Category: archives
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Group to save villages moving forward
Seeks to provide protection from development pressures. By: Ken Weingartner ALLENTOWN Work to save "vanishing villages" is progressing, according to organizers of a local preservation group. The group made up of representatives from more than a dozen villages, including Allentown, Cranbury, Windsor, Imlaystown and Crosswicks met recently to move forward with efforts…
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‘Red Ribbon Week’ starts Wednesday
By:Alec Moore This year’s Red Ribbon Week, a nationwide campaign aimed at encouraging drug free and healthy lifestyles, will kick off Wednesday, Oct. 23. In Hillsborough, this year’s theme "What’s your anti-drug?" will be conveyed through a wide range of activities and programs being run throughout the school district. Diane Handwerk, Life Skills…
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Make the effort to be fully informed
To the editor When we first read Tom Griffo’s Oct. 3 commentary on our thoughts, our reaction was to not reply and assume that the intellectually curious already understand that no outlet us, Mr. Griffo, historical accounts, DemocracyNow!, Rush Limbaugh, CNN, etc. provides a complete and objective view of what’s going on in the…
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Raiders hold off North in thriller
Gara, McDowell help preserve third straight win By: John E. Powers Hillsborough High School defensive back Mike Gara popped the ball into the air before it could reach the hands of North Hunterdon wideout Ricky Platt. Linebacker Kevin McDowell looked into the air and saw a football coming toward him, seizing the first interception…
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Candidate targets sprawl, deer cull, roads
Green Party’s Tamara Gund seeking berth on Princeton Township Committee. By: David Campbell Suburban sprawl, deer management and the upkeep of township roads were the focal points for Green Party candidate Tamara Gund this week in her bid for a seat on the Princeton Township Committee. Ms. Gund, a 20-year Princeton-area resident and a professor…
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SCHOOLS: Cambridge
New laptops get students excited about technology By: Melissa Morgan Christmas came a little early this year for Nicole Dudley’s fifth-grade class. As she called her students to the front of the room by number, they reacted like she was Santa Claus passing out the best presents they’d ever gotten. "Isn’t it beautiful?" asked Jessica…
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Telemarketer helps avert suicide
Packet Publications telemarketer keeps suicidal man talking while others call police. By: Sharlee Joy DiMenichi Quick thinking by a telemarketer trying to sell a subscription to the South Brunswick Post might have prevented a Monmouth Junction man from taking his life Friday. The telemarketer, who asked that her name not be used, said the man…
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CAMPAIGN CORNER
From the October 17 edition GOP fund-raiser Friends and supporters of Dan McKee and Arlene Kemp, GOP candidates for Hopewell Township Committee, are hosting a fund-raiser on today, Oct. 17, from 5:30-8 p.m. at H.I. Rib & Co., Route 31, Hopewell Township. Tickets are $35 each. For more information or to purchase tickets, call Mr.…
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Tired of speeches from former veep
To the editor Mr. Gore can talk all he wants, but no one gives a damn. From speaking at Democratic functions, to making appearances on the political talk shows, he is all over the place. He has several strong words for George W. Bush, but this latest round of Gore-mania is only politically motivated by…
