Category: archives
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EDITORIAL: Don’t forget to remember our veterans
Veterans remember. They remember where they were and what they were asked to do while defending America as members of the armed forces. They remember the hardships they endured and the sacrifices they and their comrades made while fighting in America’s wars. They remember the ones they had to leave behind, and the ones who…
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Valley cleanup set Saturday
Volunteers are needed! On Saturday, Friends of Hopewell Valley Open Space, in cooperation with Hopewell Township and Hopewell Borough, will sponsor the 23rd cleanup day in Hopewell Valley. Those who participate can earn money for a favorite nonprofit organization, earn a T-shirt for hard work and enjoy donuts, coffee and soda courtesy of Pennington Market.…
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Township plans community calendar
Meetings, garbage collection to be included in publication By: Lea Kahn Township residents who are planning to buy a 2003 calendar might consider holding off on it, because Lawrence Township is preparing its own community version to be mailed out to all households. The township has decided to put together a calendar, listing information on…
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Kemp, Sandom takeTownship Committee seats
Tucker, Lytle and Baker win Pennington slots By John Tredrea and Ruth Luse Republican challenger Arlene Kemp and Democratic incumbent Vanessa Sandom were elected to the Hopewell Township Committee on Tuesday, soundly defeating Democratic incumbent Robert Higgins, who is deputy mayor, and Republican challenger Daniel McKee. Ms. Kemp led the field, with 3,346 votes. Ms.…
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Revived White turning slow start into a fast finish
By: Redd E. Patrick Lauren White is making up for lost time. A year ago, White and Amy Rhein were the two freshman leaders of the South Brunswick High School varsity girls cross country team. There were some bumps along the way as individuals and as a team, but there were also several flashes of…
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HHS boys repeat as Delaware Division soccer champs
Team overcame early obstacles to capture title By: Rudy Brandl It wasn’t always pretty or flashy and certainly not as dominant as last year, but the result was identical. For the second straight year, the Hillsborough High boys’ soccer team won the Skyland Conference Delaware Division title. However, the roads to the championship circle were…
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Voters approve open-space tax hike
A separate half-cent tax that would have paid for development of parkland for recreational use was defeated. By: Sharlee Joy DiMenichi Voters in South Brunswick supported a tax hike that will allow the township to preserve more land, but they defeated a separate half-cent tax that would have paid for development of parkland for recreational…
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John Chunko
MANVILLE John S. Chunko, died Oct. 30 in Somerset Medical Center in Somerville. He was 86. Born in Mendham, he was a lifelong resident of the borough. During his youth, Mr. Chunko was a successful baseball pitcher with the New Jersey Indians and had been scouted by the Giants before he was drafted. He…
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Packet board gets new member
By David Campbell Michael Sheehan, vice president for production at The Wall Street Journal, has been named as a new member of The Princeton Packet’s board of directors, the newspaper’s president and publisher said Monday. Mr. Sheehan, who oversees printing and production operations at the Journal’s 17 United States plants, replaces board member and Dow…
