Category: archives
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Students putting their best feet forward
Students help raise money for diabetes research By: Joseph Harvie Two township school children are asking residents to help find a cure for juvenile diabetes. Ryan Moran, 8, and Lauren Wells, 15, both have Type 1 diabetes, and both are looking for donations to help their respective teams that will be taking part in the…
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Pirate Day
A Hopewell kindergarten experience On Monday, kindergarten children at Hopewell Elementary became pirates for the day and toured the school looking for hidden treasure. In the photo, Chase Pratt looks through his telescope to see what lies ahead. The purpose of the day is to familiarize kindergartners with their new surroundings.
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Young Poets Society
Cotsen Library kicks off a poetry appreciation group for kids with the Mayhem Poets. By: Kristin Boyd Long before Pirates of the Caribbean and its sequel struck box-office gold, Ian Segal was writing his first poem about scheming bandits plundering the open sea. Mr. Segal, then a fourth-grader in Los Angeles, used his words like…
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McGavisk makes huge return to gridiron
ATHLETE OF THE WEEK By: Rudy Brandl SOMERSET Pete McGavisk is back. The senior running back returned to the gridiron in a big way for the Hillsborough High football team in Sunday afternoon’s game at Franklin. McGavisk missed the first two games of the 2006 season and is still hampered by a sports hernia,…
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MHS harriers survive uphill battle
Teams look ahead to lighter terrain By: Rudy Brandl Manville High’s cross country runners received their first tough test on some rigorous terrain in last week’s quad-meet at North Warren. Running on a hilly and challenging layout that some have described as three times as difficult as the state championship course at Holmdel Park, the…
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American Legion memorial honors veterans
Using burned flags’ ashes pays homage By:Mary Ellen Zangara The Sons of the American Legion Post 304 dedicated a new memorial to veterans at the post on South Main Street on Saturday using the ashes from burned flags. Commander Steve Zazenskowski led the members, ladies auxiliary and guests in the dedication ceremony. VFW past Commander…
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Hopewell regains its focus
FIELD HOCKEY By: Tim Falls The Hopewell Valley Central High School field hockey team needed a good win. A 2-0 victory over Hightstown did the trick. Hopewell Valley’s victory over Hightstown last Thursday may not have been the Bulldogs’ biggest of the season, but it helped the team regain its focus after several tough games.…
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DISPATCHES by Hank Kalet: A ‘fraudulent failure’ in Iraq
Report snippet raises questions about the effect of the Iraq war on U.S. perception, as well as upcoming elections By: Hank Kalet The Iraq war, as television commentator Keith Olbermann put it earlier this week, is a "fraudulent failure." The war which was sold to us as necessary to get the most treacherous of…
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New guidance director set to take post at Princeton High
Marleen Tredy-O’Connor to oversee guidance staff By: Hilary Parker The Princeton Regional Board of Education on Tuesday approved Marleen Tredy-O’Connor to fill the district’s new supervisor of guidance services position, effective Sunday. Based in the high school and reporting to Principal Gary Snyder, Ms. Tredy-O’Connor will supervise all guidance and counseling staff for grades 9…
