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  • Walter F. Tiedeman, 85, Robbinsville

    Funeral service set for Saturday. By:    WASHINGTON — Walter F. Tiedeman, 85, of Robbinsville died Tuesday, April 10, at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital at Hamilton.    Born in Brooklyn, N.Y., he lived in Queens, N.Y., and Lexington, Ky., before returning to New Jersey four years ago.    Mr. Tiedeman had been chief locksmith instructor with Singer…

  • School officials say special ed costs going up nearly 20%

    Hopewell Valley Regional School District administrators say more than 17 percent of the $41,588,499 proposed 2001-2002 general fund school budget will go to cover costs of expenses related to special education By: Ruth Luse    Hopewell Valley Regional School District administrators say more than 17 percent of the $41,588,499 proposed 2001-2002 general fund school budget will…

  • Upper Freehold students participate in Science Olympiads

    State finals of national competition held at Middlesex County Community College. By:    On March 20, Upper Freehold Regional Middle School sent a team of 16 students to compete in the State Finals Competition of the Science Olympiads at Middlesex County Community College.    Science Olympiads is a national competition in which students at the high school…

  • ‘Tons of Money’

    ENTERTAINMENT, THEATER REVIEW: Either sit back and allow the comedy to wash over you or pay close attention and catch every nuance of the brilliant wit. Either way, you’ll have fun.&nbsp&nbspclick here  By: Stuart Duncan, Time Off

  • Sons of lawmaker await county action on charges

       Four men have been charged in connection with the armed robbery of the Kids ‘R Us clothing store at the Mercer Mall last month that netted the thieves more than $3,000 in cash.    Bryant Y. Coon, 20, of Alden Avenue, Trenton; William Carter-Watson, 21, and Jared C. Coleman, 19, both of Claflin Avenue, Ewing Township;…

  • Borough to purchasetwo off-road vehicles

    By:Eric Schwarz    The borough will buy two off-road motorcycles to deter other off-road vehicles from causing noise and property destruction.    The Borough Council on Monday approved spending up to $8,000 to buy the vehicles, after many questions from Councilwoman Senga Allan.    She said she was cautious about the purchase, because she did not want the…

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  • Wild week for Bulldogs

    Hopewell Valley Boys LacrosseA little bit of everything happened to the boys lacrosse form Hopewell Valley Central High School this past week. By: Matt Nalbone    The Bulldogs won a close game, lost a game that was not so close, and even had a game canceled because of a bomb scare at the opposing school.    The…