Category: archives
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Arts Council show includes local folk singer
By: Kristy Klaus WASHINGTON – Fame and fortune don’t matter to folk singer Karen Young. She said she made her CD, "Karen Young Words in the Wind," not to make money, but to share her music with other people. "I love to write and play music," Ms. Young said. She wants to have an…
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Johnson helps knock off La Borgata
NYSC is upset special of Princeton rec hoops By: Ben Stentz The familiar phrase of, "if you can’t beat em’, join em’" is not one that means much to Marquis Johnson. In fact, Johnson has taken the opposite approach this summer by helping to form a new team with many new faces in the Princeton…
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Julius Adamonis Jr., 71
MANVILLE — Julius Adamonis Jr. died Thursday, July 6, 2000. He was 71. Born in Pawtucket, R.I., he had been a resident of Manville for 25 years. Mr. Adamonis retired from the U.S. Marine Corp as a gunnery sergeant after 21 years of service during the Korean conflict and Vietnam era. He was a member…
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Legion squad gains playoff spot
By: Kyle Moylan Hightstown Post 148 has already clinched a spot in the American Legion playoffs. Coming into this week, however, it was still undecided as to which one. The top two teams in Mercer earn byes into the state playoffs. The next three teams fight it out for another state berth. Hamilton Post 31…
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Hightstown 15s fall in extra innings
By: Neil Hay A tough 9-inning loss Sunday ended Hightstown’s hopes in the District One Babe Ruth 15-year old tournament. Sunday’s 8-6 loss to Montgomery at Eggerts Crossing in Lawrence was the locals’ second in the double-elimination tourney. On Friday Hightstown dropped into the losers’ bracket with an 11-1 loss to Hamilton. Hightstown manager…
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Burned-out Harry’s won’t reopen
By: Jennifer Potash Just shy of its 40th anniversary, Harry’s Luncheonette on Witherspoon Street was temporarily closed last year after a fire. Now, Harry’s will be permanently closed, as the owners of the building are seeking a new tenant. Harry’s Luncheonette sustained damage from an electrical fire in the early morning hours of July 12,…
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Harris eyes Olympics after year away from PU
The Tigers’ high jump record holder happy to compete By: Justin Feil Tora Harris feels a little like the title character in "Rocky III." The 21-year-old has gone from the relatively eloquent and well-kept setting of Princeton University’s Weaver Track and Field Stadium where he last trained in 1999 to Rice University, where he has…
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C-PLL falls in District 12 play
Great runs ends with loss at Nottingham By: Bob Nuse It was the best run yet for the Cranbury-Plainsboro Little League in the District 12 tournament for 12-year-olds. But in the end, it wasn’t quite enough. C-P advanced to the semifinals of the losers’ bracket before being eliminated by Nottingham with a 9-2 loss Thursday…
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Older Manville girls win borough softball battle
Smith arm, Gonzales speed produce No. 2 victory By: Rudy Brandl BELLE MEAD – Pitching and experience proved to be the difference when two Manville softball teams tangled with first place on the line in last Thursday night’s Senior League showdown at Ann Van Middlesworth Park in Hillsborough. Right-hander Alison Smith dominated in the…
