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  • Community Calendar

    From the May 31 edition Art show    Through Thursday, May 31 — The Artful Deposit Gallery, 201 Farnsworth Ave., Bordentown City, will feature The Living Legacy, an exhibition by impressionist Joseph Dawley and his daughter, Cynthia A. Dawley.    The gallery is open from 1 to 6 p.m. Wednesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays, from 1 to 8…

  • Bulldogs earn South Group II title

    GIRLS LACROSSE By: TIm Falls    Claire Grimwood made sure the Hopewell Valley Central High School varsity girls lacrosse team got everything they deserved.    The senior Bulldog scored six goals as Hopewell Valley defeated Camden Catholic to win the NJSIAA South Group II Final, 15-7, on Tuesday.    With the sectional win, Hopewell advanced to play West…

  • Errors doom HHS softballers in states

    Raiders knocked out in first round By: Rudy Brandl        Fielding errors have been costly to the Hillsborough High softball team all season. Last week, a few defensive mistakes doomed the Raiders in the first round of the Central Jersey Group 4 playoffs.    Hillsborough, the No. 11 seed in the sectional bracket, was poised to…

  • Alfonso Buono

       Alfonso Buono, 81, of Kendall Park, died Wednesday, May 23, at home surrounded by his family.    Born in Barano D’Ischia, Italy, he immigrated to Princeton in 1971 where he resided before moving to Kendall Park in 1979.    He was an avid Bocce player, fisherman and card player, but most of all enjoyed making homemade wine.…

  • Fueling a gas-tax debate

    Gas prices much higher in other states By: Hank Kalet    I gassed up my car on Route 1 on Sunday and was pleasantly surprised.    It cost me just $47 — at $2.89 a gallon.    I’m not being sarcastic. Having spent a week in North Carolina — where some gas stations were advertising prices as high…

  • OBITUARIES

    From the May 31 edition Paul H. Martinson    FLORENCE — Paul H. "Paul the Plumber" Martinson, 70, of Florence, died Saturday in Virtua Memorial Hospital, Mount Holly.    Mr. Martinson was born in Brooklyn and resided in Florence Township for 15 years.    He was a retired plumber with 30 years service. He served in the New…

  • On Point

    Wise, yet freedom-wielding By: Linda McCarthy    I’m always amazed at how wise I am. I chalk it up to the years I’ve spent dealing with people who make no sense whatsoever.    Last week, my son was hauled into court for smoking a cigarette. Granted, he is under-age and not particularly bright for starting such a…

  • Central High’s Robotics Club awarded $7,000 grant

    Team SPIKE, as the 30-member club refers to itself, for Students Participating in Killer Engineering, won the championship at the Chesapeake Regional FIRST Robotics event in Annapolis, Md., in March, as well as the event’s Motorola Quality Award for robot design, and advanced to the quarterfinals of the International competition.    The Robotics Club of Central…

  • Lendor finishes first in 400 hurdles

    GIRLS TRACK By: Tim Falls    Lawrence High School senior Danai Lendor had to defeat all the runners in her race and at least one in the heat that followed.    Otherwise, the Cardinal could not advance to the NJSIAA Group III Championship this weekend.    Not only did Lendor win her heat of the 400 hurdles at…