Category: archives
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Giving thanks, as we look to brighter days
EDITORIAL The Packet Group Thanksgiving may be the most confounding of holidays in this country. Historians are rewriting the myth of our first Thanksgiving to reflect the realities of the conflicts between the indigenous people and the European settlers left out of children’s school books. While a meal did take place, a second feast did…
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Working together
Committee, school board seeking ways to share costs in Washington Township. By: Mark Moffa Committee, school board seeking ways to share costs Working together Working ÿ8WORKINGÿ Mark MoffaStaff Writer WASHINGTON In response to concerns about rising tax rates, the school board and the Township Committee announced the formation of a new subcommittee during a…
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AHS unable to hold early lead
Hightstown earns Valley title in first night game ever at Allentown. By: Kyle Moylan Greg LaCava sat on a bench on the Allentown sidelines following last Friday night’s game, staring out onto what was a now empty field. The lights for Allentown’s first home night game were still lit. The large crowd a rarity…
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Plane lands in soybean field
Aircraft makes emergency landing off Walters Road in Washington Township. By: WASHINGTON A single-engine aircraft made an emergency landing Saturday in Washington after its engine burst into flames. The occupants, pilots Raymond Battreall of Wrightstown and Donna Thompson of Howell were not harmed, said Lt. Dennis Symons of the Washington Township Fire Department. Lt.…
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Police to step up seat belt enforcement
Put focus on safety for the Thanksgiving holiday weekend. By: More Americans are likely to drive for the Thanksgiving holiday rather than fly, which means greater risks to families and ultimately more traffic fatalities, according to Plumsted Director of Public Safety Peter L. Weinrich. As a result, the Plumsted Police Department is kicking off "Click…
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Student travelwins board OK
Proposed moratorium rejected by unanimous school board vote By:Krzysztof Scibiorski Manville students will be able to enjoy field trips to Philadelphia and Washington, D.C., despite concerns such trips might be unsafe after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. The Board of Education decided to let the parents choose whether or not Manville students will go on…
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Elementary school redistricting gets Hopewell board’s OK
A redistricting plan that will go into effect at the beginning of the 2002-2003 school year was approved unanimously by the school board Monday night By: John Tredrea A redistricting plan that will go into effect at the beginning of the 2002-2003 school year was approved unanimously by the school board Monday night. Under the…
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Fire, first aid volunteershonored by Valley Lions
Appreciation of volunteers has been a yearly focus of the Hopewell Valley Lions Club which bestowed its annual Volunteer of the Year Awards to members of the Valley’s six emergency service organizations, at a dinner held at the Pennington Fire Company Nov. 14 By:John Tredrea Renewed admiration and gratitude among Americans for firefighters and…
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A rascally genus crowdedwith millions of little stars
SPRINGHOUSE FARM JOURNAL By: Heather Lovett "And in the feathery aster bees on wing Seize and set free the honied flowers, Till thousand stars leap with their visiting." from "The Garden in September" by Robert Bridges (1844-1930). Neighbors of ours left a section of their large front lawn unmowed this year, and a low-growing…
