Category: archives
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EDITORIAL
For schools, it’s déjà vu all over again. Have the good times for the school board already ended? That’s the first thought we had when the board released its list of possible cuts after the Borough Council lopped $85,000 from the defeated school budget. Among the items briefly considered ripe for cuts were textbooks for…
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Seniors make small comforts for abused kids
Members of the sewing club at the senior center made pillows to be donated to children at Angel’s Wings, an organization that houses kids who have been abused by their families. By:Audrey Levine Staff Writer It is the smallest gesture and the easiest item to make, but for abused children who have nothing, not even…
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Bruce
Bruce, an American Bulldog mix with a great temperment, is in need of a loving home and available for adoption from SAVE, Princeton’s animal shelter, 900 Herrontown Road, Princeton. For information about adopting "Bruce" or another cat or dog, call (609) 921-6122. SAVE: http://www.petfinder.org/shelters/NJ143.html
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Mustangs can’t get bats going in playoff loss
Defense plays great in 5-0 loss By: Rudy Brandl Good pitching and great defense aren’t enough to win a baseball game if a team doesn’t hit. Manville High played one of its finest defensive games of the season behind junior ace Tommy Rock in last Friday’s Central Jersey Group 1 quarterfinal game vs. Keansburg.…
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A day to remember
Lawrence pays tribute to veterans and service members with annual Memorial Day parade Saturday. By:Lea Kahn Staff Writer When Tucker Simpson was asked what he liked most about the township’s annual Memorial Day parade Saturday morning, the 4-year-old sat quietly and thought about it for a minute or two. "I like it when the police…
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HVSA U-11 boys excel in tourney
HVSA Memorial Day Tournament By: Tim Falls The Hopewell Valley U-11 boys teams gave a good showing at the 21st Annual Hopewell Valley Memorial Tournament last weekend. The Hopewell Valley Hurricanes and the Hopewell Hornets, both U-11 teams, were at the top of their flights in the tournament. The Hornets went undefeated in the tournament…
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EDITORIAL
Follow pain with overhaul of tax system. Gov. Jon Corzine’s $30.9 billion state budget offers little to smile about. The spending plan includes a healthy dose of tax increases $2-plus billion, including a penny increase in the sales tax and spending cuts designed to plug what is now a more than $4.5 billion…
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HHS softball run ends in CJ 4 finals
Stellar season ends at 19-8 By: Rudy Brandl Hillsborough High’s Cinderella run in the Central Jersey Group 4 softball playoffs came to an end in Thursday’s sectional championship game. The seventh-seeded Raiders ran into another team on a mission in the finals when eighth-ranked Steinert came to town and rolled to a 9-0 victory. The…
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Blasting Off
Elmo’s World, new at Sesame Place, offers rides, shows and other thrills that star every child’s favorite red furry monster. By: Anthony Stoeckert There’s something new under the sun at Sesame Place. The amusement park’s opening this season saw the debut of Elmo’s World, a new park starring the red furry monster who just may…
