Category: archives
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‘It’s A Wonderful Life’
The Somerset Valley Players celebrate the season with the stage adaptation of the treasured Jimmy Stewart movie. By: Stuart Duncan In 1988, Hollywood star Jimmy Stewart came back to Princeton for an alumni award. At that time he met with a small number of local journalists (four of us) for a half-hour press conference, just…
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Rabbi expains Hanukkah’s traditions, significance
Chabad of Lawrenceville offers free menorah kit. By: Lea Kahn The story of Hanukkah the Jewish holiday that begins at sundown Friday and ends eight days later is quite simple. The holiday commemorates both the rededication of the Holy Temple in Jerusalem, and the miraculous manner in which a one-day supply of oil…
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Editorial: Bad promise hamstrings McGreevey
EDITORIAL: Gov. McGreevey lectures on fiscal responsibility, but acts irresponsibly himself. Gov. James E. McGreevey has delivered a double dose of bad news to New Jerseyans hoping for property-tax relief and a stable source of funding for transportation. First, the governor first lectured a group of mayors about eliminating wasteful spending from their municipal budgets,…
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Trading cards will introduce students to local police officers
Local businesses sponsoring contest for kindergartners through fifth-graders By:Mary Ellen Zangara Card collecting will be taking on a new meaning soon with a brand new of collector cards. The Cop Card program will debut Jan. 3 featuring trading cards of Manville’s finest. Just like baseball cards, the Manville police department staff and equipment will be…
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BRHS, NBC bowling teams knock down a great week
By: Sean Moylan With each match, Bordentown’s Jen Dean and Kristi Hamm prove, on the lanes, that they are both great bowlers. Last Thursday, Dean’s 488 series (152, 171, 165) and Hamm’s 467 series (195, 144, 128) helped to lift Bordentown to a big 3-1 home win over Burlington Township. Melissa Jones also had a…
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Saddam’s capture doesn’t exculpate U.S.
To the editor In the general rejoicing over the capture of Saddam Hussein by American forces, we must remember that our country has a grim history of complicity in Saddam’s crimes. When it was convenient for the U.S., as it was during the Iran-Iraq conflict of the 1980s, we supported this oppressive and brutal dictator,…
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Cardinals relying on Gregory
Girls basketball By: Jim Green At first glance, it would seem that senior forward Theresa Gregory will be shouldering quite a load this season for the Lawrence High School girls basketball team. The Cardinals lost leading scorer Tashema Whittaker and productive forward Tiffany Lewis to graduation last year, leaving Gregory, who averaged 12.6 points per…
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Mitsubishi Endeavor
All is not exactly as it appears to be with the 2004 Endeavor, Mitsubishi’s latest slight-of-hand sport-utility vehicle. By: Malcolm Gunn Slight of hand? With its big, bold and somewhat chunky bodywork, the brute-force-looking rig possesses the image of an off-roader, but actually has the soul and temperament of a family-oriented wagon. This bit of…
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SBHS boys basketball team returns three starters
By Redd E. Patrick: As head coach David Turco moves into his second season with the South Brunswick High School varsity boys basketball program, he feels a lot more comfortable, a lot more confident as the Vikings brace for the 2003-04 season-opener on Friday at home vs. Edison. A year ago, Turco, who came over…
