Category: archives
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Ice-cold weather makes outdoor rink the local hot spot
Hockey games are only part of the rink’s activities. Families dedicate many hours there to leisurely skating. By: Cynthia Koons ALLENTOWN It’s as picturesque as a Currier & Ives lithograph. A snowy lake in the background leads to a bridge and a stately white gazebo. Across the water is a steeple emerging through the…
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Cards need one win to clinch tourney bid
Girls basketball By: Jim Green The clock is now officially ticking on the Lawrence High School girls basketball team’s bid to return to the state tournament. The Cardinals let slip away a golden opportunity to clinch a spot in the tournament Monday night on their home floor against Montgomery. Lawrence, which entered the game needing…
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The Acoustic Guy
Philadelphia didn’t know what to make of Jeffrey Gaines when he first arrived in 1990 with his blend of introspective lyrics and soulful melodies. Mr. Gaines has been invited to co-headline the Annual Concert for Peace at Nassau Presbyterian Church in Princeton Feb. 8. By: Susan Van Dongen Acoustic singer-songwriter Jeffrey Gaines will also headline…
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Charges filed in missing PTA funds case
By:Sally Goldenberg A former Alexander Batcho Intermediate School PTA president was charged Tuesday with theft and theft by deception for allegedly stealing money and candy from the organization. Colleen Giles-Good, 37, of North 16th Avenue was processed and released on her own recognizance later Tuesday night. Manville Detective Sgt. John Crater began an investigation into…
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Where is that critter?
Watershed association holds Groundhog Day for area families. Faith Paul, 3, of Titusville peers into a hole, hoping to find the groundhog that would predict the weather the following day. On Saturday, Stony Brook-Millstone Watershed Association held Groundhog Day for families. Did watershed association critters agree with Punxsutawney Phil about six more weeks of winter?…
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Hopewell school board cheers four fall interscholastic teams
Teams include girls and boys cross country, debating, and boys soccer. By John Tredrea Four highly successful fall-season interscholastic teams from Central High School (CHS) drew praise and congratulations from school officials during a recent school board meeting. Members of the teams girls and boys cross country, debating, and boys soccer attended the…
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Lawrence seeks 3.1-acre parcel on Helen Avenue
Property is adjacent to other township-owned land. By: Lea Kahn With little fanfare, Township Council introduced an ordinance Tuesday night that would allow it to purchase a 3.1-acre parcel of land on Helen Avenue for open space preservation. The Lawrence Columbian Lodge, which owns the parcel, would be paid $130,000. The heavily wooded tract of…
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Lillian Tharney
Lillian A. Tharney, 98, of Lawrenceville, died Friday, Jan. 31, at Tandem Health Care Center in Lawrenceville. Ms. Tharney lived in Springfield, Mass., before moving to Monmouth Junction where she resided from 1938 to 1970. She then moved to Tampa, Fla., where she lived until moving to Lawrenceville in 1985. During World War II, Ms.…
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Go-go club changing hands
Officials hope owners change Spotlights By:Alec Moore The Borough Council has yet to vote on approval of a liquor license transfer as ownership of Spotlights, a South Street go-go bar, changes hands. Nick Lemmo, who purchased the bar roughly one year ago, has sold the business to Michael Wizemann for $315,000. The bar is expected…
