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HOPEWELL VALLEY: A happening at Bear Tavern
By John Tredrea, Special Writer During the 60s, folks called an event where a lot of special things were going on a “happening.” At Bear Tavern Elementary School, art teacher Joslyn Johnson produced a spectacular mural for the classroom wall. That is a “happening.” While artist Will Condry was working on the mural, the students…
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2011: The Year of the Flood
Michael Kenwood, of East Windsor, died after a rescue mission during Hurricane Irene. (Courtesy photo)
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HOPEWELL TOWNSHIP: Battle of Trenton event set
In celebration of the 235th Anniversary of the Battle of Trenton on December 31st, 2011 there will be a special Crossing of the Delaware in Durham boats at first light at Washington Crossing Historic Park, Pa. After the crossing, the marchers will start walking at 7am, then march over the original route to Trenton. This reenactment of the…
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Reorganizations are slated for January
By John Tredrea, Special Writer Annual reorganization meetings for Hopewell Valley’s three municipal governments have been scheduled for early next month. Hopewell Township’s reorganization meeting will be held at 7 p.m. Jan. 5 at the township’s municipal services building, Pennington-Washington Crossing Road (Route 546), just west of Scotch Road. Township Committee members — newcomer Allen…
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HILLSBOROUGH: Digerolamo shows scoring touch
Defenseman’s move forward pays off in big win By Justin Feil, The Packet Group Chris Digerolamo has tried for two seasons to get moved to forward. The Hillsborough High School made a strong case for making the move permanent when he switched from defenseman to forward and scored a pair of goals and registered a…
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Towns schedule reorganization sessions
By John Tredrea, Special Writer The municipal governments of Lambertville, West Amwell Township and Stockton Borough have scheduled annual reorganization meetings for early January. Lambertville’s reorganization meeting will be held at 11 a.m. Jan. 1. Councilwomen Elizabeth Asaro and Elaine Warner, both incumbents, will take their oaths of office for three-year terms. The other members…
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Gut National Guard?
Janice Rykowski Lambertville President Barack Obama puts up quite a fight when one of his own priorities is threatened, such as crony capitalism “investments” and big labor initiatives. But it is a different matter when he is asked to maintain a program proven to be effective in maintaining national security. The White House reports National…
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HILLSBOROUGH: Assemblyman to attend Democratic Alliance meeting
Assemblyman Upendra Chivukula (D-Franklin), the first Indian-American elected to the New Jersey Legislature, will attend the Hillsborough Democratic Alliance’s monthly meeting on Wednesday, Jan. 4, at Avalon Assisted Living, 393 Amwell Road in Hillsborough. Light refreshments will be served at 6:45 p.m.and the meeting, which will begin promptly at 7 and end at 8:30 p.m.,…
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HIGHTSTOWN: Rise holiday party brings joy to many in need
Photo by Amy Batista HIGHTSTOWN — This year, Rise: A Community Service Partnership gathered nearly 700 gifts for area children in need. To celebrate, Rise, 116 N. Main St., held its 45th annual holiday party on Dec. 17. It was held at the Grace Rogers School in Hightstown. Hundreds of families lined up outside the…
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