Category: archives
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Mercer plans to pen pact with Comair for airline service
MERCER COUNTY UPDATE By Ruth Luse Mercer County Executive Brian Hughes said Tuesday an agreement with Comair, a subsidiary of Delta Air Lines, is ready to be signed to fly out of Trenton-Mercer Airport, pending necessary approvals. This news follows an announcement made last week, when Mr. Hughes said the airport had added two new…
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It’s all in the attitude
Hopewell Pop Warner Pee Wees By: Tim Falls The right attitude can be crucial. Hopewell Valley Pop Warner Pee Wee coach Michael DeGennaro sees the right attitude in his players. The Pee Wee division is for players ages 9-12 from 70-115 pounds with more experience. "There’s a lot of good athleticism,’ said DeGennaro. "Even more…
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Letting Her ‘Hair’ Down
Former Princeton resident Vedra Chandler is lighting up the stage in ‘Hairspray.’ By: Sally Friedman She is a graduate of Harvard University, a serious, sensible young woman who studied government and won honors in French language proficiency. She worries about the state of the world, about the beleaguered city of her birth, Camden, and about…
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Pop Warner Junior Pee Wee teams are eager
Hopewell Gold learn to execute plays By: Tim Falls Michael Markulec wants the Hopewell Valley Pop Warner Junior Pee Wee Gold team to be able to watch a football game this Fall and know the plays the teams are running. "Nothing would make me happier than having the kids sitting around watching football at Thanksgiving…
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Pop Warner Junior Pee Wee teams are eager
Hopewell Black have enthusiasm. By: Tim Falls The Hopewell Valley Pop Warner Junior Pee Wee Black team has the enthusiam coach Bob Coleman wants from his players. They harnessed that excitement for a scrimmage last night against the Monroe Wolverines. Coleman, and assistant coaches Don Wiley, Warren Moore, Michael Wright, Ronald Youse, Pete Hoehn and…
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Bordentown Patriots still fighting in playoffs
By: Sean Moylan Although they lost a 17-15 playoff game versus Gloucester County Diamond Jaxx on Sunday at Gilder Park, the Bordentown Patriots’ great season is hardly over. The Patriots are scheduled to play the Voorhees Phillies at Lindenwold Park on Saturday morning. Then on Sunday, the Patriots will wrap up playoff pool play with…
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Beat of a Different Drum
Blending Indian tabla with Western music, Advaita will perform at Small World Coffee. By: Josh Appelbaum If the tabla isn’t an instrument you hear often, just wait. The Indian percussive instrument, consisting of a pair of hand drums, is ready to cross over into American mainstream music, thanks to some local musicians who are already…
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‘The Music Man’
Bucks County Playhouse has a revival of Meredith Willson’s classic. By: Stuart Duncan When The Music Man opened on Broadway, a week before Christmas, 1957, it was greeted by uniformly enthusiastic reviews. The plot and atmosphere might have been old-fashioned, but the production, music and tempo were decidedly modern. The show had humor without wisecracks…
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Drainage, bridge work not seen as disruptions
Mayor David Del Vecchio said the two projects, which will be ongoing simultaneously, are merely "an inconvenience." By: Linda Seida LAMBERTVILLE After enduring three major floods and a bridge closing in the last two years, the city now will have to cope with the simultaneous disturbances of a bridge repair and Route 29 drainage…
