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Education Foundation to honor Robin Larsen
Auction and Benefit Party at Eagle Fire Company Banquet Hall March 27 The Lambertville Area Education Foundation (LAEF) will honor the late Robin Larsen at its ninth annual Auction and Benefit Party at the Eagle Fire Company Banquet Hall, New Hope, Pa., on March 27. Ms. Larsen, a New Hope arts administrator and promoter who…
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BORDENTOWN: Wrestling advances to CJ Group I semis
By: Kyle Moylan Sports Editor The Bordentown High School wrestling team defeated Metuchen, 44-21, in the opening round of the Central Jersey Group I playoffs on Monday. “We wrestled them (Metuchen) in the states in the same round last year and also won,” Bordentown Coach Joe Sprague said. “We graduated a lot of…
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Snow, snow and more snow!
New Hope emergency will be in effect until 11:59 p.m. Feb. 13 By Linda Seida, Staff Writer As towns braced for the second blizzard in five days, officials took some satisfaction Monday that damage from last weekend’s storm was minimal. Their feelings of relief did not last long. At 6 p.m. Tuesday, New Hope Mayor…
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LETTER: Best to add new holidays, not subtract old ones
Ellen Platz, Kendall Park I must respond to the letter of Feb. 4 regarding the South Brunswick school calendar. The letter begins with the incorrect premise that the district policy regarding closing for religious holidays is currently inconsistent and needs to be changed due to changing demographics. The letter then presents the false choice between…
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EAST WINDSOR: ‘Sesame Street’ actress hit by car on Route 130
By Matt Chiappardi, Staff Writer EAST WINDSOR A township resident and cast member of the iconic children’s television show “Sesame Street” was hospitalized Tuesday night with head and leg injuries after she was hit by car while crossing Route 130, according to township police. Loretta Long, 71, of Einstein Way, was taken to Capital…
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LAWRENCE: Local advocate reflects on immigration bill defeat
By Lea Kahn, Staff Writer After seven years of debate, a bill that would extend in-state tuition to undocumented immigrants who graduate from a New Jersey high school did not make it through the lame-duck session of the state Senate and then on to the state Assembly. The bill passed through committees in…
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HILLSBOROUGH: State cost increases raise local budget concerns
By Audrey Levine, Staff Writer The township is looking at finding ways to cut costs in other areas to balance increased state costs, Finance Chairman Carl Suraci said Tuesday. The township Finance Committee recently held its first meeting to discuss the 2010 budget and Mr. Suraci said during Tuesday’s Township Committtee meeting that certain state…
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LAWRENCE: $1.4M grant to provide kids with computers
By Lea Kahn, Staff Writer The township school district has received a $1.4 million federal technology grant to put “mobile computing devices” into the hands of every sixth-grader at the Lawrence Intermediate School next year. The Lawrence school district is one of 10 districts in the state that received a Teaching and Learning…
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Mercer County Holocaust Center Moves to New Home at MCCC
By Wendy Humphrey West Windsor, N.J. — A ceremony for the rededication of the Mercer County Holocaust/Genocide Resource Center was held Jan. 27 outside the center’s new home on the second floor of the Mercer County Community College Library Building. The move followed a major college renovation project. Approximately 60 people gathered for the somber,…
