Category: archives
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Lore of the Land
Peter Cook’s paintings, from Bucks County to Maine, the Tuscan hills and beyond, show his love for the outdoors. By: Ilene Dube As the most colorful time of the year reaches its peak, it is fitting that an exhibit of Peter Cook’s paintings is on view at the Gratz Gallery in New Hope, Pa. His…
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Cardinale goal sends Raiders to SCT hockey semis
HHS also stays alive in state quest By: Rudy Brandl WATCHUNG Hillsborough High senior field hockey player Gillian Cardinale kept alive more than just her team’s Somerset County Tournament hopes when she scored the game-winning goal in overtime of Saturday’s quarterfinal battle at Mount St. Mary Academy. She may have saved the entire season.…
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Student treated for MRSA infection
Treatment was successful and no other cases have been reported. By: Donna Lukiw A Hillsborough High School student athlete was recently diagnosed with a case of methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus known as MRSA a type of bacteria that is resistant to treatment with common antibiotics. The student has been successfully treated and no…
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Smith gets game-winner
GIRLS SOCCER By: Tim Falls The Lawrence High School girls soccer team hasn’t counted itself out. The Cardinals (2-9-2) have remained optimistic despite a tough season and have high spirits going into the Mercer County Tournament. Lawrence faces the top-seeded and unbeaten Steinert squad in the first round of the MCT at 2 p.m. on…
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Assembly celebrates diversity in song
Band pushes anti-bullying message By: Bill Greenwood The gymnasium at Monmouth Junction School was filled to the brim with rambunctious youngsters Tuesday. Excited to be out their classrooms, they chatted loudly, played patty-cake and inquisitively eyed the set-up before them. Drums of all shapes, sizes and colors littered the front of the room, with one…
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Bridge work scheduled to begin Tuesday
The project will result in heavier traffic and delays for the 35,000 cars that pass over the Van Veghten Bridge daily. By: Charlie Olsen An 18-month county project to rebuild the Van Veghten Bridge connecting Manville and Bridgewater will begin Tuesday, when the two lanes on the eastern side of the four-lane bridge will be…
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Borough to share cost of revaluation
By: Cara Latham FIELDSBORO As part of an agreement with the Stepan Co. chemical plant, the Borough Council introduced an ordinance last week to hire a revaluation company to revalue all property within the borough. The revaluation will cost about $16,000, and Stepan Co., an international manufacturer of surfactants for the soap and shampoo…
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Township to judge: reconsider ruling on 10-acre zoning
By: Vanessa S. Holt SPRINGFIELD The Township Council on Tuesday filed a motion asking state Superior Court Judge John A. Sweeney to reconsider his Sept. 13 ruling that overturned the township’s 10-acre zoning ordinances. Judge Sweeney had ruled that the ordinances, which had been adopted in March, were invalid because insufficient notice had been…
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Pennington-Ewing Athletic Club fundraises for breast cancer cure
Group joins Passionately Pink for the Cure By: John Tredrea Several thousand dollars for breast cancer research, education, screenings and treatment are expected to be raised this month through a program at the Pennington-Ewing Athletic Club (PEAC) on Lower Ferry Road in Ewing. PEAC is participating in the Susan G. Komen Foundation’s Passionately Pink for…
