Category: archives
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Celebrate!
Raritan Valley Choral Society concert launches anniversary season with debut of Manville composer’s work By:John Patten nbsp; Wags have long said Washington Irving appropriated his tale of "The Headless Horseman" from a local legend about a "headless Hessian" soldier haunting this area. Legend has it, that’s how the Spooky Brook area earned its name. So it…
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An interview with Hill Harper
TimeOff film reviewer Kam Williams speaks with Hill Harper about his work in The Visit, a film that gave the actor an opportunity to exhibit his full abilities in a challenging, breakout role. By: Kam Williams Hill Harper isn’t even 30, but has already enjoyed impressive academic and acting careers. Born Francis Harper on May…
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‘Local control’ losingground in New Jersey
EDITORIAL: State regulations limit local officials to control schools, development and roads Residents looking about the community often feel they have no part in the continuing growth of Hillsborough. They see the state expanding roads and builders developing farmland with business and residential developments. Then, they’re told New Jersey residents enjoy "home rule" in the…
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Edition of April 26, 2001
Dorothy D. Budinger Dorothy D. Budinger, 79, died Tuesday at home. Born in Ithaca, N.Y., she was a lifelong Hopewell resident and a summer resident of Myo Beach, Pa. Mrs. Budinger worked at Eden Institute Inc., Princeton, 10 years before retiring in 1985. She was past president of Hopewell Valley American Legion Auxiliary Unit 339.…
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Florence rallies to beat BRHS at Waterfront Park
The Florence Township Memorial High School varsity baseball team had three league games in the past seven days, but the only one the fans were really concentrating on was the one it played against Bordentown at Waterfront Park on Saturday. By:Sean Moylan Despite being down 3-0, the Flashes came back to win that contest,…
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Turner and Hills re-elected to lead Valley’s school board
Hopewell Township’s Kim Newport and Michael Bruno took oaths of office as board members. Hopewell’s Steven Wood will take oath soon By: John Tredrea Flushed with the success of last week’s overwhelming public approval of its budget, the Hopewell Valley Regional School Board on Monday reorganized for 2001-02. The board voted unanimously to re-elect its…
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Post-prom party offers safety, fun
MANSFIELD Prom night is one of the most memorable nights of the year for high school students, and one of the most deadly. By:David Koch According to nationwide statistics, drunken driving is the leading cause of death among teen-agers. Incidents of drunken driving and alcohol-related deaths increase dramatically around prom season. One local school,…
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Cry Freedom
Athol Fugard’s play, ‘Sorrows and Rejoicings,’ making its world premiere at McCarter Theatre May 1, reveals the personal wounds inflicted by apartheid and the difficulty in healing them. By: Susan Van Dongen The best poets and writers don’t hit you over the head with their message. They weave delicate threads of meaning with the broader…
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New school board members get down to business
The Board of Education welcomed its new members Tuesday and elected newcomer Frank J. Jurewicz as president of the board. By:Eric Schwarz Mr. Jurewicz, who was out of town on a business trip and did not attend the meeting, previously served on the school board from 1987-97. In a letter read to the board by…
