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Bulldogs ready for Group III
Cross country By: Jim Green Hopewell Valley Central High School cross country coach Aaron Oldfield knew his team would have difficulty keeping pace with Red Bank during the Central Jersey Group III sectional championships Saturday at Holmdel Park. He just didn’t realize how difficult the challenge would be. Red Bank posted the top-three individual finishes…
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O’Laughlin hoped for a better time at CJ IV sectional
By: Redd E. Patrick According to Ryan O’Laughlin, he didn’t have good "timing." When the 2003 NJSIAA Central Jersey Group IV Sectional Cross Country Championship took place at Holmdel Park on Saturday, the South Brunswick High School senior was looking to turn an average season into something special. Especially since this would be his final…
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Planning Board set to vote on 16-house subdivision
Houses in development at Auten and Triangle roads won’t have basements because of water level concerns By:Roger Alvarado Planning Board members will vote on a resolution for a 16-house subdivision at the intersection of Auten and Triangle roads tonight. A vote on the preliminary approval was to have happened at last week’s meeting, but a…
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Field of Dreams ‘seeding celebration’ slated for Saturday
"Speeches will be short, followed by cider, doughnuts, and celebration of the tireless efforts of so many supporters who are working to ‘Bring Our Athletes Home’." The Hopewell Valley Regional School District and the Recreation Foundation of Hopewell Valley invite the community to the Field of Dreams "Seeding Celebration" on Saturday, Nov. 15 at 11…
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Lawrenceville Fire Company to receive new engine
New truck should arrive in 9-12 months. By: Lea Kahn The Lawrenceville Fire Company will be receiving a new fire engine in nine to 12 months ‘, thanks to Township Council’s awarding of a $499,304 contract for the fire engine last week. Township Council awarded the contract to build the fire engine to Campbell Supply…
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Manville boys ousted in state playoffs
Great season, win streak end on same day By: John E. Powers The Manville High School boys’ soccer team, on the strength of a 10-4-1 record, had earned a No. 3 seed in the Central Jersey Group 1 tournament. Bound Brook, on the other hand, was just over .500 and had a No. 6…
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Students use video to reach out to voters
Florence High School students create a video documentary to highlight the need for new school buildings. By: Scott Morgan FLORENCE None of them will ever reap the benefits of a new school. Even if one is built, the freshman class will be the senior class by the time it is done, and the 12…
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District plans revision of math curriculum
By:Beth Kressel Hillsborough school administrators, supervisors and teachers will be revising the math curriculum for the next few years to boost student test scores. The announcement was made by Virginia Gittelman, the district’s assistant superintendent of curriculum, during her presentation of the district’s standardized test scores at the Board of Education meeting Monday. Total population…
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Nov. 13, 4:43 p.m.: Dispatches
A time for pragmatic voting. By: Hank Kalet Read this week’s Dispatches on why I’m not voting for a third party candidate in 2004.
