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Caiafa wins the 100 fly
The Northern Burlington County Regional High coed varsity swim team had few answers for a very good Cinnaminson team in Friday’s meet at Burlington County College. So in spite of a big win by NBC’s senior star Melissa Caiafa in the 100-yard butterfly, the Pirates beat the Greyhounds, 102-68. Caiafa’s winning time in the race…
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Key retirements among top headlines in 2006
Year end review By:Rebecca Weltmann The community rallied to help after 10 families are left homeless by a fire. A judge, police chief and high school principal said their bittersweet goodbyes as they announced their plans for retirement. Local schools said goodbye to "junk food." Hillsborough Township had its share of good news and bad…
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Smartt takes defensive skills to Rutgers
Two-sport standout picks lacrosse By: Rudy Brandl Nicole Smartt is a tenacious athlete who could probably defend an opposing attacker in any sport. She might even be able to cover her brother, sophomore wide receiver Jason Smartt, on a football field. It’s that athletic ability and toughness that made Nicole so appealing to the Rutgers…
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Contaminated soil to be taken from former barrel plant
The Trenton Fibre Drum Co. site was deemed unsafe in 1984. By: Lea Kahn The state Department of Environmental Protection is going ahead with plans to clean the long-abandoned Trenton Fibre Drum site at 1545 New York Ave. The DEP has decided to excavate 8,200 tons of contaminated soil on the 1.6-acre property and fill…
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Cardinals close in on tournament final
ICE HOCKEY By: Tim Falls Another win and the Lawrence High School varsity ice hockey team will return to the Hornets Holiday Tournament final. The Cardinals won the round-robin tournament held at the Lawrenceville School’s Louck Ice Center last season. After handling Hightstown and Ewing, Lawrence only needs to take down Southern Regional in their…
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William Hoffman
By: MANVILLE William A. Hoffman died Dec. 23 at the home of his son, Jerome, of Middlesex. He was 75. Born in Pittstown, Pa., he was raised in Buttermilk Falls, Pa., on the family farm before moving to Manville in 1951. Mr. Hoffman worked at the Johns-Manville Co. for 10 years. Prior to his…
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Looking back: 2006 in review
By: Scott Morgan, Managing Editor, and Kyle Moylan, Sports Editor Every other Monday, a trio of men I’ve never met roar up my street in a lime green truck and collect small piles of recyclable refuse deemed too valuable to throw directly into the trash. Most of it is water bottles and cat food cans,…
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Temple’s move to Hopewell Township begins
Har Sinai has agreed to a Dec. 29 closing date for the sale of its building in Trenton By John Tredrea Har Sinai Temple is officially on its way to Hopewell Township. The temple held its final Sabbath service in its Bellevue Avenue building in Trenton on Friday night. The synagogue, the first to be…
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Corby, New Egypt hoping to build on success
By: Kyle Moylan When you climb Mount Everest and look down at the breathtaking sights and breathe in the sense of accomplishment, it’s a clear reminder why you worked and trained so hard for the journey. So forgive New Egypt Coach Jon Corby and his players if they want to linger on top for a…
