Category: archives
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Ain’t They Got Fun?
Princeton Garden Statesmen give the barbershop touch to ‘Fractured Fiction.’ By: Susan Van Dongen Back in 1938, two Midwesterners, Owen Cash and Rupert Hall, were delayed by a storm and stranded in the lobby of a hotel in Kansas City. They realized that they shared a love for harmonizing, and with a little help found…
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May 25, 2006
Hill and Rees J. Stuart Hill Jr. J. Stuart "Bunker" Hill Jr., 75, of Pennington died Wednesday at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital at Hamilton. A graduate of Blair Academy in Blairstown, he attended Lehigh University and Rider College. He also served in the New Jersey Air National Guard during the Korean War. Retired from…
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Robber hits Route 27 bank
Bandit may be the same man who robbed a Woodbridge bank earlier this month. By: Joseph Harvie The man who made off with an undisclosed amount of cash from a Kendall Park bank Monday may be the same bandit who robbed a Woodbridge bank earlier this month, police said Tuesday. Police said the man …
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Letters to the Editor, May 25, 2006
School budget decimation To the editor: During my tenure as the member of the Hopewell Valley Regional Board of Education from 1991-2003, I experienced a total of five defeated school budgets. Recently, I attended the "open public" session hosted by the three municipalities (led by township Mayor Vanessa Sandom) during which the school district’s…
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Power outage
Downed lines caused Constable School to begin relocating students. By: Marisa Maldonado Constable School was one of several buildings in Kendall Park that lost power for two and a half hours Friday morning, prompting officials to begin busing students to another school, according to the district Public Information Officer Rebecca Leonard. A downed power line…
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HHS girls pile up points in the weights
Maloney, O’Connor lead talented cast of throwers By: Rudy Brandl The Hillsborough High girls who throw the weights understand their importance on this impressive track and field team. They’ve been piling up points to help the Raiders prevail in championship meets all season. This weekend, they’ll be asked to come up big once again…
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Council approves ‘Animal House’ ordinance
Borough targets underage drinking. By: Charlie Olsen The Borough Council unanimously approved an ordinance aimed at putting a stopper in underage drinking, Monday. The ordinance, which council members called the "Animal House" ordinance in reference to the 1978 movie "Animal House" that was full of wild house parties, would make it illegal for those under…
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School benefit funds face further reduction
The budget cuts approved Monday mean the average tax increase will now be about $195, rather than the originally envisioned $219. By: Donna Lukiw The Board of Education is taking more money from its benefits and insurance account to reduce the impact on students of the $85,000 school budget cut approved by the Borough Council…
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Cardinals end on winning streak
GIRLS LACROSSE By: John E. Powers The Lawrence High School girl’s lacrosse team entered the season, looking for more than a rare win. They got their win, and a few more, and showed a great deal of improvement in their third year of play. The Cardinals ended the season with a three-game winning streak, completing…
