Category: archives
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Police investigating possible bias crimes
Smoke bombs were set off on Halloween. By: John Dunphy A pair of incidents on Halloween night where smoke bombs were placed in the doors of two residences have led police to believe them to be bias incidents. At 6:35 p.m. Tuesday, the Police Department received a call that two juveniles were lighting smoke bombs…
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NBC field hockey edged in states, 2-1
By: Sean Moylan The Northern Burlington County Regional High School field hockey team opened Monday’s playoff game at Hightstown with a 15-minute storm of offense, which was highlighted by a Rachel Pandl goal at the 23:01 mark of the first half. The Rams, however, weathered that initial storm and went on to beat the Greyhounds,…
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A frightful fundraiser
Annual Dardani trail haunts Woodlot By: Madeleine Johnson The Dardanis have been bringing heart-stopping haunted fun to the public for eight years, and on Halloween they offered South Brunswick a new tradition that’s guaranteed to stop traffic. Despite the drizzle and damaging winds, the annual haunted trail and hayride, held Friday and Saturday nights, plowed…
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Remembering when police shared one car
John Kropewnicki says officers are busier, but more organized. By: Donna Lukiw After serving Manville for 25 years as a police officer, Alice Street resident John Kropewnicki can still remember what it was like in the old days and how different today’s Police Department is. The 95-year-old spends his days at home, under the…
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Governor’s school safety plans are old hat to local districts
By: Cara Latham While Gov. Jon Corzine recently announced plans aimed at improving safety in schools around the state, some local school districts seem to already be ahead of the game. The governor spoke at two schools in Burlington County on Oct. 19 about the School Security Task Force dubbed SAVE, for Strategic Actions for…
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Lady Raiders eliminated in CJ 4 quarterfinals
Unbeaten Steinert ends fine HHS season By: Rudy Brandl The Hillsborough High girls’ soccer team ran into the same predicament as last season in this year’s Central Jersey Group 4 playoffs. For the second straight year, the Lady Raiders won a game before suffering a quarterfinal round elimination loss to the top seed in the…
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Manville boys win first soccer game
Offense finally breaks out vs. Vo-Tech By: John Beisser Turn to a handy Webster’s Dictionary and one of the lines used to describe the word faith is a "firm belief in something for which there is no proof." For 16 straight games, members of the Manville High boys’ soccer team laced up their cleats…
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Wyoming Place boarder found dead in apartment
An autopsy will be performed to determine the cause of death. By: Donna Lukiw Wyoming Place resident Kenneth Parlo, 41, was found dead in his boarding house room Saturday morning, and police are still trying to learn the cause of death. Police said Mr. Parlo lived in a rooming house and another tenant found Mr.…
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Redbirds’ great season ends in a shootout
Katzman, Quintana, Neuberger score, but boys edged in soccer playoffs By: Kyle Moylan For the second time in a week, the Allentown High and Hopewell boys’ soccer teams played to a 2-2 tie through regulation and two overtime periods. When that happened in a game last week, the two teams were declared tied. When it…
