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Students named Hopkins scholars
More than 50 from the Upper Elementary School cited by Johns Hopkins University for excellence in math and verbal reasoning. By: Nick D’Amore More than 50 students from the Upper Elementary School were honored by Johns Hopkins University for excellence in math and verbal reasoning. She said students who score in the 97th percentile on…
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District, boosters reach compromise
Money is central to full-time athletic trainer issue. By: Lea Kahn If the Lawrence High School Athletic Booster Club can find the money, district officials said they would consider creating a full-time athletic trainer position. Schools Superintendent Max Riley gave the green light Tuesday to Lawrence High School Principal Donald Profitt to work with Karla…
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KIDS AND COMMUNITY: A moment of silence for reflection
KIDS AND COMMUNITY by Judy Shepps Battle: Sept. 11 sent many of us to reconnect with God, but that urge seems to have subsided. In times of great stress, people often turn to a power greater than themselves for help. In the shadow of potential mass destruction on Sept. 11, 2001, we briefly became a…
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HHS softball team blanked in SCT finals
Lack of hitting and tough calls costly By: Rudy Brandl BRANCHBURG Lack of hitting, a few bad breaks and some questionable umpiring all contributed to Hillsborough High’s 3-0 loss to Watchung Hills in Saturday night’s Somerset County Tournament softball championship game at North Branch Park. The top-seeded Raiders (13-6) only managed two hits in…
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Hopewell girls prepare for state tournament
Girls Lacrosse By: Matt Nalbone The Hopewell Valley Central High School girls lacrosse team finished up its regular season this past week and set its sights on the state tournament. The Lady Bulldogs had two games left on the schedule the first one against Hunterdon Central. In what can be considered a very low…
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OBITUARIES, May 24, 2002
Diana B. Chittenden, Ida L. White, June A. Ridgway, Diana B. Chittenden Longtime Montgomery resident MONTGOMERY Diana Borgers Chittenden died Tuesday at home. She was 68. Born in Queens Village, N.Y., she moved with her family to Windsor, Conn., where she graduated from high school in 1951. Mrs. Chittenden was a Montgomery resident more…
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‘Nine Queens (Nueve Reinas)’
Con artists try to swindle a rare-stamp collector is this Argentinean sleeper. [R] By: Bob Brown In this spring of blockbusters, the big-star, big-budget Hollywood mega-buck extravaganzas are smashing box-office records. Meanwhile, from another corner of the hemisphere, a modest low-budget film is proving that all you really need for a great movie-going experience are talented…
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Raider nine suffers crushing blow in state tourney
HHS falls to B-R in CJ 4 heart-breaker By: Rudy Brandl BRIDGEWATER Nobody can blame the Hillsborough High baseball team for feeling cursed after Monday afternoon’s heart-breaking 2-1 loss to Bridgewater-Raritan in the Central Jersey Group 4 playoffs. The Raiders (11-10) had lost a draining and dramatic Somerset County semifinal game to Ridge at…
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Needs of would-be football playersare not being met
GUEST OPINION By: Sally Turner During football deliberations at the May 16 school board meeting, a gentleman asked, "What part of ‘no’ don’t you understand?" I do understand what it means to say "no." For years, we’ve been saying "no" to disappointed, disenfranchised students who desire to play football in our district. Last school year,…
