting, longtime borough residents Stewart Schwab and Susan Porcella voiced concerns about the borough’s Streetscape project, which is still in the planning stage. Several months ago, council adopted an enabling bond ordinance under which up to $530,000 can be spent on the…
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Lunemann signs to play soccer at Rutgers
HHS standout set for Big East challenge By: Rudy Brandl Hillsborough High senior Ashley Lunemann knows what a year-round commitment to soccer is all about. Lunemann plays the game or trains for it just about every day. She’s participated on traveling teams for many years and has competed in the elite Olympic Development Program…
