Category: archives
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Crash victim mourned
Funeral service held in Blawenburg By:John Tredrea The inability to speak seemed the most eloquent testimony of all. During the memorial service for Luke Verbeyst at Blawenburg Reformed Church Wednesday afternoon, one of Luke’s teammates on the Hopewell Valley Central High School wrestling team rose and went to the microphone, near the pulpit that faced…
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Look to PEC, Bielanski to meet housing obligations
COMMUNITY PERSPECTIVE By:Judy Glassgold With the words "the prior approvals granted to the Mill Lane/Greenbriar project are found to be void and they shall be set aside," Judge Roger Mahon of state Superior Court started the beginning of the end of the Greenbriar project. Over a decade of approvals and public opposition came to a…
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Public grants green light to revitalization
The public has finally approved of the borough’s plans for downtown revitalization, judging by a relative lack of questions at a 75-minute final public forum on the issue Tuesday night. By: Eric Schwarz The consultants involved in the project, Bob Brown and Mark Keener of Brown and Keener Urban Design of Philadelphia, finally received the…
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Patrick Waitt goes to Washington
Manville High School junior Patrick Waitt will traveled to Washington, D.C., Thursday, to attend Saturday’s inauguration as part of the Presidential Classroom program. By: Eric Schwarz Patrick, 15, doesn’t agree with many of President-elect George W. Bush’s stances on issues, but he looks forward to attending the inaugural ball and meeting the man he calls…
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EDITORIAL: Drivers face tougher route for license
A simple system has been replaced by one that is now incomprehensibly complicated The New Jersey Legislature probably had all the best intentions when it passed a law changing the age and eligibility requirements for getting a driver’s license in the Garden State, effective Jan. 1, 2001. The new law establishes a hierarchy of licensure…
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Two-year-old cancer victim could use community’s help
Blood donations among critical needs By:Janet Purcell Two-year old Lindsay Fennimore, granddaughter of Hopewell Borough residents Kathy and David Hair, recently was diagnosed with Childhood Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia (ALL). Last October, her family noticed that she bruised easily, a typical symptom that parents first notice and question. "We took her to the doctor who did…
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Out of Africa
By:Christian Kirkpatrick Dr. Mitch Besser is living out his dream. The Princeton native moved to Cape Town, South Africa, a year ago with his wife, Debra Jackson, and their sons, Sam and Max. The boys have made friends and are attending school; she is evaluating a program to aid malnourished children, and he is providing,…
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Grant to provide new trees for park
MANSFIELD East Main Street’s Mansfield Community Park will have new, leafy residents this spring, thanks to a $10,190 tree planting grant the township has received from the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection. Township Committeeman Kelly Shea said the township will be placing an order for nearly 30 trees and anticipates planting in…
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SBHS wrestlers add to legacy
Wrestling By: Ken Weingartner SOUTH PLAINFIELD For each of the past six years, every South Brunswick High wrestling team has accomplished something to ensure its place in history. From winning division and district titles, to qualifying for the Group IV team tournament and placing second at the Greater Middlesex Conference event, each team has…
