Category: archives
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The forgotten holiday
Memorial Day significance eclipsed by weekend’s activities By:Art Zander Why Memorial Day? As we glance over the calendar, we notice the month of May has an observed Memorial Day, May 29, and that May 30 is identified as the traditional Memorial Day. Why are two days designated as Memorial Day? The traditional Memorial Day, May…
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EDITORIAL
Area shouldn’t have to wait for truck ban enforcement By:Ruth Luse It is indeed tragic that a Lambertville video store clerk had to die to bring attention to the shocking fact that State Police are not yet enforcing the 1999 law prohibiting 102-inch tractor-trailers on interstate runs from local highways such as routes 29 and…
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Candidate exits township election
Man charged with drunken driving, cocaine possession By:Jeff Mikalaitis BORDENTOWN TOWNSHIP — Robert C. Faehner, a Democratic candidate for Township Committee facing charges of driving while intoxicated, possession of cocaine, and possession of a controlled dangerous substance in his car, has withdrawn from the race. Mr. Faehner, 44, of Gary Court in Bordentown, will…
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Prank fools Lawrenceville day students, parents
Gag letter said students not living on campus would be unable to attend the school in 2000-01 By: T.J. Furman Parents of nonboarder students, or day students, at The Lawrenceville School need not worry. Their children can still attend the school. A letter sent home to day student parents last week saying the day program…
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PU lacrosse faces Virginia in NCAA semis
Berrier looks for bookend title By: Bob Nuse During his first two years at Princeton University, Chris Berrier only knew one thing when it came to Memorial Day weekend — that he and his Tiger lacrosse teammates would be playing for a national championship. That all changed last year, when the Tigers lost in the…
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Memorial Day parades in Hopewell, Pennington
Hopewell marches Sunday; Pennington, Monday By:Ruth Luse Flag display — According to The American Legion and the U.S. Flag Code, the American flag should be displayed at half-staff until noon only on May 29, then raised to the top of the staff. For more information on the proper dispay of the flag, contact the American…
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Independent research
ABIS students present independent projects By:Kristy Klaus The next Einstein may be among those students who presented their research projects during an end-of-the-year program Tuesday at Alexander Batcho Intermediate School. For academically gifted students in third through seventh grades, a year of independent research culminated in projects they presented to parents, administrators and other students…
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DOWN ON THE FARM
What’s going on a Howell this weekend? Free, horse-drawn hay rides will be offered to the public on Saturday, May 27, at Howell Living History Farm in Hopewell Township. Rides through the 130-acre working farm will leave the barnyard area every 20 minutes beginning at 10:30 a.m.; the last ride will leave at 3 p.m.…
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HVN looks for college grad news
Annual college grad edition July 13 Colleges and universities will begin sending us news releases about 2000 graduates, who reside in the Hopewell Valley area. As releases arrive, we put them in a folder and save them for our annual college/university graduate edition, which will be featured in the edition of July 13. Graduates and/or…
