Category: archives
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Strawberry season in full swing
You-pick berries now available at local farms By Jessica Ercolino, Staff Writer Strawberry fields may be forever, but the strawberry picking season is short and sweet. Local farms are opening the fields for you-pick strawberries this week, marking the approximately three-weeklong season for harvesting the fruit. At the Westhaven Farm on Route 524 in Allentown,…
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Laughter is good medicine, but it’s no cure for hangovers
I didn’t tell you about Easter Sunday with my family. That’s because I am still recovering. I love my family, but it was horrible. It actually drove me to drink several glasses of homemade dandelion wine, so you KNOW I was desperate to disconnect from reality. Easter Sunday is supposed to be about the joy…
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Police blotter
Bryce R. Smith, 29, of Hillsborough, was stopped at 8:07 a.m. May 27 on South Main Street, after police found three active Municipal Court warrants, totaling $3,243, during a computer check on his vehicle. Mr. Smith was released after posting bail. Patrols investigated a report of broken windows on the pump house on Dukes Parkway…
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Home schooled players compete in tourney
BASEBALL By Tim Falls, Sports Editor Lawrence home-schooled students and their teammates are aiming for a baseball championship. The Tri-County Home School Association Falcons are set to compete Monday in the New Jersey Home School Sports Association’s Third Annual State Baseball Championships at Surf Stadium in Atlantic City. The TCHSA Falcons are coached by Lawrence…
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Councilmen question legality of car lot
By Audrey Levine Staff Writer Despite questions over whether a local car dealership is following borough regulations concerning selling merchandise outside, the owner himself says he is taking all necessary steps to get approval to do so. At the May 27 Borough Council meeting, one resident questioned whether the Manville Hand Car Wash and Detail,…
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Fun, fritzes and fundraising
By Eileen Oldfield Staff Writer MYAL carnival offers nightly attractions through Saturday It was a night of games and rides, pizza fritz and pierogies, and thankfully no rain for the residents at the Manville Youth Athletic League’s (MYAL) annual carnival, which started Tuesday night. ”We’re always getting rain, but it seems to be…
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Vereen calls it a career
Affordable housing pioneer to retire By Lea Kahn, Staff Writer After 34 years at the helm of the Eggerts Crossing Village subsidized housing development, Fred Vereen Jr. is calling it quits. Mr. Vereen, the longtime manager of the 100-unit development at 175 Johnson Ave., is retiring at the end of this year. He has managed…
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Public invited to help fight cancer
Anita Pfefferkorn, chairman, New Egypt Relay for Life The 2008 New Egypt Area Relay for Life, the American Cancer Society’s number one fundraiser, was completely different this year than any other year in the past. With the rain on May 9, the New Egypt High School graciously opened their gymnasium to the community in order…
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FOND FAREWELLS: Watching her students grow
by Davy James, Staff Writer Many teachers only get a year or two to have an impact on the lives of their students. Some of the lucky ones get to follow the development of the children from the time they enter a school until the time they move on. For Jane Wolfert, a physical education…
