Category: archives
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New buses to get safety features
New Millstone Township school buses come complete with flashing lights to ensure safety in morning fog. By: Sarah Winkelman MILLSTONE On some mornings, the fog in the township is so thick you can’t see more than a few feet in front of you. Some might say it’s denser then the infamous London fog. Because…
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Mapping error blamed for loss of funds
Loss of federal funds will prevent students from receiving remedial math services in Northern Burlington regional school district. By: Eve Collins MANSFIELD Northern Burlington County Regional School officials say 65 students may not be getting the remedial math services they need this year because of the loss of $80,000 in federal funds that…
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Mercer garden event features insects galore
Fall festival will be held Sept. 7 at the Mercer County Home Compost Demonstration Site and Gardens, 431A Federal City Road, Hopewell Township. The Master Gardeners of Mercer County will hold a Fall Garden Festival featuring insects galore on Sept. 7 from 1-4 p.m. at the Mercer County Home Compost Demonstration Site and Gardens on…
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Perceptions: An inbox of incredible information
An amusing look at internet scams and spam. By: Steve Feitl I received some rather exciting news last week I won the lottery. Now granted it wasn’t the national Mega Millions jackpot, but it still appears to be a rather substantial win for yours truly. I was informed via e-mail that I was the…
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LETTER TO THE EDITOR, Aug. 28, 2003
‘Outrageous!’ To the editor: Outrageous! PNC Bank is using our college students to sidestep the National Do Not Call List. On the left as you enter the Hopewell Branch is a table enticing students to enter a drawing with a first prize of "a $500 gift certificate at the college bookstore of your choice"…
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EDITORIAL: Our guidelines for campaign coverage
Policy places emphasis on reader needs. In the spirit of fairness to all candidates and with an eye toward providing the best service to readers, this newspaper has established a set of ground rules for news coverage of local election campaigns. Under the guidelines, this newspaper commits to certain elements of news coverage, including providing…
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Independent Spirit
The Philadelphia Fringe Festival celebrates noncommercial performance art. By: Daniel Shearer Robert Berry and Joan Menapace will perform Parlor Tricks, an interactive performance piece, at the Philadelphia Fringe Festival. Robert Berry relishes any chance to unleash his musical alter ego, Johnny One Note. By day, the Doylestown, Pa., resident manages a construction company. After work,…
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It’s back to school Sept. 4
Teachers, administrators busy preparing for first day. By: Beth Kressel Donna Szczesniak’s son is a Hillsborough High School student who can’t believe Sept. 4, the first day back to school, is a full day. "You’ve been off the whole summer," Ms. Szczesniak, a secretary at Triangle School, reports telling her son. "Why should you have…
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A session at The Massage Garden relieves pain
FROM ROOSEVELT by Linda Schuster A stiff neck can be a major annoyance. When it’s a bad one your schedule can be effected resulting from lack of mobility. Even slight sensitivity in the cervical vertebrae can be a bother. You find yourself cringing each time you move. You might say that this monkey is a…
