Category: archives
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Andreyko wins another national medal
HHS long jumper now a five-time All-American By: Rudy Brandl Franklin Andreyko is starting to pile up national medals like many high school athletes collect local awards. Andreyko became an All-American long jumper for the fifth time earlier this month when he finished seventh in the nation at the Junior Olympic National Championships in…
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Speech is free but must it be so long?
Committee considers and rejects changing public comment rules By:Alec Moore A plan to shorten Township Committee meetings by moving public comment to the end of the sessions failed to win approval at Tuesday’s meeting. The committee voted down a resolution that would have relegated public comments related to new business anything not related to…
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Washington eyes open space plan
Washington Township committees consider plan to preserve undeveloped land. By: Cynthia Koons WASHINGTON Washington Township may be able to preserve more open space and farmland in the future by increasing the residential density of Town Center. The Planning Board and Township Committee met Monday night to hear a consultant’s presentation of a Planned Unit…
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Hopewell florist lauded in Cranbury for saving a life
Jeffrey Smith pulled a handicapped motorist from her burning vehicle on Route 130 in Cranbury on June 30 at 12:25 p.m. By Matthew Kirdahy Most would agree that it doesn’t take being a public volunteer to become a hero. Sometimes, even everyday citizens are placed into life and death situations. Jeffrey Smith, a 39-year-old family…
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California needs more leadership
To the editor By: The recall of California Gov. Gray Davis has become a circus. Almost 150 people have the intention of running for the office once held by the now disgraced governor. Everyone from Arnold Schwarzenegger to former child star Gary Coleman to even Larry Flynt all have intentions of running. The only thing…
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Recreation Building makeover almost completed
After months of work, project nearly finished By:Alec Moore Manville’s Recreation Building, located just off Bridge Street in the Lost Valley section of town, should be ready for use come September. Manville Recreation Director Rich Armstrong said that the borough is just a few weeks away from completing an extensive eight-month renovation project to the…
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Police Beat
From the Aug. 14 edition of the Register-News BORDENTOWN TOWNSHIP Police are investigating a theft that took place at the Petro Truck Stop on Rising Sun Road at 7:12 p.m. Aug. 2. According to police reports, a customer at the store told an employee that a woman had just left the store, which sells electronics…
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Mid-August activities for kids
FROM ROOSEVELT by Linda Schuster It’s getting ugly. You no longer feel much like a magician. In fact, you may be tearing your hair out by now. If you carry the responsibility of caring for children, the tricks up your sleeve invariably dwindle as summer winds its way into mid-August. What do you do now?…
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‘Oklahoma!’
Bucks County Playhouse delights in an old chestnut. By: Stuart Duncan For real satisfaction, there’s nothing like an old chestnut, roasted to perfection and served with style. Oklahoma! is 60 years old (it premiered on Broadway March 31, 1943) and the current production at Bucks County Playhouse lets all the lovely memories come rushing back.…
