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  • Valley officials eye cuts in school spending

    Superintendent recommendeds that cuts be made in services and programs to bring the bottom line of budget reductions to $1 million By John Tredrea    Ten school staff positions, four of them held by teachers, would be eliminated under a series of budget-reduction measures recommended to the school board Tuesday night by Superintendent Judith Ferguson and…

  • In his prime, Garry jumps ship, starts his own firm

    "Conference Call" column By: David Campbell    Michael Garry recently resigned as vice president of wealth-management firm Global Investment Management, where he oversaw operations at the West Windsor-based firm for nearly five years, to start his own company, Yardley Wealth Management.    At GIM, Mr. Garry developed and implemented investment strategies, estate-planning vehicles and other solutions tailored…

  • Komen foundation to honor teen

    9th-grader collected $6,300 for breast cancer research (Feb. 23) By: Lauren Burgoon    WASHINGTON — Every year thousands of people raise money for the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation’s Race for the Cure. And every year, some of those people truly outdo themselves.    What makes Allison Haftel stand out among that crowd is her young…

  • NEHS getting ready to host first playoff game

    Corby’s boys crush school win record (Feb. 23) By: Kyle Moylan    With height, experience and the fact the team record for wins in a season was only six, it became clear early on that the New Egypt High boys’ basketball team would set a new school mark in the 2005-2006 campaign.    The "1" New Egypt…

  • Three fire budgets pass; Chipowsky, Lenarski are elected

    Elections held Saturday By John Tredrea    Fire budgets in the Hopewell Township, Hopewell Borough and the Pennington Borough fire districts all were approved in Saturday’s fire district elections.    Michael Chipowsky and Joseph Lenarski were elected to the township Board of Fire Commissioners. Running unopposed for a three-year term, Mr. Chipowsky, who will retire as township…

  • HHS boys swim to third straight sectional title

    Balanced assault propels team into state’s final four By: John E. Powers        NORTH BRUNSWICK — The first sectional title was special, the second a stop on the way to a stunning voyage that ended in state championship, and the third one? A methodical dismantling of a solid opponent, perhaps just another stop on the…

  • Record snow causes few disruptions

    Residents and officials take snowfall in stride. By: Leon Tovey    Area residents and officials said the record-breaking snowstorm that hit last weekend did not amount to much — other than a lot of snow.    Police in Monroe and Jamesburg said this week that there were no major accidents as a result of the storm. Calls…

  • Obituaries-Feb. 23, 2006

    George Gares Sr.    DOYLESTOWN — George W. Gares Sr., 74, of Doylestown, Pa., died Tuesday, Feb. 14, at home.    Born in Doylestown, he was a lifelong resident.    He was a self-employed landscaper before retiring many years ago.    He was the widower of Anna Bryner Gares, father of the late George W. Gares Jr., son of…

  • Police warn about burglaries

    Another house in Cranbury broken into By: Jessica Beym    Cranbury police are warning residents to take caution after another house in Cranbury was broken into on Saturday — just three weeks after a Main Street home was burglarized.    Police Chief Jay Hansen said the owners of a house in the Cranbury Greene development reported that…