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  • Snyders enjoyed Legion baseball summer

    Team finished at 10-10 By: Rudy Brandl    The Somerville American Legion baseball team, coached by Manville’s own Gregg and Robert Snyder, was playing its best ball at the end of the season. It’s unfortunate that Post 12 didn’t get the opportunity to continue its late-season momentum in the state playoffs.    Post 12 put together a…

  • Officials await state review of hurricane preparations

    By:Charlie Olsen    In the wake of the destruction caused by Hurricane Katrina and the failure of plans to cope with intense hurricanes, officials in hurricane-prone areas have updated their plans and on Aug. 15, the state police will be evaluating the borough’s storm-readiness.    Councilman and Director of the Office of Emergency Management Ken Otrimski has…

  • Kutch, Jones win AAU national title

    HHS seniors poised to lead Lady Raiders By: Rudy Brandl    Kelsey Kutch and Ebony Jones have accomplished a great deal as teammates on the basketball court representing Hillsborough on the scholastic circuit.    Last week, they took their considerable talents to the national level and led the New Jersey Teamworks, a 16-and-under AAU squad, to the…

  • Lawrence counts on dedication

    Senior Babe Ruth playoffs By: Tim Falls    Dan Bannister appreciated his player’s dedication.    The manager of the Lawrence Red Senior Babe Ruth team knew the more experienced players wound up on the Lawrence Black team, but Banister found he had a dedicated group of kids who played hard in each game.    "They stuck it out…

  • Democratic Art

    Mixed Media’s 40 Art offers a variety of styles and a chance to bring home a bargain. By: Anthony Stoeckert    An exhibit with a few twists, Mixed Media Gallery’s 40 Art is becoming a favorite on the Bucks County art scene for both artists and patrons.    Submissions are open to anyone, with each artist being…

  • East Windsor OKs budget with 3-cent tax hike

    State rebuffs request for extraordinary aid By: Dick Brinster EAST WINDSOR — With its bid for extraordinary aid that would have meant no tax increase for municipal purposes denied by the state, the Township Council has adopted an $18.9 million budget that will hike the average homeowner’s bill by $42 this year.    "We’re disappointed by…

  • Obituaries-Aug. 3, 2006

    Richard Woerner    LAMBERTVILLE — Richard J. Woerner, 80, died Wednesday, July 26, at the Hunterdon Care Center in Raritan Township.    Born in Chicago, Mr. Woerner had lived in Lambertville since 1971.    He served in the Merchant Marines during World War II.    Mr. Woerner was a self-employed house painter and wallpaper hanger.    He was a former…

  • Gladys O. Barger

       Gladys O. Barger, 87, died July 21 at the Masonic Home in Burlington.    She was a longtime resident of Ewing Township and Forked River.    Wife of the late Charles Barger and mother of the late Gary Barger, she is survived by two daughters, Cindy Niederer of Titusville and Diane Molnar, New Hope, Pa.; two sons,…

  • Human Metronome

    For Richie Havens, rock ‘n’ roll was the first generational primal scream. By: Anthony Stoeckert    Richie Havens is asked why he keeps playing his music. By his count, he’s been performing every weekend, year- round, for 29 years. Before that, he played five or six days a week for seven years, then there are the…