Category: archives
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Contest’s brain teaserstickle students fancies
By:Laura Toto Maria Szijj, the math supervisor of Hillsborough High School, designed a contest 15 years ago for Math Awareness Month and says she is surprised it has remained so popular through the years. About of 400 students participated in the contest this year, which she said was a good turnout. Dr. Szijj developed ten…
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For the week of May 10
By: John R. Gallagher HAMILTON John R. Gallagher Jr., 40, died Sunday, May 6, at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Philadelphia. Born in Trenton, he was a longtime area resident. He worked with NWL Transformers, Bordentown. He served on the USS City of Corpus Christi naval submarine six years. Mr. Gallagher was an Eagle Scout…
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Rhoda Arons
HARRISBURG, Pa. Rhoda C. Arons, 67, died Saturday, May 5, at SCCI Hospital, Harrisburg. Born in Philadelphia, she lived in Yardley, Pa., many years before moving to Harrisburg 15 years ago. She retired after 20 years as office manager with PCA Corp. She was a former member of Temple Shalom and B’nai B’rith. Daughter…
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One woman’s passion to help makes it happen
EDITORIAL: Barbara Isaac says many people don’t get the chance to fulfill their dreams. Having done so, she says she will "leave this world happy." By: Barbara Isaac says many people don’t get the chance to fulfill their dreams. Having done so, she says she will "leave this world happy." We hope that’s no time…
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Softballers poised for rematch in counties
RAIDER ROUNDUP By: Rudy Brandl The Hillsborough High softball team doesn’t want things to get quite so interesting Saturday when Immaculata comes to town for the Somerset County quarterfinals. Monday afternoon’s 5-4 victory was a real nail-biter for the Raiders, who made two clutch defensive plays to hold off an Immaculata rally in the top…
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Editorial: Party hopper trying for better odds
New Hope Councilman Robert Gerenser has declared he plans to form a third political party in the borough, called the Independence Party. We have no problem with additional parties whose beliefs are at odds with typical GOP and Democratic platforms. But Mr. Gerenser appears to be forming another party just because his own failed to…
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Officials mull $6 million public water system
Bucks County Water and Sewer Authority wants to construct system in New Hope By: Cynthia Williamson NEW HOPE The Borough Council heard a proposal at its meeting Tuesday from the Bucks County Water and Sewer Authority to build a $6 million public water system in New Hope. There are public sewers in the borough…
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West Amwell gets Green Acres grant OK
By: Bruce Palmer WEST AMWELL The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection has notified officials the township’s application for a Green Acres matching grant of $750,000 has been approved. Funding on the state level is contingent upon the passage of an appropriations bill by the state legislature in fiscal year 2002. Approval of the…
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The Following Were Actually Taken From Classified Ads In Newspapers
– GEORGIA PEACHES CALIFORNIA GROWN: 89 cents lb. – NICE PARACHUTE: NEVER OPENED – USED ONCE FREE YORKSHIRE TERRIER. 8 YEARS OLD. HATEFUL LITTLE DOG. FREE PUPPIES… PART GERMAN SHEPHERD PART STUPID DOG FOUND: DIRTY WHITE DOG. LOOKS LIKE A RAT…BEEN OUT AWHILE.. BETTER BE REWARD. 1 MAN, 7 WOMAN HOT TUB — $850/offer SNOW…
