Category: archives
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Dog laws need to be stricter
Letter to the editor To the editor: I am writing to urge a revision of the law concerning the control of dogs because I believe they are failing to protect us from attack. On May 28, I was attacked by three dogs, two huge and one small, as I was biking on Van Kirk Road.…
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C. Steven Sharkey, 79
C. Steven Sharkey, 79 C. Steven Sharkey, 79, died June 22 at his residence. He was born in Staten Island, N.Y., where he resided until three years ago, when he moved to Kendall Park. He was an Army veteran of World War II. He was a tractor operator for the city of New York until…
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School employees retire
By:John Tredrea Ten Hopewell Valley Regional School District staff members who have announced their retirements were honored by the school board Monday night. The board voted unanimously in favor of resolutions of appreciation to the staff members, who each will receive a copy of the document. At a retirement luncheon last week, school board…
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Valley not ‘walled-in plantation’
By:Ruth Luse Back in the 1970s, the now late Barbara Sigmund, a Democrat, who was a member of the Mercer County Board of Chosen Freeholders at the time, referred to Hopewell Valley as a "walled-in plantation." Ms. Sigmund, a Princeton area resident, was speaking to the former Hopewell Valley Division of the Mercer Chamber of…
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Cranbury-Plainsboro LL confident
By: Rich Fisher The Cranbury-Plainsboro Little League 12-year-old All-Star team enters this year’s District 12 tournament with one thing that none of its predecessors ever had. A championship trophy. Last year as 11’s, this group of players won the HTRBA tournament, marking the first tourney championship in C-PLL history. Throw in the second-place finish in…
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Ad hoc committee may look at southern Route 206
Revelation comes at King’s Highway meeting last week By: T.J. Furman The stretch of Route 206 south of Franklin Corner Road that was excluded from the state and national historic register nomination may be reconsidered in the future by the King’s Highway Ad Hoc Committee, despite the state’s opinion that it may not be warranted.…
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Allentown offers lead program
By: ALLENTOWN – The Environmental Commission and the mayor and council, in conjunction with the Monmouth County Health Department, have launched an educational campaign to inform residents about potential sources of lead in the home. Lead in the body can cause serious damage to the brain, kidneys, and nervous system, and often occurs with no…
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In the spirit of Columbus
And they say men need directions By:Minx McCloud I’ve lived in New Jersey for 11 years now. Wouldn’t you think I could find my way to and from Trenton without the trip taking on the proportions of the Lewis and Clark expedition? The directions I had been given were quite clear. I was to take…
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Acting workshop
Local theater group runs camp for teens Somerset Valley Players will run a summer workshop for children and teens from 12 to 16 years old for two weeks, beginning July 31 and ending with a performance Aug. 13. Weekday classes will meet from 1-4 p.m., with a dress re-hearsal scheduled for 2-4 p.m. Aug. 12…
