Category: archives
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Southern Easy
A Noah’s Ark church, barbecue joints and fireworks stands line the road to Virginia Beach. By: Susan Van Dongen They’ve re-named the local TV news "Your Daily Briefing." Anthrax is coming with the just-in-time-for-Christmas catalogues. A linguist is on the radio explaining why the word "crusade" is politically incorrect. Time for a vacation, to a…
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State to renovate cemetery
Plan to expand and improve the 235-acre Brig. Gen. William C. Doyle Veterans Memorial Cemetery to be funded by $35 million in grants. By: David Koch NORTH HANOVER A state plan funded by $35 million in grants from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs will renovate and expand the final resting place for many…
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Mansfield monument unveiled
Over 300 attend dedication ceremony By:David Koch MANSFIELD Anyone who takes a walk around Mansfield Community Park will be reminded of the national tragedy that occurred Sept. 11 when they see a new monument dedicated to the victims of the terrorist attacks that changed a nation. A group of 300 people gathered at a…
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Postal authorities await results of anthrax tests
The Lambertville was tested Friday, and the Stockton post office over the weekend. By: Carl Reader Postal officials said Tuesday they were awaiting the results of anthrax testing done at the Lambertville and Stockton post offices and hoped to know the outcome before the end of the week. Carl Walton, a spokesman for the U.S.…
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Solebury School cross country team wins championship
SOLEBURY Solebury School’s cross-country team finished off its season by winning the Penn-Jersey championship. Its record was 17-2 for the season. Co-coaches Britta Milks and Jennifer Meringolo couldn’t be more proud of the team. "The team worked hard and worked well together, and that was our key to success," Meringolo said. In only its…
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Creative Movement
The Pittsburgh-based dance group Dance Alloy will conduct a week-long residency at Pennsbury School District in Fairless Hills, Pa. By: Jodi Thompson Don’t anticipate anything familiar. Dance Alloy, a modern dance troupe from Pittsburgh, performs shows packed with high-energy choreography. Mark Taylor, the group’s artistic director, says the audience should expect the unexpected when the…
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Winding Up
Modern rock attack: Tantric, Oleander and Beatiful Creatures perform in Philadelphia. By: Matt Smith When Oleander’s song "Why I’m Here" reached number one on modern rock radio in 1999, the band hit the road for the obligatory radio station festivals. However, after two successful albums and more than two years of relentless touring, bass player…
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South edges Dunellen 36-34
After opening the season 2-5, South expects to finish 5-5. The team showed its relentlessness against favored Dunellen in a thriller Friday night. South opened up early with a 94-yard drive sparked by a 70-yard pass by Kevin Losch to Steven Nocar and finished when the two hooked up again for 10 yards in the…
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City set to raze fire-gutted houses
Owners did not meet the Nov. 2 deadline for getting permits to either demolish or repair the row homes at 310 adn 312 N. Union St. By: Carl Reader The Nov. 2 deadline for obtaining permits to rebuild two row houses gutted by fire on North Union Street has gone up in smoke. The structures…
