Category: archives
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MHS graduates 50th class
Class of 2007 notes new styles, highlights. By: Mary Ellen Zangara Manville High School marked 50 years in the borough with the June 20 commencement for 76 graduates in the Class of 2007. After the students made their entrance into the school’s courtyard with the school band playing "Pomp and Circumstance," senior Amanda Bron led…
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Legion team off to impressive start
Young players looking to build for HHS program By: John E. Powers The primary aim of the Hillsborough American Legion baseball team is to provide assistance for the Hillsborough High School program. Winning games isn’t such a bad thing either. Hillsborough’s entry in the Legion 19U South Division started this week with a 6-3…
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Galli sets world wheelchair record
Amazing story of courage continues By: John Beisser Overcoming obstacles and testing the limits of her athletic abilities are nothing new for 2002 Hillsborough High School graduate Jessica Galli. Those of you in this community that have been blessed to know Jessica personally, or who have followed her achievements in these pages through the…
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Obituaries (06.28.07)
Dorothy Pierson Dorothy H. Pierson, of Lawrence, died Monday at home. She was 89. Born in Hopewell Township, she was life long Lawrence area resident. She retired from the personnel department at Educational Testing Service after over 30 years. She was a member of the Presbyterian Church of Lawrenceville, the Lawrence Senior Citizens Club, the…
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Rider U. enacts new alcohol rules
Despite new policies, some students don’t believe they’ll make much difference. By: Lea Kahn Despite new policies aimed at curbing alcohol abuse on the Rider University campus, some students believe the new regulations which include a ban on alcohol-related events in dorms and Greek houses will have a marginal effect on the issue.…
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Well woes may affect water use
Mayor Gambatese: We could have problems with meeting demand (for water) By: Paul Koepp There could be a need for restrictions on lawn watering and car washing this summer, the Township Council warned Tuesday as it took the first step toward cleaning up two contaminated groundwater supply wells in Dayton. The council introduced a $3…
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Voyage to Space
From a fictional account for young readers to experiences in his backyard observatory, Peter Oppenheim creates the illusion of traveling among the stars. By: Ilene Dube Life can get pretty lonely for the amateur astronomer. The best times to view the night sky are often in the dead of winter, in the wee hours. So…
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BOOK NOTES
Author fuses genres in unconventional novels By: Joan Ruddiman When a bunch of English majors get together, talk turns to books. Here’s a thank-you to English teacher friends Melissa and Matt for suggesting Jasper Fforde’s offbeat novels. Note that the spelling of Fforde is correct it’s Welsh, adding credence to the old saw that…
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Camden and Amboy trains rolled through city for decades
BORDENTOWN CITY About 50 residents and visitors boarded the "railroad of their imaginations" at the historic Friends Meetinghouse on June 21. A presentation given by local transportation history guru Paul W. Schopp featured a "visual retrospective of the Camden and Amboy Railroad," looking back into an era when travel by rail was still a pipe…
