Category: archives
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Senior menu
All meals are served at noon at Hibernia Apartments in Lambertville. The value of each meal is $3.13. Any amount donated over this is a tax-deductible contribution. All menus are subject to change and include milk and margarine. The sodium-controlled menu is the same unless otherwise noted. Regular menu Thursday, March 8 Chicken rice…
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Two AHS wrestlers fall in Region VII
Nick Painchaud, Anthony Stover see seasons end. By: Kyle Moylan Tom Painchaud may have extended his career into last night’s Super Regions, but the season ended for two of Allentown High School’s other wrestlers back on Feb. 27. Tom Painchaud, Nick Painchaud and Anthony Stover all qualified for the Region VII Tournament by placing among…
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Green Scene
GREEN SCENE by Liz Herbert: Horticulture tips from the Allentown Garden Club. By: It’s March and the winds are blowing. This month comes in like a lion and goes out like a lamb, sometimes. It is time to get caught up on your winter chores and try to get a jump start on your spring…
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Doing without
Youth group members find out what it’s like to be hungry and homeless. By: Julie Gartland Our mothers said, "Eat everything on your plate. There are people starving all over the world for the food you have in front of you." After not finishing all my dinner, through a child’s eye I imagined my mother…
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Society shares blame for school shootings
DISPATCHES by Hank Kalet: The most disturbing aspect of this week’s school shooting near San Diego is that the alleged perpetrator is just a child. He is just a child. That’s what makes it such a troubling piece of news, that a 15-year-old kid could get his hands on a .22-caliber pistol and open fire…
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Footprints: In 1910, auto makes its presence felt
Enough cars were on the road in 1910 for them to be a real nuisance to the horse and buggy. By: Iris Naylor Just as the bicyclists had their 100-mile runs, called century runs, in the 1890s, so the automobilists in 1910 had their 300-mile runs. Automobiles were still pretty much of a novelty in…
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Around Allentown
AROUND ALLENTOWN by Julie Gartland: A look at area happenings and events. By: March 19 marks the annual celebration of the Feast of St. Joseph. Known as Jesus’ adoptive father, Joseph is the patron saint of fathers and families. Pope Leo XIII said, "Joseph shines among all mankind by the most august dignity, since by…
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Ernest I. Miller
Ernest I. Miller, a.k.a. Ollie Presley, 88, died Thursday, March 1 at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, New Brunswick. Born in Florida, he lived in Jersey City before moving to South Brunswick in 1976. He was a self-employed electrician and a veteran of the Army. Surviving are his wife, Eulalee Miller of South Brunswick, and…
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Backers to show Timberlane plan changes tonight
Fields application on ARC’s agenda Monday By:Ruth Luse The Recreation Foundation of Hopewell Valley and the Recreation Roundtable will host an open house tonight between 7 and 9 p.m. in the Activity Room of the Hopewell Township Branch, Mercer Library. The library is located on Pennington-Titusville Road (West Delaware Avenue), just east of Hopewell Valley…
