Category: archives
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Effort officially under way to bring football to CHS in fall
At a special meeting Thursday night, the Hopewell Valley Regional Board of Education directed school administrators to work toward getting a team on the field By: John Tredrea Officially under way is an effort to bring interscholastic football to Hopewell Valley Central High School this fall. At a special meeting Thursday night, the unanimous consensus…
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Monroe survives GMCT softball opener
By: Carolyn M. Hartko When it comes to winning in sports, sometimes you’re good, and sometimes you’re lucky. For the Monroe Township High School girls’ softball team, it was a little of both this past Wednesday, as they edged Piscataway 7-6 in a first-round Greater Middlesex Conference Tournament game. The Lady Falcons, seeded 11th, advance…
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Form and Passion
The Phillips’ Mill Photographic Exhibition celebrates its 10th year. By: Daniel Shearer Several generations of artists have come to view Phillips’ Mill with a reverence usually reserved for religious shrines. Perched at a tricky bend on Route 32 in Solebury, Pa., the quaint stone structure started life as a water-powered gristmill in 1756, then took…
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MHS baseball looks for CJ II crown
Cougars need consistency for second title in four years By: Bob Nuse As a freshman, Andrew Baldino was part of the Montgomery High baseball team that captured the Central Jersey Group I championship. Now that he’s a senior, Baldino would like to end his Cougar career with the same sort of successful run through the…
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Peddie buys Old Hights Theater
The school’s board of trustees will likely decide on one of three plans for the building next month. By: Scott Morgan HIGHTSTOWN The Peddie School recently closed a long-awaited deal to buy the Old Hights Theater on South Main Street. The building, located at 120 S. Main St., has been dormant since 1979. Charlie…
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Ralph Godney
HIGHTSTOWN Ralph Godney, 79, died Wednesday at home. Born in Jamesburg, he was a lifelong Hightstown resident. He retired from American Cyanamid Corp. in 1991 and enjoyed gardening. Son of the late John and Anastasia Godney, he is survived by his wife, Mary Godney; two daughters and sons-in-law, Lauren and Edward Bolar of Raleigh,…
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Let George fund his own sports palace
EDITORIAL: A new arena for the Nets and Devils should be the furthest thing from Gov. James E. McGreevey’s agenda. It isn’t often we find ourselves agreeing with Bret Schundler, the former mayor of Jersey City and Republican gubernatorial candidate whose solution to almost every public policy problem seems to be cutting taxes, eliminating tolls…
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Bertha B. Eide
EAST WINDSOR Bertha B. Eide, 93, died Sunday at her daughter’s home. Born in Scranton, Pa., she was a Trenton resident before retiring to the Poconos. She was a licensed minister with the Assemblies of God many years and served as chairwoman for the Women’s Missionary Council of New Jersey. She was a member…
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Manasquan ousts Falcons from tennis states
By: Ken Weingartner Jim Kushner knows tournament seedings don’t mean much in sports. "The way it works out," he said, "is the strongest team is going to win anyway." That was the case last week as the Monroe High boys tennis team lost 5-0 to Manasquan in the first round of the NJSIAA Central Jersey…
