Category: archives
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Dayton-Deans to celebrate tradition
On Saturday, alumni will be returning to the schools, reuniting with old friends and saying goodbye to the schools as they now exist. By: Nick D’Amore The Bellizios are a Dayton-Deans family. Former Mayor Howard Bellizio spoke to Dayton-Deans students in David Malatesa’s fourth-grade class Wednesday about his family’s history at the school and the…
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EDITORIAL
Towns need new weapons in growth war New Jersey residents have been fighting a losing battle over the years. Beginning with the housing boom that followed World War II, and continuing virtually up to the present day, the pattern of development all across New Jersey has been essentially the same: A developer buys a large…
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Teacher attrition is a steady trend
By: Lea Kahn Wanted: Two English teachers, a special education teacher, a music teacher and an industrial arts teacher. Those are among the positions that Lawrence school district officials are seeking to fill in time for classes to start in September because 10 teachers, one principal and three support staff members are retiring. The teacher…
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Hopewell finishes season strong
Baseball By: Mike Molaro It took awhile for the Hopewell Valley Central High School baseball squad to grasp the philosophy of first-year head coach John Costantino. Once the Bulldogs understood the nuances of the new program and the importance of "doing the little things well," they became one of the Colonial Valley Conference’s better teams.…
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Bankrupt company to exit township
Universal Process Equipment owes Washington thousands in taxes, owns more than 72 acres of land. By: Mark Moffa WASHINGTON A company owning more than $2.6 million of property in the township declared bankruptcy this month, leaving thousands of dollars in unpaid taxes and possibly abandoning more than 72 acres of land. Universal Process Equipment,…
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Valley GOP schedules barbecue
The barbecue will be held at the Union Firehouse, Route 29, Titusville, on July 17 An annual community summertime ritual that attracts 100 plus families and friends is the Hopewell Valley Republican Chicken Barbecue. The barbecue – which has been held for 45 years -will take place at the Union Firehouse, Route 29, Titusville, on…
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PENNINGTON PLANNING UPDATE
May meeting By: Marianne Hooker At its May 8 meeting, the Pennington Planning Board approved two hardship variances to permit additions to residential buildings. The properties are at 118 E. Delaware Ave. and 4 W. Franklin Ave. The board also discussed a proposed change of occupancy at 145 S. Main St. They made plans to…
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GUEST COLUMN: Remembering Ellis
Our paths first crossed in the early ’50s, as a young woman, when I stopped by the Allentown Messenger to place an advertisement for any outstanding obligations upon the death of my grandmother, Mary Anna Oakerson By: Ethelyn Maginnis (This was a ritual all families did as a legal matter to be sure any and…
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Hopewell midwife team has brought hundreds of babies into the world
ON THE JOB IN HOPEWELL VALLEY By: John Tredrea Midwife Louise Aucott has been present at the birth of nearly 1,000 babies. "And I feel connected to all of them," she said Friday in the Hopewell Township office she shares with partner Pamela Rosser. "It seems like such a privilege. The oldest of those babies…
