Category: archives
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Facelift for Cambridge
Referendum calls for wing. By: Rebecca Tokarz Music teacher Lisa Garwood has dreams of what a music program at Cambridge school could be like if she only had the instructional space to call her own. Located in what is the school’s auxiliary gymnasium, the music program and Ms. Garwood share space with physical education supplies…
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Lawrence candidates hold eclectic debate
League of Women Voters’ forum becomes heated at times. By: Lea Kahn The League of Women Voters’ candidates night forum last week turned testy at times as the six candidates for Township Council debated local issues, ranging from campaign finance reform to the fate of a bicycle path through the Carson Road Woods property. About…
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Democrats show commitment to town
CAMPAIGN CORNER We just saw the recent Republican campaign flyer on rolling assessments attacking Bill Gold and the Hillsborough Democrats. Once again, the Republican flyers contain misleading statements and outright misrepresentations of the truth. To blame Bill Gold and the Hillsborough Democrats for the reassessment program is absurd. The reassessment program is dictated by the…
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Hopewell Township zoners hear more about Carter Road restaurant plan
About 20 spectators attended the Oct. 12 meeting, Most wore printed tags reading "Farmhouse Yes." By Marianne Hooker At a special meeting on Oct. 12, the Hopewell Township Zoning Board of Adjustment heard further testimony concerning the proposed restaurant and banquet hall proposed for 350 Carter Road. Testimony on the case will continue at a…
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Teachers seek new contract
Northern Burlington County Regional School district teachers express need for new contract. By: Eve Collins MANSFIELD Close to 100 teachers gathered in front of the Northern Burlington County Regional School District campus Friday to demonstrate their need for a contract settlement. The teachers, holding signs reading "NBC Teachers Care" and "NBC Leading the Way,"…
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Lady Bulldogs reach MCT semis
Girls soccer By: Mike Molaro Freshman midfielder Gina Colati had a goal and an assist Tuesday to lead the second-seeded Hopewell Valley Central High School girls soccer squad to a solid 3-2 triumph over seventh-seeded Princeton Day School in the quarterfinals of the Mercer County Tournament. The victory advanced the Lady Bulldogs (13-3-2) to Thursday’s…
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Donahue to critique media’s take on war
Media personalities Phil Donahue and Vladimir Pozner will be featured in a program titled "Controlling the Message: How the Media Framed the War," at 7:30 p.m. Thursday in Dodds Auditorium of Princeton University’s Robertson Hall, located at the intersection of Prospect Avenue and Washington Road. Mr. Donahue has been a major talk-show host in the…
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Wierzba vows to make changes
CAMPAIGN CORNER For the past three years I have had the privilege of being a Manville Borough Councilman. In that time I have tried, best as I could, to make you proud of me. I have made efforts to bring positive change to our community and I have always shared my thoughts and desires for…
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Making a difference, one community at a time
Hopewell Township boys experience life at special camp in Ecuador. By Rosalie Ann LaGrutta For Hopewell Township residents Vanessa Sandom and her boys, a July vacation took them to a camp in Ecuador, where they worked to help poor and physically challenged children, learned about life in another land and had some fun. It was…
