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  • Pain pays off for Culter

    Manville woman qualifies for Boston Marathon By: Rudy Brandl    Donna Cutler knew it was going to hurt, but she was also confident that the great feeling of accomplishment and satisfaction would take away the pain.    Cutler achieved her dream of qualifying for the Boston Marathon with her best long distance performance ever in last month’s…

  • Plan offered for Dayton-Deans

    Staff members decide students will get shuffeled as part of a new project. By: Nick D’Amore    The Dayton-Deans School buildings will have a different look when schools open in September 2002.    The staff at Dayton-Deans School has decided the Deans building will be used exclusively for kindergarten and prekindergarten classes, and the Dayton building will…

  • SCHOOL CONSTRUCTION UPDATE

    By: John Tredrea    In his monthly report to the Hopewell Valley Regional Board of Education Monday night, construction manager David Tillou said things are going well overall on the three projects he’s overseeing.    "It’s pretty positive," Mr. Tillou said by way of prefacing his report. "The new parking lot at the high school is done…

  • Small towns capture holiday spirit

    EDITOR’S NOTEBOOK by T.J. Furman: A stroll along the streets of Hightstown and Allentown. By:    Sometimes, the movies can come to life.    Near the end of "It’s a Wonderful Life," George Bailey is placed back into the world after his unique experience of seeing a universe in which he never existed.    George, given an Oscar-nominated…

  • Reaching out

    Program helps domestic abuse victims find help By:Alec Moore nbsp;  Cellphones have proven to be invaluable tools to women who have been in abusive relationships, said Cathy Cummings, executive director of the Women’s Resource Center in Hillsborough, which recently received an additional 10 cellphones from Verizon Wireless based in Orangeburg, N.Y.    Ms. Cummings said the center…

  • Fewer forfeits expected for Bulldogs

    Wrestling By: Mike Molaro    For the first time since the Hopewell Valley Central High School wrestling program began eight years ago, the Bulldogs will be able to fill all but one weight class this season.    Ironically, the only slot HoVal is missing is 103 pounds. In the past, the Bulldogs had challenges finding bodies for…

  • Hopewell boys look for balanced scoring

    Boys Basketball By: Mike Molaro    Hopewell Valley Central High School boys basketball fans should see a different Bulldog squad this season than the one that finished 12-13 a year ago.    For starters, HoVal lost all-county guard Matt Katz and his 1,223 career points and 19 points-per-game scoring average, forward Casey Christensen, and point guard Justin…

  • AETNA subscribers have options

    GUEST COLUMN By: Gloria Longhi    Medicare seniors, if you are one of the more than 4,000 subscribers to AETNA/US, Healthcare HMO (Golden Medicare 10) in Mercer County and have been notified by mail that your coverage will expire Dec. 31, 2001, do not panic. You will have several options available to you as of Jan.…

  • District revamps Auten School plan

    New proposal will only affect sixth-grade students By:Krzysztof Scibiorski    A Board of Education committee studying school boundaries for next year has unexpectedly abandoned plans to place all of the district’s fifth- and sixth-graders in the Auten Road School.    The decision, reached Monday night, means only 152 students must be redistricted to new schools next year…