Category: archives
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Ethnic diversity, scholarships among Duffy’s goals
New Lawrenceville School headmaster officially installed. By: Lea Kahn Under cloudy skies on a warm autumn afternoon, Elizabeth A. Duffy was installed as The Lawrenceville School’s 12th headmaster the first woman to hold that position at the 193-year-old private school. More than 1,500 students, faculty, staff and visitors many of them sporting red-and-black…
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CHS girls focus on CVC title
Girls tennis By: John E. Powers Now that a Central Jersey Group III sectional title is no longer possible for it, the Hopewell Valley Central High School girls tennis team has its sights set on a Colonial Valley Conference Patriot Division title. The Lady Bulldogs were eliminated from the state tournament by Manasquan 3 1/2-1…
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Redbird field hockey team keeps on rolling
By: Kyle Moylan With a 16-4 record in 2002 and a good nucleus back for this season, Allentown High School field hockey Coach Maryellen McCarthy knew she would have a good team. Following three more wins this past week, Allentown is 9-0 and one can safely call them great. "We played in an indoors league…
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Oct. 16, 5:44 p.m.: Reading the presidency
Give that man a newspaper. By: Hank Kalet Here is another great story on President George W. Bush’s reading habits or lack thereof.
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Fire chief requests study
Mansfield Fire Department officials ask Township Committee to fund assessment study for new headquarters. By: Eve Collins MANSFIELD Fire Department officials last week appealed to the Township Committee to fund for the first part of a plan for a new headquarters needed in the community, but officials have yet to announce where the building…
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AHS football falls back to 2-3 on year
By: Kyle Moylan Allentown had a great start, but it had no answer for Hightstown’s finishing kick. The Hightstown High football team used the speed of Sylvester Somerselle and a couple of well-timed passes to defeat Allentown last Friday, 38-21. "We just couldn’t match their speed at all," noted Allentown Coach Greg LaCava. Allentown was…
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Producing a community newspaper, then and now.
Newspapers today compete with network television, 24-hour cable news stations, glossy news magazines and the Internet. Yet there’s something permanent about holding a newspaper in your hands. They are archived for permanent public records and researched in microfiche form for decades.After all, what other medium is considered the first draft of history? By: Erica Hammond…
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Runners honor memory of environmental activist
The 10th annual Tomm May 5K Run/Fun Walk took place in Washington Township on Saturday, Oct. 11. By: Rose McGlew WASHINGTON Tomm May would have been a happy man last Saturday. His family and friends were together, laughing and having a good time. The weather was great and the running conditions were perfect. Even…
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Cardinal boys face difficult stretch
Boys soccer By: Jim Green If the Lawrence High School boys soccer team is going to make strong runs in both the Mercer County and state tournaments, it will have to overcome a grueling schedule during the next two weeks. The stretch begins today, when the Cardinals play host to Nottingham in the first of…
