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  • Letters to the Editor, Feb. 8, 2007

    Help is sought for St. Michael’s preservation project To the editor:     I am organizing a fundraiser. The purpose is to help raise money for the D&R Greenway Land Trust in order to purchase the St. Michael’s tract.    Will Mooney and I, through The Brothers Moon, will be hosting an event on Monday, March 5,…

  • Lady Mustangs endure tough week

    Three losses drop team’s record to 5-14 By: John E. Powers        Manville High School girls’ basketball coach Kyle Rehrig knew his team’s first year in the Skyland Conference would be difficult.    That doesn’t mean it has made losing any easier as the young coach has been looking for consistently better play from his team.…

  • Letters to the editor

    Paine birthday bash a grand success To the editor:    The Thomas Paine Society of Bordentown would like to extend its most sincere thanks to everyone who helped us to accomplish such a bang-up Thomas Paine Birthday Celebration Colonial Weekend on Jan.27 and 28.    Special "thank you" is in order for a number of people: Bill…

  • Police Beat

    BORDENTOWN CITY    On Feb. 4, at 7:55 p.m., Richie Morrison, 42, of Hopewell Township, was charged with DWI, reckless driving, having unclear plates, and failure to wear a seat belt.    Police arrived at the railroad tracks behind the Ocean Spray plant on Park Street to help a vehicle that was stuck on the tracks. Police…

  • Pereda’s boys top NBC

    By: Sean Moylan    Playing without its starting point guard Quentin Loftin, the Florence High boys’ basketball team was cautiously optimistic entering this past Monday’s game at Northern Burlington.    But the Flashes still had their powerful center Malcolm Jenkins, who made enough power moves in the paint to score 16 points and lead Florence to a…

  • Raiders skating into key stretch

    Division playoffs coming up By: John Beisser        An easy victory, sandwiched between a pair of ties, left the Hillsborough High ice hockey team sporting a 9-5-3 record on the eve of a pair of major tests.    The Raiders record a 2-2 tie vs. Summit on Jan. 26, which featured a sterling performance turned in…

  • Editor’s Journal (02.08.07)

    Truth is not convenient – neither is taking action By: John Dunphy    I am inexcusably ignorant.    This is a fact I am comfortable with. Not because I am ignorant, but because I know I am. And I know I have to do something about it, lest the guilt ruin me for any interaction with the…

  • New Egypt girls advance to Group I bowling final

    By: Kyle Moylan    When New Egypt’s girls’ bowling team was defeated by Bordentown for the Freedom Division championship, Warrior Coach Mike Search was quick to point out this was one of those times when you just gave a lot of credit to the winners.    "We’re a good team," Search noted, stressing the fact Bordentown just…

  • Letters to the editor

    Know the facts on historic manor To the editor:     I would like to make some clarifications and comments in regard to the two articles about our property ("Minding their Manor" and "Master Plan focuses on growth") which appeared in the Jan. 25 Messenger-Press.    The property has been referred to as the "anchor" of the…