Category: archives
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NBC baseball young but talented
One quick look at the names Nice, Vieira, Archer, Roman and McMullen and one knows that the Northern Burlington County Regional High School boys’ varsity baseball team should have a great season this year. By:Sean Moylan Many of the Greyhounds not only played high school baseball last year, they also were stars…
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Luxury home provides variety
Spectacular home sits on a hill overlooking the Princeton Hills section of Monmouth Junction "This spectacular home offers just about everything anyone could ask for," explained Art Napolitano, sales associate with the Coldwell Banker South Brunswick/Franklin office. "Besides the marble flooring, professional quality appliances, circular staircase, library, elevator and greenhouse, there are two Koi fishponds,…
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Residents to receive rebate checks
The Bordentown Sewerage Authority approved a $200 rebate for all of its existing residential customers at its meeting on March 19. The rebate checks are expected to be issued within the next few months to all residential customers. The motion to approve the rebate was made by authority member Joseph R. Malone, III, who also…
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Writer questions candidate’s approach
Letter to the editor To the editor: At the outset, let me say that while I am currently a member of the Lawrence Township Board of Education, I am writing this letter as a private citizen and am in no way speaking on behalf of the board or the administration. The Lawrence Ledger recently printed…
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Fleet closing two localbank branches in merger
Company plans to consolidate branches at current Summit Bank location By:Laura Toto Consolidations are expected to begin July 12 for the merging of FleetBoston Financial Corporation and Summit Bancorp, which means local Fleet Bank locations on Rt. 206 and Manville’s Summit bank in the Rustic Mall will be closing. As the companies merge, a total…
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Washington batting/pitching facility open
Committeeman says Little League organization putting Tantum Park cage to good use. By: Mark Moffa WASHINGTON – An opening ceremony soon will be held for the township’s batting and pitching facility in Tantum Park, said Committeeman Vince Calcagno. Though the facility has been open since January, the township has yet to formally christen the building,…
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Butler reunites with Schiano at Rutgers
Former HHS star is new RU strength coach By: John Beisser Long-time followers of Hillsborough High School sports teams will remember Jay Butler as a tall, somewhat gangly offensive lineman who also starred on the Raider baseball team. As a senior at Hillsborough in 1987, Butler was perhaps Somerset County’s tallest pitcher at 6-7 and…
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Editorial: teen’s threat brings concerns close to home
While the area was spared of witnessing a shower of bullets coming from a gun used by a student on school grounds, we still were rather rattled to hear of a local incident that could have involved youth violence. Our thoughts and prayers go out to a troubled 14-year-old Florence Township Middle School student who…
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Hillsborough woman takes on radio stationsto get music of popular singer back on air
Sandy Piesco has been working to bring back the music of the artist formerly known as Cat Stevens. By:Minx McCloud When Hillsborough resident Sandy Piesco attended a lecture by Yusuf Islam in Florida, it was a dream come true. You may not recognize the name, but if you grew up in the ’70s, you may…
