Category: archives
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Lawrence claims county crown
Golf By: Jim Green A cold and rainy Tuesday morning turned into the best afternoon in the coaching career of Lawrence High School’s Sam Cacallori. The Cardinal golf team braved the conditions at Mountain View Golf Course, posting three of the top six scores at the Mercer County Tournament to claim the first Lawrence team…
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Bless these wheels
Sacred Heart’s annual event draws 50 By:Mary Ellen Zangara Saturday’s Blessing of Vehicles at Sacred Heart Church, an annual event organized by the Manville Area Knights of Columbus, drew about 50 people and several special vehicles for the event. The lineup of vehicles from scooters and bicycles to cars and vans had to…
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Washington Township plans road repaving projects
Bresnahan, Hutchinson and Meadowbrook among roads targeted for repairs this summer. By: Cynthia Koons WASHINGTON The rough winter will be followed up with some road improvements this summer, as the Township Committee has approved the repaving of portions of Bresnahan, Hutchinson and Meadowbrook roads, among others. "Our roads are in terrible shape after the…
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District to unveil expansion plans
Officials go to the public on Monday with further elementary school plans. By: Rebecca Tokarz School officials will present the school board and the public Monday with plans to upgrade or expand five elementary schools to help cope with growing student enrollment. "I encourage people to get involved early so they are understanding and knowledgeable…
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Patchwork quilt revealslessons on character
Unveiled at orientationfor fifth-graders By:Sally Goldenberg Sixth-grade students at the Alexander Batcho Intermediate School turned character education lessons into a patchwork quilt, which they presented to the school and community Friday morning in the ABIS auditorium. Each patch on the quilt represents a lesson in respect, citizenship or good character, which community members highlighted during…
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Hopewell Borough mayor, clerk are leaving town this month
Both Mayor George Padgett and borough Clerk Hilary Fortenbaugh are leaving their posts and moving out of state. By John Tredrea May 2003 will be a watershed month in the history of Hopewell Borough government, with both Mayor George Padgett and borough Clerk Hilary Fortenbaugh leaving their posts and moving out of state. In tandem,…
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Schools respond to security lapses
Police are seeking information on a man who yelled at a female Auten Road Intermediate School student in a school bathroom. By:Sally Goldenberg Two recent incidents, one involving a strange man yelling in a school bathroom and the other the recovery of two missing first-graders, have elevated safety concerns at the Hillsborough School District. While…
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Elizabethtown nixes two plans for high-pressure gas line in Hopewell Valley
If a high-pressure natural gas line is ever constructed, it would probably be installed along the Route 31 corridor and not straight through Pennington or under Dublin Road. By John Tredrea In the event that a high-pressure natural gas line is ever constructed, it would probably be installed along the Route 31 corridor and not…
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Murder trial of son ends in acquittal
Judge rules teen insane when he killed his father. By: Sharlee DiMenchi A Dayton man charged with killing his father was acquitted by reason of insanity last week at the Middlesex County courthouse in New Brunswick. On May 1, state Superior Court Judge Frederick De Vesa found that Michael Janicki, 19, was too schizophrenic to…
