Category: archives
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HIGHTSTOWN: Rise holiday party brings joy to many in need
Photo by Amy Batista HIGHTSTOWN — This year, Rise: A Community Service Partnership gathered nearly 700 gifts for area children in need. To celebrate, Rise, 116 N. Main St., held its 45th annual holiday party on Dec. 17. It was held at the Grace Rogers School in Hightstown. Hundreds of families lined up outside the…
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ALLENTOWN: Morini takes on scoring role
Dennis Symons Allentown High School’s Matt Morini (left) drives past Steinert’s Shane Plunkett during a game played earlier this season. Photo by Dennis Symons/dennissymons.com
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HILLSBOROUGH: Assemblyman to attend Democratic Alliance meeting
Assemblyman Upendra Chivukula (D-Franklin), the first Indian-American elected to the New Jersey Legislature, will attend the Hillsborough Democratic Alliance’s monthly meeting on Wednesday, Jan. 4, at Avalon Assisted Living, 393 Amwell Road in Hillsborough. Light refreshments will be served at 6:45 p.m.and the meeting, which will begin promptly at 7 and end at 8:30 p.m.,…
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POLICE BLOTTER
New Hope Borough police reported: — On Nov. 26, at 6:35 p.m., an employee of a South Main Street establishment reported that, sometime that afternoon, someone had removed a woman’s jacket, valued at $900, from the store. — On Nov. 26 at 9:30 p.m., police cited five juveniles — two from Doylestown, one from New…
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Gut National Guard?
Janice Rykowski Lambertville President Barack Obama puts up quite a fight when one of his own priorities is threatened, such as crony capitalism “investments” and big labor initiatives. But it is a different matter when he is asked to maintain a program proven to be effective in maintaining national security. The White House reports National…
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SOUTH BRUNSWICK: Post looks back on a volatile year
By Charles W. Kim, Managing Editor The township literally weathered some of the worst, and the best this year.¶ From nature’s fury unleashed with record snows, a hurricane and a freak October snowstorm, to being named one of the 22 best communities in the nation to live in, 2011 had a bit of everything.¶ This…
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Towns schedule reorganization sessions
By John Tredrea, Special Writer The municipal governments of Lambertville, West Amwell Township and Stockton Borough have scheduled annual reorganization meetings for early January. Lambertville’s reorganization meeting will be held at 11 a.m. Jan. 1. Councilwomen Elizabeth Asaro and Elaine Warner, both incumbents, will take their oaths of office for three-year terms. The other members…
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Local places to celebrate the New Year
By Amy Batista, Special Writer Still not sure how to kick off the upcoming 2012? There are plenty of local events happening this weekend in the East Windsor and Hightstown to help one ring in the New Year in style. East Windsor Bowl and Recreation Center East Windsor Bowl and Recreation Center has several options…
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2011: The Year of the Flood
Michael Kenwood, of East Windsor, died after a rescue mission during Hurricane Irene. (Courtesy photo)
