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  • Elderly woman attacked on towpath

    Lambertville Police are urging users of the trail along the Delaware and Raritan Canal to be careful and walk with a friend. By: Linda Seida    WEST AMWELL — Lambertville Police are advising users of the Delaware and Raritan Canal towpath to use common sense and walk with a partner, especially at night, following the discovery…

  • Superintendent Sopko lauds Central High’s girl runners

    ‘I think winning all three titles is a phenomenal accomplishment.’ Robert Sopko noted. By John Tredrea    For years now, girls track and cross country teams at Hopewell Valley Central High School have fared very well indeed.    But they really outdid themselves during the 2003-2004 year, as Superintendent Robert Sopko noted during Monday night’s school board…

  • No need to pay for superintendent search

    To the editor    Regarding the replacement of our retiring superintendent of schools, Dr. Gulick, why are we the taxpayers, paying thousands of dollars to hire an outside firm from Monroe (wherever that is), to find us a new super?    They don’t know Hillsborough, nor will the person that they recommend to hire. It will probably…

  • PICNIC

    6th Annual FAMILY FUN PICNIC FAMILY FUN PICNIC ALL DAY ENTERTAINMENT!!! OPEN TO THE PUBLIC!!!! Sunday, July 6, 2003 • 11:00am – 6:30pm to benefit The Juvenile Diabetes Foundation and Newspapers in Education Liberty Lake Picnic Facility www.colonialvillagecatering.com/libertylake.htm 1-295 Exit 52A – Columbus, NJ MENU: 1/3 lb Hamburgers & Hot Dogs • Italian Meatballs •…

  • College athlete’s actions disgraceful

    To the editor By:    The basketball game is ready to begin. The national anthem is blaring on the speakers, and the patriotic atmosphere surrounds everybody. Then it is noticed that one of the players is facing the other way.    How dare she turn her back on the American flag? Her defiance of the flag sparked…

  • LHS students, local writers take awards

    League of Women Voters honor members of community.    Two Lawrence High School students, an author and two newspaper reporters were honored by the Lawrence chapter of the League of Women Voters at its annual dinner Tuesday night.    Lawrence High School seniors Miriam Kochman and Nadia Yousefinejad received the Martha Jamieson Crowley Community Service Award, which…

  • What’s it take to make a good marriage?

    CRIMSON COMMENTS by Rose McGlew    I hope you all don’t mind, but I think I’m going to let my kids take over the column this week. Since June is the traditional month for weddings, and since Paul and I are celebrating our 14th anniversary this week, I thought it might be interesting to give you…

  • Road to Monmouth observance includes Hopewell Valley area sites

    Beginning Saturday, June 21, and ending on July 13, communities will bear witness to the Revolutionary armies that trekked across the state nearly 225 years ago. By Ruth Luse    Signs marking the routes used by the British and Continental armies in 1778 during the Monmouth Campaign of the American Revolution can be seen on roadways…

  • Pall ready to move on and face new challenges

    Female Athlete of the Spring By: Jim Green    Hopewell Valley Central High School track star Jessie Pall had few opportunities to sit back and reflect on her efforts during the course of her four years with the Lady Bulldogs. She was too busy racking up championships.    But now that her senior season is over, Pall…