Category: archives
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Twin Pines Airport purchase is closer to reality
Four towns hope to have athletic fields on the site By John Tredrea Hopewell Township has begun work on a contract to purchase the 50.05-acre Twin Pines Airport from the Weasner family. The effort is part of a four-town plan to build eight athletic fields on the property. The full Township Committee voted unanimously Monday…
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David Rowe: From Channel 7 to Hope Church
The Rev. Rowe had previously worked for WABC radio and WABC-TV in New York before becoming the new minister at Hope Church. By: Lea Kahn Growing up in Yardley, Pa., David Rowe never considered becoming a minister. Last month, the Rev. Rowe, 46, was appointed as minister of the 70-member Presbyterian Church in America-affiliated Hope…
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MHS proved worthy of playoff status
Two-year journey lands in post-season By: Rudy Brandl SOUTH RIVER The Manville High football team made its town proud in Saturday’s Central Jersey Group 1 playoff game at South River. More than 200 fans made the trip to Middlesex County to witness the first state playoff football game in school history and they were…
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On the Same Page
Storytellers gather in Hamilton for a Tellabration. By: Kristin Boyd For weeks, Paula Davidhoff read books to special-education students whose interest and attention often waned within the first few pages. Trying a new tactic, the mother of five tossed out the books and retold the story of the Cyclops in The Odyssey from memory. She…
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Smolinka qualifies for Meet of Champs
HHS boys finish 10th in Group 4 By: Rudy Brandl Ashley Smolinka had a multitude of motivations while running in Saturday’s State Group 4 Championships at Holmdel Park. The Hillsborough High freshman wanted to improve on her previous Holmdel effort and possibly break the school record on the course while qualifying for the NJSIAA Meet…
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
From the issue of Nov. 16, 2006. No offense intended with Halloween costumes To the editor: This letter is in response to the writer who expressed her disapproval of the boys dressed up as Jewish men for Halloween (Hillsborough Beacon, Nov. 9). In answer to your question, two of the boys were Jewish and two…
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Letters to the Editor, Nov. 16, 2006
St. Michael’s walk To the editor: Jamie Sapoch, Leslie Potter and I would like to invite everyone to come to the St. Michael’s property this Sunday, Nov. 19, to hear a short presentation about the proposed purchase of the property by D&R Greenway and to walk the property with a guide. We will start…
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Officials to honor township policeman
Township and county plan to commend Chris Kascik for his life-saving efforts Nov. 8 By John Tredrea The Hopewell Township Police Department and the Mercer County Board of Chosen Freeholders plan to honor township Officer Chris Kascik for the role he played in saving the life of a 17-year-old Hopewell Township boy who had sought…
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EDITORIAL: Voting rules should secure ballot process
Voter confidence should be on list of reforms Democrats are looking forward to the next couple of years for a lot of reasons. In the foreign-policy arena, they see an opportunity to change President Bush’s "stay-the-course" direction in Iraq, draw a distinction between the U.S. military adventure in that country and the broader war on…
