Category: archives
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Time for community to concentrate on helping Nyce children
EDITOR’S NOTEBOOK By Ruth Luse A year ago, Hopewell Valley residents who knew Elaine Cowell when she lived here, attended Central High School and worked at Pennington Quality Market, were stunned to read that she was killed Jan. 3 by a huge block of ice that had been propelled from a highway overpass in Whitehall,…
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Athletic plans dropped after budget cuts
To the editor Your editorial in the Jan. 15 issue of this paper was about the Athletic Strategic Plan that the Board of Education will be reviewing at its next meeting on Jan. 26. I agree with your opinion concerning the need to expand sports programs in the face of rising enrollments and how sports…
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Lawrence boys top HoVal
Boys basketball By: Jim Green Lawrence High School junior John Calvo clearly has settled into his role as the starting shooting guard for the Cardinals boys basketball team. Calvo, also a standout pole-vaulter for the Lawrence spring track squad, has poured in 20-or-more points in four of the Cardinals’ last five games. Not coincidentally, Lawrence…
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Millstone changes its deputy mayor
John Pfefferkorn is replaced with Elias Abilheira as deputy mayor in Millstone. By: Sarah Winkelman MILLSTONE In what he calls a "politically staged event," Republican John Pfefferkorn has been replaced as deputy mayor by fellow Republican Elias Abilheira, less than a week after Mr. Pfefferkorn was appointed to the position by Mayor Nancy Greblja.…
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Letters to the Editor
For the Jan. 22 issue. Department bids farewell to captain To the editor: Bordentown City Police Department says good-bye to senior officer Capt. Frederick O. Brown, who has retired after serving city residents for over 20 years. After graduating from high school in 1960 in New York City, Capt. Brown started law enforcement work as…
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Bordentown girls’ basketball clinches spot in state playoffs
By: Sean Moylan This season the Bordentown Regional High School girls’ varsity basketball squad did not wait to test fate. Instead it went out and clinched a playoff berth early with a 58-29 home victory over Palmyra last Friday. Last Season a snow storm in the NJSIAA playoff cutoff date, left the Scotties one win…
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Manville’s anniversary starts this weekend
It’s time to get this party started By:Roger Alvarado Manville will kick off its yearlong diamond jubilee festivities with a prayer brunch set for this Sunday at 12:30 p.m. at the VFW headquarters on Washington Avenue. "We’re really looking forward to celebrating the borough’s 75th anniversary," said Mayor Angelo Corradino. "We’ve really come quite a…
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LHS ice hockey team wins second in a row
Ice hockey By: Jim Green The Lawrence High School ice hockey team certainly wasn’t hurt by its two-week layoff. The Cardinals played perhaps their best game of the season Monday night, defeating Hamilton 6-0 at Ice Land in Hamilton. It was the second consecutive win for Lawrence, which improved to 2-8 overall and 2-6 in…
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Police: Beware of mail scam
Police warn Washington Township residents about lottery scam promising residents more than $600,000 in cash. By: Sarah Winkelman WASHINGTON Police are warning residents about a lottery scam promising residents more than $600,000 in cash. According to Detective Vince Estelle, a Buford Road resident reported that he received "a mass mailing-type" letter from a Spanish…
