Category: archives
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Penalties hinder HoVal
ICE HOCKEY By: Tim Falls The Hopewell Valley Central High School Ice Hockey Team knew the penalty box would be waiting. The Bulldogs put plenty of their players in the penalty box in the opener against Notre Dame last Friday at the Mercer County Ice Skating Center in Mercer County Park. The Irish edged Hopewell,…
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Four scores and ’07 year to go
Bihlear helps keep title streak alive another season By: Sean Moylan PISCATAWAY In NFL circles everyone knows and talks about "The Holy Roller," "The Immaculate Reception" and "The Catch." Well in Friday night’s NJSIAA Central Jersey Group I Championship game at Rutgers Stadium, Tim Bihlear offered his own high school equivalent to those sensational…
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Obituaries
William F. Emmons BORDENTOWN William F. Emmons, 93, died Sunday in Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital at Hamilton. He was born in Marlboro and had resided in Bordentown much of his life. He was a World War II U.S. Army Air Force veteran and had retired from TRW Inc. (Crescent Wire) where he was…
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Healthy eaters score big
By: Stephanie Prokop SPRINGFIELD Since when does eating vegetables score complimentary VIP tickets to a NY Jets game? For three sixth-graders from Springfield Township Elementary School, learning about proper nutrition and exercise really paid off. The students will be attending the Saturday’s game at the Giants Stadium to see the Jets play the Buffalo…
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On Point
(Not so far) away in a manger By: Linda McCarthy I am a holiday decoration snob. There, I admitted it. It’s not that I don’t have a tolerance for life-sized-plastic-light-up nativity scenes or for those inflatables with the blowing snow depicting any and every conceivable holiday situation. I’m sure they have their place in civilized…
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Obituaries
Rose R. Bender BORDENTOWN Rose R. Bender, 93, died Saturday at home. Born in Centralia, Pa., she was a longtime area resident. Ms. Bender worked for many years for Thermoid Company and retired from S&M Coat Factory in 1980. She loved bingo and playing the lottery. She also spent hours doing needlework and sharing…
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NEMS purchases defibrillator
New Egypt Middle School students have raised enough money through dances and a carnival to purchase an automated external defibrillator for the school. The New Egypt Middle School Student Council coordinated school dances and donated the proceeds back to the school. Mrs. Diane Carr, New Egypt Middle School Student Council Moderator, says "We are very…
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Girl Scouts say ‘thanks’ with a special batch
Cookie trays will be given to police, firemen, rescue squads, senior citizens, food bank workers, mayors and municipal employees. By: Mary Ellen Zangara Area officials and first responders are munching on cookies thanks to local Girl Scouts but instead of the popular mint and peanut butter flavors, these cookies are homemade. And best of…
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Caught on tape
LHS students making documentary film to celebrate school’s 40th anniversary. By: Lea Kahn Until Lawrence High School was built on Princeton Pike, children who lived north of the Shabakunk Creek, adjacent to the Lawrence Shopping Center on Route 1, attended Princeton High School. Children who lived south of the creek went to Trenton High…
