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Online only: Officials say Millstone manmay have planned escape
Calls from East Windsor office under scrutiny By: Vic Monaco Vic MonacoManaging Editor Rosario "Roy" Digirolamo charged with abandoning his baby boy and labeled a person of interest in the disappearance of his girlfriend and the child’s mother, Amy Giordano of Hightstown may have recently traveled to Sicily, Italy. And the married Millstone…
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Children’s theatre sets late July performances
Two groups to present plays at Central High Hopewell Valley Children’s Theatre will present "Guys and Dolls, Jr." and "Beauty and the Beast." The Juniors (grades one-five) will perform "Guys and Dolls, Jr." on July 27 at 7 p.m. and July 28 at 2 p.m. This production stars Tyler Krampf as Sky Masterson, Callie Holtermann…
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DISPATCHES: Fix the corruption mess
State Sen. Sharpe James’ indictment offers more evidence that the state needs to take ethics reform seriously. By: Hank Kalet Another day and another piece of evidence that it is time for the state Legislature to tackle the issue of corruption. Last week, U.S. Attorney Christopher Christie announced the indictment of state Sen. Sharpe James,…
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Gsell remembered at seventh annual golf outing
Friends, family gather at Royce Brook By: John Beisser Otto Gsell did everything in a big way. He was a big, brawny man, with a big and distinctive gruff voice but the recurring theme at Monday’s 7th Annual Otto Gsell Foundation Charity Golf Classic at Royce Brook Golf Course was the size of the…
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Town Place stores do big business
Recently renovated Shopping Center on Route 27 doing well By: Paul Koepp Store owners in the recently renovated Town Place Shopping Center on Route 27 in Kendall Park say business is booming thanks to its good location. The shopping center may see even more traffic as the new Fitness 19 gym adds more members, business…
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Legion team eliminates Immaculata
Lukach delivers walk-off hit By: Rudy Brandl Even in the middle of the summer on the American Legion baseball diamond, Hillsborough and Immaculata produce high drama. After the high school teams played two classic games in the spring, including a 10-inning marathon in the Somerset County final, the rivals went at it again in…
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Young ambassadors set to jet to Europe
Two Manville students were selected for the trip as part of the People-To-People program. By: Eileen Oldfield Manville students Clint Raver and Hayley Andrews, student ambassadors in the People-To-People program, leave Saturday for a chance-of-a-lifetime trip to visit six European countries with a group of other young ambassadors. Clint, 13, of Claire Court, and Hayley,…
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WW-P administrator picked to head Hopewell Valley’s Toll Gate
Dan Umstead: ‘I feel this role is a perfect fit to my past career experiences.’ By Olivia Tattory The Hopewell Valley Regional Board of Education has hired an assistant elementary principal from the West Windsor-Plainsboro (WW-P) Regional School District to head Pennington’s Toll Gate Grammar School next year. Dan Umstead, assistant principal of the Dutch…
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Citizens can help officials take aim at curbing vandalism
EDITORIAL By Ruth Luse We agree wholeheartedly with Hopewell Borough Councilman David Mackie who said July 9: "Personally, I’ve had it." Mr. Mackie was speaking at a council meeting about vandalism and, in particular, recent incidents in Hopewell Park. Those incidents have included some "very destructive" acts, culminating in a break-in at the well house,…
