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  • Taking to the stage in Stuart production

    Kendall Park man in ‘Stage Door’ By: Brian Shappell    Taking a walk down the beautiful marble staircase and through the auditorium door at the Stuart Country Day School in Princeton, one can immediately notice the room is filled with drama queens – and a few kings, as well.    Upper School students from the all-girl school,…

  • ‘Shot’ down

           Adam Borota never had a chance to be the hero.    That title went to Pennsville’s Adam Vanderslice, whose ground ball goal past a diving Mike Blanton gave his team an insurmountable 4-2 lead in the shoot-out last Wednesday against the Florence Township Memorial High School Boys’ Varsity Soccer Team after both teams had ended…

  • Middle school teachers seek certification

    Final results due in December By: Amanda Bok    Four teachers at Crossroads School are seeking to improve their teaching skills and advance in their professions by gaining national board certification.    English teachers Carol Piza, Paige Rimmer and David Morgan and math teacher Paula Lamprecht, began the board certification process in October 1999, finished it in…

  • ‘Stop the presses!’ and other key phrases

    MOST THINGS CONSIDERED By:Minx McCloud    Are there any quotes that made such an impression on you that you wish that you had occasion to say them?    I have my own list things I’d like to say just once in a lifetime.    I don’t remember what historical movie or PBS Masterpiece Theater I was watching when…

  • Boast is bigger than road project

    Letter to the editor To the editor:    In his November 2000 Electronic Issue Brief, Rep. Rush Holt brags about having "secured" federal taxpayers’ money for road fixups in his district.    The projects include: "LAWRENCE: $460,000 for Lewisville Road Project: Lawrence Township is seeking help with the reconstruction of Lewisville Road, a major thoroughfare in the…

  • Anxious mother discovers cheerleading a sport after all

    LOOSE CANNON — Nov. 9, 2000 By:Cynthia Cannon    I’m raising a fine athlete.    My daughter, Holly, is a cheerleader.    About three years ago, Holly took me completely by surprise at the dinner table one evening. "I want to be a cheerleader, Mom," she announced, as I sort of continued eating my dinner, talking about social…

  • HHS gymnasts excel under pressure at sectionals

    By: Rudy Brandl        FLEMINGTON – Overall team balance and the ability to perform under tremendous pressure made the difference for the Hillsborough High gymnasts at Saturday’s Central Jersey Section 2 Championships.    The Raiders avenged a regular season loss and runner-up finish at the Skyland Conference meet by edging host Hunterdon Central for their first…

  • Anthony ‘Skinner’ Nanni dies

    Was mayor of Lambertville    LAMBERTVILLE – Anthony J. Nanni Sr., 82, died Tuesday, Nov. 7, at Hunterdon Medical Center, Raritan Township.    Born in Lambertville, he was a lifelong resident.    Mr. Nanni retired in 1983 as maintenance supervisor from the Solebury School in Solebury Township. Previously, he worked many years as undersheriff for the Hunterdon County…

  • Elizabeth C. Fox

       Elizabeth C. Fox, 84, died Tuesday (Nov. 7) at Forrestal Skilled Nursing and Rehabilitations Center at the Windrows.    Born in Trenton, she was a longtime resident before moving to Pennington in 1995.    A graduate of Cathedral High School, Mrs. Fox was a member of Cathedral Alumni Association, Mount Carmel Guild and the Altar Rosary Society…