Category: archives
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Harchetts AHS female athlete of year
Three-sport performer By: The votes are in. And the winner is . . . Kelly Harchetts. For the second year in a row, a junior has been named Allentown High School Female Athlete of the Year. A versatile three-sport performer, Harchetts walked off with the coveted award at the high school’s annual spring sports…
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Rescue boat capsizes in Delaware near wingdam
Missing airboat found near Titusville By: Sue Kramer LAMBERTVILLE — Years of training on the Delaware River and as many years experience with river rescues averted a tragedy June 14 when the Lambertville-New Hope Ambulance and Rescue Squad’s airboat capsized and sank with two squad members aboard during a swift-water training session. Squad President Robert…
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Returning to their roots
By:Christian Kirkpatrick Here’s how the story goes: A woman has spent years researching her family history to learn where she is from. Having written for copies of birth certificates, deeds and marriage licenses stored in vaults across America, she finally traces a line back to 18th-century Ireland. Now she smells the green, green grass of…
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Cause of fire under investigation
Fire official says it appears accidental By: Reic Schwarz More than two dozen firefighters from Manville and Finderne were called to fight a fire in a two-floor, single-family home Saturday morning. Fire officials initially ruled the fire, at 514 W. Camplain Road, electrical and nonsuspicious in origin. One firefighter was treated for dehydration. No one…
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Dublin Road could become a dead-end street
Township may adopt ordinance By:John Tredrea Acknowledged for years as a hazardous place to walk, Dublin Road may be closed to traffic at its southern end before the summer is over. The change would come under an ordinance expected to be introduced soon by the Hopewell Township Committee. Dublin Road is a narrow, two-lane…
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Joseph P. Valcheck, 80
Joseph P. Valcheck, 80 HILLSBOROUGH — Joseph P. Valcheck died June 19 at Somerset Medical Center, Somerville. He was 80. Born in Finderne, he lived in Planfield before moving to Hillsborough in 1962. Mr. Valcheck was owner and operator of The Joseph P. Valcheck Bus Service in Hillsborough for 18 years before retiring in 1981.…
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After-school program options a worthy goal
Staff editorial A subcommittee of the Board of Education has wisely decided to continue its relationship with the Princeton YWCA after-school program. However, we are encouraged to hear the district might be looking to provide alternatives in the near future. Retaining the YWCA as the after-school provider for the 2000-01 school year keeps the program…
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Editorial
New Hope needs capable administrator The position of borough manager was created to save money. Instead, some New Hope officials say, it has cost them money. From what the public was told, Victoria Keller was not the right woman for the job. The borough has a very real financial problem. It has been struggling to…
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Hibernia Elves supply treats to residents
By: Sue Kramer LAMBERTVILLE — Some “elves” have been tiptoeing around the Hibernia apartments on South Main Street recently. They’re leaving notes that say there’s a cake in the kitchen, a tray of cheese and crackers in the refrigerator and otherwise tempting the residents of the senior citizen apartment complex to indulge themselves. The…
