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ROBBINSVILLE: Man injured in single-car crash
ROBBINSVILLE — A 48-year-old Hamilton driver was injured in a serious one-vehicle crash Thursday. Police said Giuseppe Milito was driving on Robbinsville-Edinburg Road at 5:14 p.m. when his vehicle struck a tree at the road’s intersection with Buckley Lane. Police said the Robbinsville and Groveville fire departments responded to the scene and extricated Mr. Milito…
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FLORENCE: Griffith, Rawls advance to Group I finals
By: Kyle Moylan Sports Editor The Florence High School boys track team placed fifth (32 points) while competing in the Central Jersey Group I championships this past Friday and Saturday at Hillsborough. Keith Griffith III won the 400 in a time of 48:03. Griffith was over two seconds faster than the second-place finisher,…
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By Marie Jacobson I am an educator and a parent of a student at John Witherspoon Middle School in Princeton. It was recently brought to my attention that the Drug Abuse Resistance Education (D.A.R.E) program wil not be in place at JW after this year. As a parent whose child went though the program, I…
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LAEF elects new president, plans baseball outing
Jill Myers: ‘The LAEF is a unique organization that offers limitless possibilities to our kids’ The Lambertville Area Education Foundation has elected Jill Myers, a West Amwell mother of three, as its new president. Ms. Myers succeeds Michelene Assad, who will continue as part of the organization’s leadership team in the capacity of vice president.…
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ALLENTOWN: Track advances five into Group III finals
By: Kyle Moylan Sports Editor The Allentown High School girls track team placed 16th (7 points) while competing in the Central Jersey Group III championships this past Friday and Saturday at Monmouth Regional. The top six finishers in each event advance on to the overall Group III championships, which will be held this…
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CRANBURY: Police, township agree to contract
By Maria Prato, Staff Writer CRANBURY The township and the Fraternal Order of Police have come to an agreement on a contract that calls for a pay increase and employee contributions to health benefits. The contract calls for pay increases ranging from 2 percent to 3 percent, depending on rank and years of service,…
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MANVILLE: After nearly five decades, MHS’ Lisciandro is retiring
Sixteen of Art Lisciandro’s Manville High School students of Russian including (front row, from left to right) Maksym Malyhin, Laurence Mingle, Matthew Bowden, Kristofer Grimm, Michael Campos, (middle) Ryszard Kloskowski, Charles Phuangthong, Martin Marshalek, (back) Mariya Karpiy, Sabrina Brozyna, Melissa Gladstone, Clara Hung, Agnieszka Strekowska, Rebecca Giannotto and Magdelena Kloskowski (not present for the…
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CENTRAL JERSEY: ‘World’ traveler makes local stops – VIDEO UPDATE
By Geoffrey Wertime, Staff Writer Erik Bendl’s got the world on a string. Travelers along the Route 130 corridor last week had a shot at seeing the Louisville, Kentucky, native dragging a giant globe as he passed through local towns including Florence, Mansfield and Bordentown Township. Those who bumped into him on foot, or stopped…
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New Hope Historical Society sets June 5 garden tour
”Eye Candy for Gardeners,” is the theme of the New Hope Historical Society Garden Tour, slated for June 5 from 11 a.m.-5 p.m. rain or shine. Ticket holders have the opportunity to visit six private Bucks County gardens and attend a lecture/demonstration in the iris gardens of this year’s Honorary Chairman Bruce Gangawer, at Paxson…
