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  • Allentown band wins competition

    By: Ken Weingartner    UPPER FREEHOLD – The dynasty is done. It is time for a new reign to begin.    Performing music from "West Side Story," the Allentown High School Redbird Marching Band did something no unit has been able to do the last seven years – beat Greencastle-Antrim in the United States Scholastic Band Association…

  • Three cheers for cheerleaders

    These girls are athletes too 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…

  • Partnerships in racing

    By: Ken Weingartner    During the opening day of this week’s Harrisburg Sale, 62 Standardbred yearlings were purchased at an average of nearly $99,000. The sales-topper, pacer Red River Hanover, was bought for $300,000 by Jeff Snyder of New York.    That type of spending rightfully might scare any newcomers interested in owning a harness racehorse. But…

  • Storyteller shares folk tales

    By: Julie Gartland    "Who is it that was never born and will never die? What water does not come from the ground nor from the sky? What can be strong enough to bore through a tree, yet gentle enough to feed a baby’s mouth?" the Hoopoe bird asked King Solomon in the Jewish folk tale,…

  • Alumni Association to honor three

    By: Sue Kramer    LAMBERTVILLE – There’s only a short time left to reserve tickets for the annual Lambertville High School/South Hunterdon alumni dinner-dance.    The $30-a-person event, which reunites former classmates and honors those who have made outstanding contributions to the community, will be held Nov. 25, the Saturday after Thanksgiving.    A highlight of each year’s…

  • Gene LaPorte honored for service to youth

    By: Sue Kramer    Longtime South Hunterdon teacher, guidance counselor and athletic director Gene LaPorte will be honored for the many years he devoted to shaping the lives of area students Nov. 25 at the LHS-SHR Alumni Association dinner-dance.    Mr. LaPorte, 69, will receive the Honorary Community Service Award, which is given to someone who has…

  • Letters

    Halloween gala great success To the editor:    New Hope businesses in concert with New Hope residents brought our community together to celebrate Halloween in a grand manner on Saturday, Oct. 28.    All of us, including our visitors, had a great time. The costume contests, the tombstone and pumpkin carving contests and drag race were all…

  • Imlaystown family homeless after blaze

    By: Frank C. D’Amico    UPPER FREEHOLD – An Imlaystown family was left homeless after their Damiano Drive house was destroyed in a Saturday night blaze.    The DePinto family was not at home when the fire occurred and no one was hurt.    Neighbors said Hope Fire Company, which responded to the fire along with companies from…

  • FRIED EARNS PLACE ON TOWNSHIP COMMITTEE

    Joins Mozloom, St. John in WashingtonTownship residents on Tuesday elected Republican David Fried to the Township Committee by a margin of almost 1,000 votes over Democratic challenger Diane Tanner. By: Mark Moffa    WASHINGTON – Township residents on Tuesday elected Republican David Fried to the Township Committee by a margin of almost 1,000 votes over Democratic…