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Veterans Day
In Hopewell Valley Cindy Williamson and her son, 4-year-old Garrett, of Hopewell observe the Veterans Day ceremonies on Saturday in Hopewell Township. The event was sponsored by the Hopewell Valley Veterans Association and was held near the Hopewell Township municipal complex, where the Veterans Memorial is being placed.
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Top-seeded Lawrence gets upset
FOOTBALL By: Tim Falls Tears welled and players pounded the field in frustration. Shock and disappointment settled in while hope vanished with an interception in the final seconds as the Lawrence High School varsity football team lost its last opportunity to win its first NJSIAA Central Group III playoff game. The interception, Lawrence’s second turnover…
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State begins work on bigger bus lot
Park & Ride to accomodate over 400 more commuters By: Candice Leigh Helfand Commuters will have an easier time finding their way to work, thanks to planned additions to the N.J. Turnpike Exit 8A Park & Ride, on the southbound side of Route 130. The Park & Ride currently has 499 spaces, and plans call…
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Architect hired to study plan for Weiss St. building
Manville wants to know what it would cost to restore the building to house its Office of Emergency Management. By: Charlie Olsen When the borough signed the Rustic Mall redevelopment plan agreement at the Sept. 25 meeting, the borough also authorized the receipt of $1 million from the redeveloper, Rustic Mall LLC, to build a…
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Holiday Tradition
It’s beginning to look a lot like snowflakes, sugar plums and ‘The Nutcracker.’ By: Anthony Stoeckert Graham Lustig enjoyed an illustrious career as a ballet dancer in Europe. The London native trained at the Royal Ballet School, danced with the Dutch National Ballet as a soloist, and won numerous honors for choreography, including a Laurence…
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Community Calendar
Free tutoring Thursday, Nov. 16 Mt. Zion AME Church at 36 E. Burlington St., Bordentown, is offering homework and tutorial assistance for children in pre-K to 12th grade. Assistance is available on Tuesday and Thursday from 5 to 7 p.m. until May 2007. To register or for additional information please call Mt. Zion AME…
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DISPATCHES by Hank Kalet: Some lessons of the local vote
Election results should give local Democrats something to think about By: Hank Kalet By any estimate, the South Brunswick Democrats enjoyed a banner year. Both of the party’s candidates Mayor Frank Gambatese and Councilman Chris Killmurray won landslide victories, running well ahead of Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Robert Menendez in the process. But…
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Hopewell loses final in OT to golden goal
GIRLS SOCCER By: Tim Falls Kim Fearnbach would have needed superpowers to stop the shot that won the NJSIAA Central Jersey Group III Final. Hopewell Valley Central High School’s junior goalie dove to her right after a sudden shot in overtime, but the ball arced away from her and into the net for the golden…
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Hopewell Borough planners adopt housing scheme
Public hearing slated Dec. 6 By Aleen Crispino The Hopewell Borough Planning Board has proposed that three affordable apartments be added and another five units be rehabilitated for low- and moderate-income households during the next eight years, in the 2006 Housing Plan adopted at the board’s Nov. 1 meeting. In updating the borough’s 2000 Housing…
