Category: archives
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Retired teacher back in class
Kathleen Stramara subbing for suspended teacher By: Cynthia Williamson WEST AMWELL When retired South Hunterdon High School science teacher Kathleen Stramara hung up her lab coat and protective goggles, it was for good. Or so she thought. Like the lessons she instilled in former students, when the bell rang, Mrs. Stramara responded. She dusted…
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New Hope man’s father influenced stock market interest
By: Sue Kramer NEW HOPE Sal Mannino spends his days dealing in stocks, bonds, CDs, U.S. government securities, money market accounts, mutual funds and long-term care and life insurance. The Edward Jones Investment representative takes to the world of investment the way a duck takes to water. Sitting in his office at 13 Logan…
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Bulldogs secure post-holiday split
Hopewell Valley Boys BasketballThe Hopewell Valley Central High School boys basketball team resumed its regular season schedule this past week after winning the Christmas Tournament at Bound Brook over the holidays. By: Matt Nalbone The Bulldogs split their two games, losing to Montgomery Jan. 3, and then defeating Lawrence this past weekend. After starting out…
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Solebury names supervisor to new transportation group
Task force to continue battle against Route 202 extension By: Gwen Runkle SOLEBURY The Board of Supervisors started off the new year Jan. 2 by naming Supervisor Stephen L. Phillips as a delegate to the newly formed Central Bucks Transportation and Land Use Committee. Supervisor William E. Tinsman will be the alternate delegate. The…
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Part-time policewoman gets grants for force
New Hope to get $230,000 for Police Department By: Cynthia Williamson NEW HOPE Even the usually imperturbable Richard Hirschfield found it hard to contain his emotions at the Borough Council meeting Tuesday night. Lorraine Victoria, a part-time officer in the Police Department, breathed new life into dormant grant applications and garnered $230,000 for the…
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Chit-Chat: Career change took West Amwell man to the dogs
By: Merle Citron For the past five years, Kyle Kilmer has owned and operated Pierson Creek Kennels on Route 179. Fifteen years ago, when he graduated from college with a degree in business administration, Kyle never thought he’d own a dog kennel. After college, he worked for Merrill Lynch for about nine years. "With the…
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HoVal ends streak with win over rival squad
WrestlingHopewell Valley Central High School’s wrestling team picked up its first win of the season this past week, putting an end to a three-match losing streak. By: Matt Nalbone The Bulldogs’ first victim of the year was cross-town rival Pennington, who fell by the final score of 54-24. Hopewell (1-3) got off to a fast…
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Robert Hill
Robert I. Hill, 82, died Tuesday, Jan. 9, at the Medical Center at Princeton. Born in Lawrenceville, he lived in Hopewell 40 years before moving to Pennington. He retired from Princeton University where he worked as a lab assistant. He attended Calvary Baptist Church, Hopewell. He was a U.S. Navy Veteran of World War II.…
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Hopewell girls bounce back
Hopewell Valley Girls BasketballThe Hopewell Valley Central High School girls basketball team might have thought it had something to prove after losing in the finals of its own Christmas tournament. By: Matt Nalbone The Lady Bulldogs did just that, coming back strong and winning their last two games this past week. The first game matched…
