Category: archives
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EDITORIAL: Give the boot to those unruly parent ‘fans’
It’s a national epidemic and it’s finally made its way to South Brunswick. Parents at a weekend soccer tournament got into a tussle Sunday, following a tightly played match between their 8- and 9-year-old kids. The fight occurred during a shoot out at the end of a 2-2 game between teams from Staten Island and…
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Generous Chesterfield farmers help the hungry by gleaning
Russo’s Orchard Lane Farm hosted 50 volunteers By:Erin Murphy Sanders Looking for a community service project where you can have fun, be outdoors, learn something and make a difference? Try gleaning -gathering the leftover produce after the harvest and giving it to the hungry. Cleaning spelled with a "g." It’s not new. God told Moses…
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School employees deserve kudos for grant job
EDITORIAL By:Ruth Luse On behalf of the taxpayers of Hopewell Valley, we applaud Hopewell Valley Regional School District officials and members of the Hopewell Valley Regional Board of Education, who supported them, for getting into the starting gate quickly and winning the coveted prize of a state grant that will cut the cost of the…
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Griffin Pipe strike resolved in Florence
Strike resolved after three weeks By:Vanessa S. Holt FLORENCE – Griffin Pipe Products Co. resumed full production Monday after a three-week strike was resolved early in the morning on Sept. 8. A new three-year contract between Griffin Pipe and the United Steelworkers of America was agreed to, according to a release from parent company…
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Gregory Titelman
By: Staff HIGHTSTOWN – Gregory Y. Titelman, 75, died Aug. 30 at The Medical Center at Princeton. Born in Ukraine, he lived in New York for 22 years. He taught English as a second language at New York public schools and Yeshiva University. He graduated from Moscow Military Academy and wrote the Random House Dictionary…
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Hurricane Floyd teaches even those it did not hurt
MOST THINGS CONSIDERED By:Minx McCloud I keep all the pages from my calendars for three years, just in case I’m ever accused of some terrible crime and have to account for my whereabouts. The calendar also serves as a catchall for all sorts of notations. Under Sept. 17, 1999, there is simply a penciled word…
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The Reading Corner
By:Arlene Bice Editor’s Note: Arlene Bice is the owner of the By the Book shop on Farnsworth Avenue in Bordentown City. An avid reader, she writes four columns every year for the newspaper highlighting some of her favorite selections. This is her column for autumn. A bouquet of freshly sharpened pencils sit in a cup…
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Liberty Academy a windfall to district
To the editor: Dr. Gulick made some comments at the Sept. 11 Board of Education meeting that need clarification. He inferred that approval of Liberty Academy’s charter by the state would impose an unfair and expensive burden upon both the school district and the residents of Hillsborough. His claim that taxes would be raised and…
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Motorcyclist killed in township
By:John Tredrea A 34-year-old Flemington man died from injuries suffered when his motorcycle went out of control on Sept. 6 and slid into an oncoming car on Bear Tavern Road in western Hopewell Township. Christopher Wilson was pronounced dead at the accident scene by county paramedics, township Lt. George Meyer said Monday. "For an unknown…
