Category: archives
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Gewain captures Region 5 mat title
Detsis fights back for third place By: Rudy Brandl FLEMINGTON Andrew Gewain made the most of his second chance to win a championship at last Saturday’s Region 5 Wrestling Tournament. The Hillsborough High senior 103-pounder, seeded first in his weight class, lived up to that favored status after losing a heart-breaker in last…
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CHS students wrestle with war issue
Students walked out of class in a morning anti-war protest and verbally sparred with Princeton University students in an after-school panel discussion last week. By John Tredrea Students at Hopewell Valley Central High School are among those who have strong opinions about possibility of war between the United States and Iraq. At the end of…
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Letter: A program modeled after Mr. Rogers
To the editor: I’ve been reading all the magazine and newspaper tributes to Mister Rogers in the wake of his passing on Feb. 27. Two of the best were the pieces by John Saccenti and Judy Shepps Battle that you printed on March 6. My kids loved Mister Rogers too and because of that,…
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Marvel Comics president to visit Princeton library
Comic books will be in the spotlight at Princeton Public Library when Marvel Enterprises president and chief operating officer Bill Jemas appears on March 29 at 2 p.m. Mr. Jemas, a Princeton resident, will share insights on comic book industry and invite a closer look at the serious side of Captain America’s stories in a…
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Manville boys fall short in CJ 1 finals
Fine season ends at 16-7 By: Shawn Tyrrell PISCATAWAY – There were no surprises in this one. The top two teams in the Central Jersey Group 1 boys’ basketball tournament squared off Tuesday night with second-ranked Manville challenging top seed Piscataway Tech. MHS was hoping to pull an upset against the talented Raiders, but…
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Hopewell Township officials try to hold line on taxes
Mayor Fran Bartlett: "The last thing I want to do is layoffs." By John Tredrea: As they go through the final stages of preparing a 2003 municipal budget, Hopewell Township officials are struggling to find a balance that will yield a minimal tax increase, minimal cuts in services and no layoffs of municipal employees. On…
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Police increase patrols after rash of burglaries
Extra effort focused in Lost Valley By:Sally Goldenberg A rash of recent break-ins to cars and residences in the Lost Valley section of the borough has prompted police officers to take extra security measures. "We’re putting extra patrols and we’re doing surveillance," said Lt. Mark Sniscak of the Manville Police Department. Small change was taken…
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Wood-carver busy chipping away on many projects
Hillsborough’s Harry Schmidt continues time-honored traditions of carving By:Mary Kaempfen Funk and Wagnall’s Encyclopedia notes wood-carving dates back to the early days of the Egyptians and the Greeks and was seen in some remarkable works of Christian sculpture. The encyclopedia adds that wood-carving has found its way throughout Europe and into the Italian Renaissance. For…
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Township GOP chairman seeks candidates
Contact Patrick Cane by March 28 Hopewell Township Republican Chairman Patrick Cane said the Hopewell Township Republican County Committee is looking for candidates to run for Hopewell Township Committee. On Monday, Mr. Cane urged local Republicans to get involved and said the Republican Party will welcome all comers. "People who share our party’s beliefs of…
