Category: archives
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Arty Awards celebrate New Hope’s stars
Raven restaurant captures awards for best in fine dining and best bar By: Cynthia Williamson NEW HOPE – It was an affair to remember when the New Hope Chamber of Commerce presented the fifth annual Arty Awards to a sold-out crowd Tuesday night at the New Hope Eagle Fire Department. Honey Scherlis, a merchant and…
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Girls cross country runs down win
By: Kyle Moylan Running with little – actually make that no – margin of error, the Allentown High School girls’ cross country team was still able to come away with a win in its first meet in the Colonial Valley Conference. Allentown ran against Lawrence and West Windsor South at Veteran’s Park last Friday. Allentown…
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New Hope to add public safety post
By: Cynthia Williamson NEW HOPE – If at first you don’t succeed, try, try again. Council President Richard Hirschfield put the old adage to the test Monday when he tried – and succeeded – at getting support from the council to create the position of a public safety director. It was Mr. Hirschfield’s third attempt…
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Asbury Park takes COAH obligation
Will build 49 affordable housing units for Millstone Township By: Frank C. D’Amico MILLSTONE – The township has reached an agreement with the city of Asbury Park to fulfill 50 percent of its Council on Affordable Housing obligation. At its Sept. 6 meeting, the Township Committee unanimously approved a resolution authorizing a Regional Contribution Agreement…
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New Hope settles lawsuit with employee
By: Cynthia Williamson NEW HOPE – Robert Rynkiewicz has settled the lawsuit against the borough that the code enforcement officer filed shortly after he was forced into resigning more than two years ago. Mr. Rynkiewicz was rehired to his old position in April notwithstanding his pending lawsuit, which some said should have precluded him from…
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Ducko’s debut a successful one
Vikings top Lady Bombers, 3-2, in season opener at Sayreville By: Carolyn M. Hartko The last time South Brunswick and Sayreville High Schools faced each other on a girls’ soccer field, a division title was at stake. That was at the end of the 1999 season, and the Vikings walked away with the game, and…
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Vikings top MHS in opener
SOCCER By: Carolyn M. Hartko MONROE – When two teams that are relatively equal in ability face each other across a soccer field, a single goal can often completely shift the momentum. That was the concern for South Brunswick High School boys’ head coach Mark Ziminski as his team sat on a 2-0 lead against…
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WW-P school district plagued by bus delays
School officials say the problem should be resolved within the week. By: David M. Campbell The West Windsor-Plainsboro School District has been experiencing busing delays since school opened Thursday – up to an hour in some cases – but the problem should be resolved within the week, district spokeswoman Gerri Hutner said Monday. "We…
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Mildew invasion closes Montgomery school
Reopening will depend on more tests and the progress of a cleanup effort. By: Jeff Milgram MONTGOMERY – Students at the Orchard Hill Elementary School got at least four extra days of summer vacation Monday when the school was closed throughThursday, and maybe longer, while crews clean up an extensive mildew growth on carpets and…
