Category: archives
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Marks, Nichols please coach
BOYS TENNIS By: Mike Basford The tandem of Marc Nichols and Andrew Marks made headlines for the Lawrence boys tennis team at the Mercer County Tournament last week. Nichols and Marks, first and second singles players for the Cardinals respectively, advanced the semifinals of their flights, and left head coach Pat Tarrant pleased. "Both of…
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Students go private instead of public
By: Stacey Gorski For students who attend private preparatory schools such as The Peddie School in Hightstown and The Hun School in Princeton, life has taken a different turn from the "normal" high school experience. "Some of my friends outside school are shocked that I live next door to a teacher. I guess when I…
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Country singer setfor library performance
Tuesday’s concert features Tom Klimchock Local country music singer Tom Klimchock headlines the Manville Public Library’s next concert, set for 7-8:30 p.m. Tuesday night. Listeners at the show can also linger among the offerings at a craft show during the performance. Mr. Klimchock hails from Branchburg and turns out powerful ballads and country love songs…
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Viking tennis team visits J.P. Stevens in CJ IV opener
By: Ken Weingartner Nancy McDonald said Tuesday that the Central Jersey Group IV team tennis tournament might feature the best competition in the state. On Wednesday, the NJSIAA seedings for the event proved her right. South Brunswick was seeded ninth in the tourney, which begins today, and visits 8th-seeded J.P. Stevens in the opening round.…
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Boys squad worksto stay above .500
BOYS TENNIS By: Matt Nalbone Midway through the Mercer County boys tennis season, the team from Hopewell Valley Central High School is just where it should be. After a tough start where they lost to some powerful teams like Lawrence and both West Windsor-Plainsboro North and South, the Bulldogs haverebounded nicely to keep their record…
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Rush Holt’s voting record is out of step with issues
LEDGER FORUM As a former member of the U.S. military I am somewhat dismayed by my elected representative Rush Holt’s voting record this past year. In his mailing pieces sent to my home, Congressman Holt has expressed wholehearted support for President Bush and the war against terrorism. However, his public statements seem to be out…
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Learning about cultural differences
Millstone Middle School eighth-graders celebrate with dress and food. By: Scott Morgan MILLSTONE Eighth-grade students last week pulled together in a celebration of the cultural differences that make the world go around. For the fifth straight year, Millstone Middle School participated in "Celebrating Our Differences" Day, an all-day affair to raise cultural awareness and…
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Springtime Carols
The Bucks County Motet Singers present concerts in Doylestown, Pa., and Yardley, Pa. By: Jodi Thompson A favorite Christmas carol of mine is "Good King Wenceslas," probably because I know all five verses by heart one of many gifts from my father. What I didn’t know about the song is that it was originally…
