Category: archives
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Bad bounce eliminates Raiders from hockey playoffs
First loss in 14 games ends great year By: John Beisser WEST ORANGE In a hotly-contested, nearly dead-even battle of wills that featured acrobatic saves and loud, crunching checks, it was Bridgewater-Raritan which had just enough luck on its side to eke out a 3-1 thriller over Hillsborough on Saturday night in the…
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Spring Forward
The change of season brings forth new art with a connection to the capital city. By: Megan Sullivan Trenton native Orrin Evans grew up in a home where music constantly filled the air. His mother, a classical singer, surrounded Orrin with everything from the melodies of Puccini to the swinging rhythms of "Count" Basie and…
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LCA places third in prestigious hoop tournament
By: Sean Moylan It didn’t look good for the Life Center Academy boys’ varsity basketball team. It had lost its first two games of the National Christian Invitational Tournament on Thursday in Erie, Pennsylvania and its first opponent on Friday was Northeast Prep, a team with a great reputation. But the Warriors would not be…
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DISPATCHES
State budget a familiar tune. By: Hank Kalet There’s a hole in the budget, dear voter, dear voter There’s a hole in the budget, dear voter, there’s a hole New Jersey taxpayers could be forgiven if they feel like Liza in the traditional children’s folk song, "There’s a Hole in the Bucket." After all, our…
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BRHS soccer trio heading to college
By: Sean Moylan Slowly but surely, Mike Brennan is becoming the Dean Smith of Bordentown Regional High School boys’ varsity soccer. His Scotties don’t put up flashy, in-your face offensive statistics, but few area soccer coaches develop as many well-rounded soccer players capable of playing at the next level as Brennan does. In fact, senior…
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Local spring sports action available this week for fans
While nearly every local high school sports team will start their regular season spring sports schedules in April, outdoor sports fans are, nonetheless, in luck. Because several spring sports teams have scrimmages on their schedules this week. Baseball lovers can watch the Northern Burlington County Regional High boys’ varsity baseball team take on Robbinsville this…
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Leonard Bodek
MANVILLE Leonard Bodek died March 6 at Somerset Medical Center in Somerville. He was 86. Born in Wanamie, Pa., he moved to Manville in 1953. Mr. Bodek worked for Johns-Manville Corp. retiring after 32 years of employment. He served in WWII in the 864th Engineering Aviation Battalion in New Guinea and the Phillipines. He…
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George W. Allen
George W. Allen, 89, died Tuesday, March 13, at his home in Monroe. Born in Windsor, he was raised in Cranbury before moving to Monroe in 1940. During World War II he served in the United States Army in the 1st Infantry Division, 26th Regiment (Blue Spader) and was involved in the invasions of North…
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Valley school budget plan gets preliminary approval
The budget is scheduled for a public hearing and final adoption vote at Stony Brook Elementary School on March 26 By John Tredrea A proposed $68,660,647 school budget for 2007-2008 was tentatively adopted by the Hopewell Valley Regional Board of Education Monday night. The budget which is going to the county superintendent of schools…
