Category: archives
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SOUTH HUNTERDON: ‘Virtual backpack’ new at high school
By Linda Seida, Staff Writer WEST AMWELL — No longer will students be able to say they lost a permission slip or other forms sent home by their teachers. South Hunterdon Regional High School has begun using a “virtual backpack” to keep parents informed. This school year, beginning Sept. 7 when approximately 360 students return…
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Allentown Art Guild Reflections Exhibition
By Terry Goldstein "A work of art is a world in itself, reflecting the senses and emotions of the artist’s world." The Allentown Art Guild, in collaboration with the Laurita Winery, invites you to attend REFLECTIONS, an exhibition featuring works by the multi-talented members of the Allentown Art Guild. The exhibiting artists reflect a wide…
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Thursday, Sept. 2
By: centraljersey.com Odessa Klezmer band: 12:30 p.m., South Brunswick Senior Center. Variety of Eastern European, Latino and Middle Eastern music. Saturday, Sept. 11 Town picnic: 4-7 p.m., Laurel Avenue and Union Street, Kingston. Kingstown Town Picnic to celebrate Kingston. Contact: Celeste Twamley, [email protected]. Tuesday, Sept. 14 Auditions: 7-8:30 p.m., Crossroads South Middle School, Major Road.…
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Local teens have an ‘American Idol Experience’
By: Victoria Hurley-Schubert – The Packet Group A trip to Disney World is a dream come true for many young persons. For Avery Epstein of Princeton and her friend Taylor Blanton of Lawrenceville, the dream came true, along with an unexpected role in the park’s "American Idol Experience" and a chance to audition for the…
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ROBBINSVILLE: Proposed zoning change irks some neighbors
Township says more potential uses are needed to create more ratables By Joanne Degnan, Staff Writer ROBBINSVILLE — A plan to rezone the eastern end of Robbinsville-Allentown Road, including the 18th century Wittenborn house and farm, for commercial uses is being denounced as “codified sprawl” by some Allentown officials and residents. The proposed rezoning from…
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LAMBERTVILLE: Kindergarten enrollment is up
By Linda Seida, Staff Writer LAMBERTVILLE — Lambertville Public School has a large kindergarten class, making it the only grade with two classrooms this year. LPS and West Amwell Elementary School both send their kindergartners to the program at LPS. This year 43 kindergartners will come from LPS, an increase of about eight for the…
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In the kitchen
Simple fruit desserts By: Faith Bahadurian – Special Writer This is the perfect time of year for summer fruit desserts. Peaches, nectarines, plums, and apricots are in the markets. You might also find some local late-season berries at the farmstand, but even those from elsewhere seem to have extra flavor. Most of the summer was…
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BORDENTOWN: BRHS girls soccer returning experienced core
Scotties return field players from state tourney team By Justin Feil, The Packet Group Dominick Castaldo already is seeing the benefits of a season’s experience together on this year’s Bordentown Regional High School girls soccer team. Last year, without a senior, they went 7-9-1 and reached the Group II state tournament, where they lost to…
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NEW MEXICAN ARTIST PARTICIPATES IN NEW HOPE ART FESTIVAL WITH NEWFOUND RESPECT FOR HIS DELAWARE VALLEY ROOTS
unknown Josh at work in Santa Fe
