Category: archives
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It’s official: Kingston’s a village
State Planning Commission’s designation opens door for funding of improvements and programs. By: Casha Caponegro In a unanimous vote on May 16, the State Planning Commission recognized Kingston as an official village center under the State Development and Redevelopment Plan, giving the community top priority for state funds and planning assistance. "We are delighted to…
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New LMS principal named
Nancy Pitcher, the vice principal of Morristown High School, has been named as the new principal of Lawrence Middle School by the Board of Education. By: Lea Kahn The school board appointed Dr. Pitcher to fill the vacancy at its May 9 meeting. Dr. Pitcher will assume her new duties July 1. She will be…
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Student brings smiles to overseas children
MANSFIELD Mustapha, an 8-year-old Moroccan boy, had only one chance left. Suffering from facial scars after a car accident, including one scar so severe he couldn’t close his eyes, it was Mustapha’s fourth attempt at surgery. By:David Koch Mustapha was too scared to go through with the surgery the other three times. Doctors had…
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Area man’s musical hits the stage
Ken Schmidt’s ‘Musical Intentions" will be performed at the 1860 House in Montgomery this weekend. MONTGOMERY — "Musical Intentions," an original musical revue by South Brunswick resident Ken Schmidt, will be performed at the 1860 House at 8 p.m. Saturday and 4 p.m. Sunday. Written by Mr. Schmidt, a New York City native, in the…
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County to sell farm to training center
SPRINGFIELD The county freeholders unanimously agreed to sell a 166-acre preserved farm in Springfield to the nonprofit Occupational Training Center (OTC) of Burlington County May 9. By:David Koch An auction sale of the property was canceled in April when the freeholders first decided to sell to OTC at the minimum bid price of $250,000.…
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Stephen Green
WASHINGTON Stephen J. Green, 60, died Tuesday, May 8, at home. Born in Malden, Mass., he was a longtime resident of the Washington D.C. area. His 40-year newspaper career embraced a range of interests and assignments, including a nationally syndicated newspaper column. In recent years, his reporting focused on Congress, national security issues and…
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Kulkaski set to play softball at Kean
MHS star learns tough lesson in senior year By: Rudy Brandl It took a few weeks before Jen Kulkaski could bear to watch her former teammates play a softball game. The Manville High senior had planned to play a major role this spring. Kulkaski was hoping to lead the Mustangs to a Valley Division title.…
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Hopewell golf wins sectional title
GolfThe Hopewell Valley Central High School golf team had a week of pressure-filled matches, but survived it rather well. By: Steve Feitl Over a span of six days, the Bulldogs won two matches by a total of one stroke to remain undefeated and won a sectional title to advance to the Tournament of Champions. The…
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HoVal track teams take second at county meet
Track & FieldAll year, the Hopewell Valley Central High School boys and girls track teams have been fighting for respect. By: Matt Nalbone The boys were considered the second-best team in Mercer County behind Ewing and the girls were the same behind powerhouse Trenton. The experts must have known something because at this past weekends…
