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Farmers offered disaster relief
News Jersey Department of Agriculture and state Farm Services Agency offering low interest loans By: Scott Morgan Farmers aren’t known for having easy lives and they’re not the types to paint their self-portraits in rosy hues. Talk to them and you get the distinct impression that farming can be a very harsh job. The hours…
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MHS wrestlers striving to go six minutes
Team drops close one to Carteret By: Rudy Brandl It’s not easy for a young, inexperienced wrestler to survive six full minutes on the mat. Three two-minute periods can be a very long time, especially when a wrestler is trying to stay off his back against a more polished opponent. Going six minutes has…
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Michael Vinchur
SOMERVILLE Michael G. Vinchur died Jan. 17 at home. He was 63. Born in Hazelton, Pa., he lived in Somerville since 1960. Mr. Vinchur retired in 2000 as a laborer from 3M Corp. in Belle Mead where he worked for many years. He spent time working on the 3M Newspaper and was a member…
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Business booster group is formed in Hopewell Valley
When group sets up a firm calendar, meetings will be publicized By John Tredrea Last spring, about a dozen people interested in the local business scene sat down to talk things over. They decided to get together again, and again. Other people joined them as an informal networking and brainstorming group came into being. The…
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Mary Hallock
RARITAN Mary Giasullo Hallock died Jan. 22 at Raritan Health and Extended Care Center in Raritan. She was 91. Born in the Bronx, N.Y., she lived in Manville for 30 years before moving to Raritan two years ago. Mrs. Hallock was a weaver for the former American Velour Mills in Middlesex for 30 years.…
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Lady Dawgs retain state relay crown
Hopewell Valley indoor track By: Jim Green The Hopewell Valley Central High School girls track team wins the Group II state relay team title every year, but it seldom, if ever, is easy. It was about as tough as it can be on Sunday, as the Lady Bulldogs used a fourth-place finish in the final…
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Pennington boys notch hard-earned first win
Pennington boys basketball By: Mike Molaro Bernie Gurick has won two Prep B state championships with The Pennington School boys basketball squad. But last Saturday’s 56-51 home triumph over Timothy Christian ranks right up there with those state title victories. "I’ve never had a team deserve a win more," the Red Raider head coach said…
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Book Notes for the week of Jan. 26
Mark Haddon has a winner By: Dr. Joan Ruddiman "The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time" is billed as the first novel by author Mark Haddon. What a debut. Originally published in England under two covers one marketed to adults and they other to young adults the book has "swept around…
