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Raider gymnasts rule first county meet
Impressive balance on beam leads way By: Rudy Brandl MONTGOMERY Balance has been one of the trademarks of the Hillsborough High gymnastics team throughout its proud history. The Raiders have won many championships over the years without a superstar or all-around winner. That balance was on display in more ways than one in Saturday’s…
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School groups key to many projects
Volunteer organizations fill in where budget doesn’t By:Donna Lukiw Triangle Elementary School is sporting new shrubs and trees on the school grounds, as the school’s Home and School Association wraps up another of its projects. Working in conjunction with Twin Oaks Landscaping, the group has collected donations from parents and the landscaping company to make…
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Local mother of three killed on railroad tracks
Services slated for Thursday By:Charlie Olsen A memorial for Shirley A. Shaffer, 35, of Tudor Place, who was found dead on the railroad tracks between Auten and Valley roads early Monday, will be held today (Thursday). Police said they were notified by Norfolk Southern Railroad at 3:58 a.m. that one of its westbound trains had…
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Towns to seek ‘Mercer at Play’ fields money
Effort involves Lawrence and Hopewell townships and Pennington and Hopewell boroughs By John Tredrea Pennington has joined Hopewell and Lawrence townships and Hopewell Borough in applying for a $1.5 million Mercer County matching grant to develop eight multipurpose athletic fields at the 51-acre Twin Pines Airport tract in southeastern Hopewell Township. Pennington Borough Council voted…
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Musical Diversity
Joan Waite performs spirituals and love songs to benefit the Trenton Area Soup Kitchen. By: Anthony Stoeckert It’s not every singer who can take spirituals, perform them alongside songs written by everyone from Mozart to Stevie Wonder and make them her own, but that’s what Joan Waite manages to do. Ms. Waite’s concert at the…
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Solid defense stops Trenton
FOOTBALL By: Tim Falls The Lawrence High School varsity football team posted its first shutout of the season. The Cardinals held Trenton scoreless in a 40-0 victory at home last Saturday. Still, the Cardinals suffered a setback when they lost sophomore quarterback Anthony Russ to a broken leg late in the third quarter. Russ will…
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Sept. 11 will be Recognition Day in Pennington
PENNINGTON UPDATE By John Tredrea Sept. 11 of every year will be Recognition Day in Pennington for all first call responders and community volunteers. Pennington Borough Council voted unanimously Tuesday to follow the lead of the Hopewell Township Committee, which passed a similar measure several weeks ago. "This is in recognition of fire department and…
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Girls soccer squads are all alive for playoffs
By: Sean Moylan Sometimes it’s not about trying to destroy the other team. Sometimes it’s about having fun, playing everyone and walking away with a comfortable win without embarrassing the other squad. Such was the case last Wednesday afternoon in Hamilton as the Florence Township Memorial High School girls’ varsity soccer team blanked Trenton Catholic…
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Marine inspires fundraisers
Walk-a-thon, dinner to benefit sergeant from North Hanover By: Cara Latham NORTH HANOVER When students at C.B. Lamb Elementary School do a one lap walk from Schoolhouse Road and around the ball fields in the Green Acres park on Oct. 20, it won’t be because it’s part of their routine gym class. Rather, they…
