Category: archives
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Cook sets BCSL mark in high jump
5 foot 6 inch jump breaks record By: Sean Moylan Anna Cook is so accomplished in the high jump that in most meets she basically competes against herself. However, in this past Saturday’s B.C.S.L. Divisional Championship, Cook was taking on the record books as well. And the number she was looking to beat was 5…
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Stopping alcohol abuse before it starts
Town hall meetings aimed at raising awareness for parents, community By: Vanessa S. Holt BORDENTOWN CITY If slogans like "Just say no" and "Don’t drink and drive" don’t sway you, perhaps stories like these will. There’s the 21-year-old who flipped his car eight times at 95 mph while he was still a teenager, killing his…
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Local students meet South African pupils via satellite
Friendship began last fall between Valley students and students from the remote Kwaszulu-Natal Province of South Africa With the help of satellite technology, students at Timberlane Middle School and Central High School met and spoke with new friends from South Africa May 9 in a festive celebration of cross-cultural understanding. The meeting, arranged through the…
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Committee thanked for school counselor
To the editor By: On behalf of the Hillsborough Board of Education, I wish to express our sincere appreciation to Mayor Carl Suraci and the Township Committee for their support of an additional student assistance counselor at Hillsborough High School. As discussed on May 9, at the Township Committee meeting, the primary purpose of the…
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Manville girls gain much-needed sweep, break
Team takes charge of Sky Division By: Rudy Brandl The Manville High softball team needed a break almost as much as a win. Last Tuesday’s doubleheader sweep of Sky Division rival Hillside provided a little extra bonus for the Lady Mustangs, who earned a full week off from games after winning twice to improve to…
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Council to hold budget hearing
Township Council will hold a public hearing on the proposed 2006 $37.3 million budget on Tuesday. By:Lea Kahn Staff Writer Township Council plans to hold a public hearing Tuesday on its proposed $37.3 million municipal budget for 2006 and to take final action on the spending plan. The 7 p.m. meeting will take place in…
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Locals to appear at Blues Guitar event
John Bushnell, Chris Grace and Joe D’Angelo will perform By John Tredrea Guitarist John Bushnell, bassist Chris Grace and drummer Joe D’Angelo will appear as a trio this Friday night at the Ernie White-hosted History of Blues Guitar, Part II, at the Conduit Club in Trenton. Messrs. Bushnell and Grace live in Pennington. Mr. D’Angelo…
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Homecoming Mass
Jim Szoboyna celebrates in Manville By:Mary Ellen Zangara For many years he was known as Jim Szoboyna, but now he’s "Father Jim." Saturday, he was ordained to the priesthood at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington, DC. On Sunday, the Rev. Szoboyna returned to Manville to officiate his first…
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Hopewell Valley handyman lands an Emmy
Jordan Clarke has been working on ‘Guiding Light’ on and off for 23 years By John Tredrea Every so often you hear tell of someone who "can do anything." Jordan Clarke seems to be one of those people. A Hopewell Township resident, Mr. Clarke recently landed an Emmy for outstanding supporting actor in a daytime…
