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Township voters: Think twice before trashing fire plan
EDITORIAL By: Ruth Luse On Tuesday, Nov. 13, the Hopewell Township Fire Commission is holding a referendum. Details about this election, which is for Hopewell Township residents only, can be found on Page 1A this week. Even though township voters are the only ones who will have a say about the outcome of Tuesday’s balloting,…
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Township veterans to gather Sunday
Service honors local warriors By: Melissa Morgan Each year, veterans from around the country come together on the 11th day of the 11th month to celebrate Veterans Day. On Sunday, community members will gather at 11 a.m. at the South Brunswick Township Municipal Building for annual Veterans Day service. VFW Post 9111 and American Legion…
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Halloween pranks drop, police report
Officers busy, nonetheless By:Krzysztof Scibiorski Between last week’s traditional Halloween and "Mischief Night" pranks and the ongoing concerns over mail tainted with anthrax, Manville police have been busier than usual. The department fielded between 10 and 20 calls from residents reporting or concerned with mischief and vandalism surrounding Mischief Night and Halloween. "It seemed like…
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Post office getsanthrax checkup
Hillsborough Post Office is among 47 area Postal Service facilities to be tested for anthrax contamination. By:Alec Moore According to a Monica Miller, U.S. Postal Service spokeswoman, the Postal Service is testing all facilities that use the Trenton Post Office, where anthrax contamination was discovered several weeks ago, as their general mail processing facility. Ms.…
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View from Above
Jessica Stearns earned her pilot’s license before her driver’s license. The Plainsboro Public Library will display images she took as she flew thousands of feet in the air. By: Matt Smith It was a clear, temperate October day, the kind that usually inspires a leisurely country drive in the family station wagon or a mountain…
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Pintos playing with heart, courage
MYAL FOOTBALL UPDATE By: John E. Powers The Manville Pop Warner Pintos football team has continued to face the longest odds of any club in the Raritan Valley Conference this year. With the roster now down to 12 players, the Pintos have realized that any injury during a game must be shaken off and dealt…
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Hopewell advances to sectional final
Boys SoccerEditor’s Note: The Bulldogs defeated Wall, 2-0, on Wednesday to advance to the sectional final on Friday at undefeated Ocean Townhship. Check back here over the weekend for results of the sectional title game. By: Mike Molaro Trying to avenge their only loss of the season, the second-seeded Bulldogs hosted Colonial Valley Conference foe…
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Theodosy Samotulka, M.D.
HILLSBOROUGH Theodosy Samotulka, M. D. died Wednesday, Oct. 31, at the Medical Center at Princeton in Princeton. He was 86. Born in the Ukraine. Dr. Samotulka had been a resident of Hillsborough for many years. Dr. Samotulka was a Doctor of Child Psychiatry and had worked at the Neuro Psychiatric Institute in Skillman for…
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Hopewell Valley bank announces record third-quarter earnings
In only its second full year of operation, Hopewell Valley Community Bank ("HVCB") attained solid earnings in the third quarter of 2001. Earnings for the June to September period in 2001 were $85,965, a 240 percent increase over the ($61,714) loss for the same period in 2000. Nine month year to date earning results show…
