Category: archives
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Horse Play: All in a day’s work
Results from the National Standardbred Horse Show at the Horse Park of New Jersey. By: Hundreds of entries from Pennsylvania, New York, New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia and West Virginia made for a busy day at the seventh annual National Standardbred Horse Show at the Horse Park of New Jersey in Upper Freehold. Many of…
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Developer to pitch office park plan
The Planning Board will meet 8 p.m. Monday in the Lower Level Conference Room of the municipal building. By: Lea Kahn The Planning Board will consider an application Monday for construction of five office buildings in Phase V of the Princeton South at Lawrenceville development, located on Princess Road. First Industrial Development Services LP is…
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Campaign flier claim cannot be supported
Democratic Township Council candidate Mike Powers said he didn’t see the fliers before they were distributed. By: Lea Kahn Michael Powers and Mark Sebastian, the Democratic Party nominees for Township Council, claim in a campaign flier that Democrats initiated the preservation of the Drexel Woods and Carson Road Woods properties for open space. The flier…
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Officials and friends laud a former Valley resident
By: John Tredrea The Hopewell Township Committee voted unanimously Oct. 4 to adopt a memorial resolution honoring the late Michael Arcieri, a former township committeeman and mayor who died Sept. 21 in Las Vegas, Nev. The resolution conveyed sympathy to Mr. Arcieri’s family and stated that Mr. Arcieri "gave generously of his time" to "ensure…
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Imagine what life would be like without the arts
"During this monthlong, nationwide celebration of the arts, it is an opportune time for us to reflect on the importance of the arts in our lives." By: Lauren Edgar In October 1993, scholars, artists and organizations representing history, the arts and the humanities across the United States reached out to former President Clinton, governors from…
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Alberta Williams
TRENTON Alberta B. Williams, 53, died Saturday, Sept. 8, at Capital Health System at Fuld hospital. Born in Trenton, she was raised in Lawrenceville and attended Lawrence public schools. She graduated from American Training Services as a medical assistant and completed the skilled physical therapy program at Millhouse Nursing Center last year. She was…
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Robert S. Corcoran, 73
Robert S. Corcoran, 73, of Point Pleasant died Wednesday, Oct. 3, at McCarrick Care Center in Somerset after a long battle with Parkinson’s Disease. He was born in Brooklyn, N.Y., and lived in Kendall Park before moving to Point Pleasant 27 years ago. He was a painting estimator for Colonial ARD Decorators in New York…
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Brandon school job on schedule
A new 520-student elementary school on Stevenson Road in the Brandon Farms development is expected to be ready to open as scheduled next September By: John Tredrea A new 520-student elementary school on Stevenson Road in the Brandon Farms development is expected to be ready to open as scheduled next September. "Overall, things are going…
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AHS boys soccer team making playoff push
Redbirds bring 5-4 record into week, need to play .500 over next two weeks. By: Kyle Moylan Like every public high school boys’ soccer team in the state of New Jersey, the Allentown squad entered this season needing to win at least half of its games before the cutoff date of Oct. 19 to qualify…
