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Trio of baseball teams has area covered for states
By: Sean Moylan Andy Hoyer and Bryan Henry continue to punish the baseball at the plate as they led the Northern Burlington High baseball team to another two wins this past week with their great hitting exploits. Hoyer went 3-for-3 with a double to power NBC’s 10-5 road win over Burlington Township last Thursday. Meanwhile…
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HHS athletic teams hurt by bomb scare
Golfers suffer tough break; netmen fortunate By: Rudy Brandl Several Hillsborough High athletes and teams were affected by Thursday’s school closing due to the bomb threat. The HHS golf team was hit hardest of all the school’s athletic teams. The Raiders were not allowed to compete in Thursday’s Skyland Conference Championship match. Head coach Paul…
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Dinner marks MHS’ 50th anniversary
Those attending included 10 from Manville High School’s original graduating class. By: Mary Ellen Zangara About 150 Manville High School alumni, teachers, parents, students, friends and families helped launch the school’s 50th anniversary Saturday, with a dinner dance at St. Mary’s parish hall. The event was organized by the MHS Student Council and advisor Michael…
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Schools, police train for emergencies with lockdown drills
Drills took place at Manville High School on May 4 and at the Roosevelt School on May 8. They will occur at all Manville schools on a routine basis. By: Eileen Oldfield On May 9, Hillsborough High School students arrived to school, only to be directed to the school’s outdoor stadium and subsequently carefully checked…
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Martin Lefkin
NORTH BRUNSWICK Martin Lefkin died May 13 at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Brunswick. He was 67. Born in New York City, he lived in Brooklyn and moved to North Plainfield in 1965 before settling in North Brunswick 18 years ago. Mr. Lefkin worked as a plumber for many years for Triangle…
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A new day dawns in New Egypt
New Egypt Day returns after six-year hiatus By: Jessica Loughery PLUMSTEDAfter a six-year hiatus, New Egypt Day is back with a vengeance. In celebration of the continued success of revitalization efforts in New Egypt, the local Main Street and Neighborhood Preservation programs have put together a brand new outdoor family street festival, which will plop…
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Florence boys win Freedom track title
By: Sean Moylan The Florence High boys’ track and field team scored in every event to win its first Freedom Division title since 1985 in Saturday’s 50th annual BCSL championship meet at Northern Burlington. The Flashes scored 169 points to top second-place New Egypt (153). Many expected Florence to win the Freedom last year, but…
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Pagano focuses on first in pole vault
GIRLS TRACK By: Tim Falls Hopewell Valley sophomore Katelyn Pagano described the girls pole vault competition at the Mercer County Chamionships on Saturday as intense and stressful. And she didn’t even know what was at stake. Pagano’s first-place finish and a fourth-place finish by sophomore teammate Tricia Sherrard gave Hopewell just enough points to tie…
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Letters to the editor
May 17, 2007 Congratulations to community for passing school budgets To the editor: By Madam Editor’s leave, it is with great admiration for my community that I write at length as my faith is restored and a celebration is in order. You are all heroes. Supporting the education of our future speaks volumes about…
