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HIGHTSTOWN HAPPENINGS: PHOTOS: Week of March 8
Batista Kindergartner Jack Stewart, 5, is dressed as the Cat in the Hat to celebrate Read Across America day on March 1 at the Grace N. Rogers Elementary School. The national event is held in honor of author Theodor Seuss Geisel’s birthday, known to children around the world as "Dr. Seuss." (Photo by Amy Batista)
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COLUMBUS NEWS: Week of March 7
The Northern Burlington County Regional School Band Booster Association will be hosting a pasta dinner fund-raiser on Sunday March 10 from 3 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. at the Crosswicks Firehouse. The all-you-can-eat dinner will include salad, rolls, pasta and meatballs, soft drinks and dessert. The price is $8.50 for diners per adult; children between 6…
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HIGHTSTOWN HAPPENINGS: PHOTOS: Week of March 8
Batista Hightstown Police Director James LeTellier says Mayor Steven Kirson threatened his job after he spoke out about issues – including code violations – concerning the temporary police station at 415 Mercer St. The director attends the March 4 Borough Council meeting at the First Aid building on Bank Street. Mayor Kirson denied the police…
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HIGHTSTOWN: Teens showcase spirit of 1940s in spring musical
HIGHTSTOWN — Ready for some 1940s music? Hightstown High School will present “Guys and Dolls” on Friday and Saturday, March 8 and March 9, at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday, March 10, at 3 p.m. in the high school auditorium. Tickets will be on sale at the door at $10 for adults and $8 for students…
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NEW HOPE: Prohibition: Focus of April excursion
Relive the exciting era of rumrunners, bootleggers, flappers and G-Men at the world premier of “American Spirits: The Rise and Fall of Prohibition” at the National Constitution Center, in Philadelphia, on April 13. Sponsored by The Community School of New Hope-Solebury, the motor coach will leave New Hope-Solebury High School, 180 W. Bridge St., New…
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BORDENTOWN TOWNSHIP: FedEx tractor-trailer slowly leaked sodium hydroxide from Maine
By Amy Batista, Special Writer BORDENTOWN TOWNSHIP — Emergency personnel were removing pallets of various mixed corrosives at the Petro Truck Stop from a FedEx tractor-trailer that was leaking sodium hydroxide Saturday afternoon. Police said the driver was carrying four different chemicals — phosphoric acid, potassium hydroxide, sodium hydroxide and inorganic phosphate. There was a…
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WEST AMWELL: Idea of third voting district rejected
By John Tredrea, Special Writer WEST AMWELL — The Township Committee decided during its Feb. 27 meeting not to add a third voting district in the township, but to add a second voting machine to the two existing districts instead, township clerk Lora Olsen said. Due to concerns about the amount of time some people…
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HILLSBOROUGH: Kratovil born to ride
By Chuck O-Donnell, Special Writer The clock says 5 a.m., the thermometer reads 9 degrees, and there’s hardly a soul on the roads. Hillsborough’s Joe Kratovil has a head start on the sunrise and the morning traffic as he rides his bike toward Sourland Mountain where the hills and dales will leave him with a…
