Category: archives
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EDITORIAL
Parking lots cannot retain region’s rains. For the past year or so, municipal officials across New Jersey have been struggling to comply with new state regulations requiring them to craft stormwater-management plans. Every town is under the gun to come up with a detailed scheme for developing and adopting best management practices that conform to…
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Washington 12’s advance to District 12 LL final 9
By: Kyle Moylan The Washington 12-year-olds pulled off a neat trick in District 12 Little League action last Friday night. Washington won on Friday and didn’t even score a run that night. Ryan Fleming doubled in two runs in the bottom of the second on Thursday night before the game was suspended because of heavy…
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Florence 12’s advance to District 12 LL final 9
By: Sean Moylan Over the past few years, Fritz Miller’s baseball teams have never been lucky. This year the Florence 12-year-olds took luck out of the equation by winning all four of its games in pool play. Florence began its Little League campaign with a 3-2 win over Princeton. But Florence’s big bats really started…
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Raise the Roof
An acoustic concert in Doylestown will raise funds for Habitat for Humanity of Bucks County’s Women Build program. By: Jillian Kalonick Although Kelly Hile is the director of Habitat for Humanity of Bucks County (Pa.)’s Women Build program, she admits that until recently, she was a novice on the construction site. "The one thing I…
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THE STATE WE’RE IN by Michele S. Byers: Suburban farms are worth saving
There is merit in maintaining New Jersey’s "Garden State" label Michele S. Byers Even though New Jersey is the most densely populated and developed state in the nation, it’s still the Garden State. Productive farmland can be found in every county, from the vast agricultural plains of the Delaware Bay to Sussex County’s green valleys.…
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Art teachers’ work on display
Local teachers show off their talents By: Joseph Harvie Residents are invited to see artwork by three South Brunswick High School art teachers. The pieces will be on display during an exhibit titled Teachers as Artists at the Municipal Art Gallery, which will officially open Tuesday at 6:30 p.m., Jeff Leebaw, chairman of the township…
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Drug charge filed after hit-and-run accident
Manahawkin man faces charges of driving under the influence and possession of a controlled substance in a motor vehicle following the June 7 incident. By: Charlie Olsen A 47-year-old man from Manahawkin was charged with possession of cocaine after police stopped his vehicle because it was involved in a hit-and-run accident at 10:52 p.m. June…
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The new and the newly renovated, Pt. 2
One mall begins construction By: Joseph Harvie Construction on a shopping center that will be home to stores such as Target and Best Buy has begun. The center, Heritage Place, located near the intersection of Route 1 north and Route 522 and stretching back to Stouts Lane, is expected to open in March 2007, Perry…
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From New York to Vacationland
PAFA exhibits artist Alex Katz’s world of cool swims in the lake, outdoor parties and get-togethers with urban scenesters. By: Jillian Kalonick After the reception for his exhibit at the Pennsylvania Academy for Fine Arts, artist Alex Katz returned to the "yellow house" in Lincolnville, Maine as he has for the past 55 summers…
