Category: archives
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Field hockey bounces back
By: Neil Hay Two games. Two nearly identical scenarios. Two identical scores. Two very different outcomes. Such was last week for the Allentown High School field hockey team. On Thursday the Redbirds were at West Windsor-North, where the two squads battled through regulation and into overtime with neither team able to score. Finally, with the…
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Learning to sign
By: Mark Moffa WASHINGTON – "American sign language has a different grammatical structure than English," says Jessica Corriveau, a sign language instructor at the Marie Katzenbach School for the Deaf. Ms. Corriveau is teaching a 90-minute introductory sign language class at the Washington Branch of the Mercer County Library system off Robbinsville-Allentown Road. I’m in…
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Riley charms at open house
New superintendent greets parents, staff members By: Lea Kahn Approachable. Optimistic. Energetic. That’s how several parents described Max Riley, the new township superintendent of schools, after meeting him at a special open house Tuesday afternoon. A steady stream of well-wishers greeted Dr. Riley at the two-hour reception, held after school in the Lawrence High School…
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Local fire district involved in safety campaign
Campaign urges people to change smoke alarm batteries every fall By:Jeff Mikalaitis BORDENTOWN TOWNSHIP – Fire District No. 2 wants to remind residents to get into the habit of changing the batteries in their smoke alarms at least once a year, a simple step that could save lives in the event of a fire.…
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HVN’s election coverage guidelines
EDITORIAL Packet Editorial Board The 2000 general election campaign season is heating up, as readers of Letters to the Editor and Political Corner will note. With races in all three Valley municipalities, we expect local election activity to be intense. So, in the spirit of fairness to all candidates and with an eye toward providing…
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Culture of the Lenape comes to life in Dayton
Storyteller has been studying these native Americans for 30 years By: Amanda Bok The Lenape Traveling Museum Show came to town Monday and made a captivating appearance before Dayton School fourth-graders. Kevin "Two Steps" O’Connell, whose Indian middle name denotes membership in the Wild Turkey Clan out of Pennsylvania, held students’ attention for over two…
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Two art teachers to display work at B-MS
Robert O’Boyle of Central High School and Leona Law of Timberlane Middle School were chosen to exhibit their professional art work in an exhibition, "Winning: Overcoming Obstacles," at The Gallery at Bristol-Myers Squibb. The theme of the show is the ability of the human spirit to overcome daily challenges in all aspects of life. The…
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Jews bring in new year with blast of the shofar
Area temples prepare to observe Rosh Hashana, Yom Kippur By:Laura Toto Temple Beth-El is observing the high holidays Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur this year with its annual food drive to fight hunger in Somerset County. Rosh Hashana, the Jewish new year, begins a 10-day period that ends with Yom Kippur, the day of atonement…
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Council eyes revised yard waste ordinance
Original proposal tabled by governing body By: Lea Kahn The introduction of a revised yard waste removal ordinance tops Township Council’s agenda for its conference meeting next week. Township Council will meet Tuesday at 8 p.m. to discuss the revised ordinance and to take care of other matters. The meeting will be held in the…
