Category: archives
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McCain hits campaign trail for Zimmer
Former presidential candidate endorses 12th District Republican By: Jennifer Potash MONTGOMERY – Dick Zimmer, the Republican challenger for the 12th Congressional District, got a visit from Mr. "Straight Talk" himself this weekend, as U.S. Sen. John McCain joined him Sunday for a fund-raiser and some campaigning. Sen. McCain, of Arizona, who sought the Republican nomination…
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Florence football hurt by Spotswood’s big plays
By:Sean Moylan It’s hard to gauge this year’s Florence Township Memorial High School varsity football team. Because although the Flashes fell to 0-2, with a 28-12 loss at Spotswood last Saturday, they’ve yet to play a divisional opponent. Furthermore, the two teams Florence has played this year have a combined record of 6-0 for…
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Grant will help procure park equipment
Grant slated for Veterans Memorial Park By:Vanessa S. Holt FLORENCE – Veterans Memorial Park will receive landscaping, park benches and several other improvements this fall through a state grant, in time for its official dedication Nov. 11. Plans include the installation of concrete sidewalks extending from both curbs to the memorial, which also will…
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Utility meeting rescheduled for Oct. 11
Meeting to discuss selling water utility By:Eric Schwarz A public meeting to discuss the pros and cons of selling the borough’s water utility has been rescheduled for Oct. 11. The meeting, which will begin at 7 p.m. in Weston School, will present information on the potential sale of the utility to Elizabethtown Water Co. for…
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OBITUARIES 9/28
From the Sept. 28 edition of the Register-News By: Gabriel L. Bonis BORDENTOWN TOWNSHIP – Gabriel L. Bonis, 57, died Sept. 21 at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital at Hamilton. Born in Budapest, Hungary, he was a longtime area resident. A graduate of Trenton Catholic Boys High School and Rider College, he retired from Lucent…
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Hopewell Pop Warner season under way
Youth Football On Sept. 8, the Hopewell Valley Bulldogs traveled to Fort Dix to play their season opener. The pee-wee team, led by captains Steven Stevulak, Matt Peck, Mike Grantuskas, and Brian Mendito came out of the gates in control. Utilizing a ball control offense, led by Tommy Burns at quarterback, running backs Steve Stevulak,…
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Airport, towns need to have a talk
MANVILLE NEWS EDITORIAL By:The Manville News The governor’s decision last Thursday to veto a bill that would have set money aside to preserve New Jersey’s community airports brought a number of reactions from our neighborhood, but mostly disappointment: either that the bill was vetoed, or that the governor’s veto still would allow a similar bill…
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Boys soccer looking for wins
By: Neil Hay They may be playing well, but the Allentown High School boys’ soccer team still has little to show for their efforts. Take Monday’s game, a 1-0 loss to high-powered Hopewell Valley at home. The Redbirds played one of their best games of the season against one of the best teams in the…
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Mustangs capture first football victory
Defense steps up to help MHS survive six fumbles By: Shawn Tyrrell It wasn’t pretty or impressive, but last Friday night the Manville High football team won its first contest of the season by holding on to beat a stubborn and upset-minded Dayton team in a 7-0 shutout. It was a game that the…
