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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR, May 31, 2001
Board shows leadership To the editor: I applaud the Hopewell Valley Regional Board of Education for taking on the task of providing much-needed athletic fields for our community youth and school teams. I have not always been impressed with the board’s leadership and seeming indifference to, or inability to effectively deal with, blatant unruliness…
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Crowding affects learning at LHS
Letter to the editor Imagine being asked to get through a hallway 10 feet wide and a couple hundred feet long in under 5 minutes with a couple hundred teenagers packed like sardines in a can in your way, and only being allowed to walk. This is what is demanded of me everyday in school,…
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Park set to be restored by neighborhood panel
BORDENTOWN CITY Several generations of Bordentown children have grown up playing in Second Street Park, but deteriorating equipment and potential safety hazards have brought a number of city residents together to try to spruce up the park and make it a safe place for both kids and adults to play. By:Vanessa S. Holt The…
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Baseball rally falls just short in CJ 1 quarters
Mustangs can’t come all the way back at Highland Park By: Rudy Brandl HIGHLAND PARK It won’t be easy for the Manville High baseball team to follow the rest of the Central Jersey Group 1 playoffs. The coaches and players probably shouldn’t even pay attention to the results. Last Friday’s gut-wrenching elimination at Highland…
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‘George Washington’
This impressionistic coming-of-age drama, featuring a stark Southern setting, is artfully shot and imaginatively executed but has nothing to do with the first president of the United States. [Unrated] By: Kam Williams George Washington, the directorial debut of 24-year-old David Gordon Green, might have the most misleading title in years. This artfully shot, imaginatively executed, super-realistic…
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LIBRARY HAPPENINGS
Follow this column concerning special events being planned at Hillsborough Public Library, located in the Municipal Complex, South Branch Road and Beekman Lane, 369-2200 Library hours are from 9:30 a.m.-9 p.m. Monday-Thursday, and 9:30 a.m.-5 p.m. Friday and Saturday. Book sale The May 13 book sale was a huge success. By 10 a.m. book lovers…
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Edition of May 31, 2001
Dorothy Drake Oldis Dorothy Drake Oldis, 99, died Saturday in Dover, Maine. She was born in Ewing and was a teacher in Trenton and Hopewell Township for 30 years, retiring in 1964. Mrs. Oldis graduated from Trenton High School and Trenton Normal School. She was a member of Pennington Presbyterian Church, National Education Association and…
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Odessa Lee
TRENTON Odessa Lee, 64, died Tuesday, May 29, at Capital Health System at Fuld hospital. Born in Waycross, Ga., she was a longtime Trenton resident. She retired from the dietary department of Capital Health System at Fuld hospital. She was a member of Wayne Avenue Baptist Church and attended Waycross public schools. Daughter of…
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Retail space proposed for landmark property
Planning Board to consider site plan MondayThe landmark Stanley’s Hub Caps property on Route 1, opposite the Baker’s Basin Motor Vehicle inspection station, may become the site of a bedding store and another specialty retailer, if the township Planning Board approves of the developer’s plan. By: Lea Kahn The Planning Board will meet at 8…
