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EAST WINDSOR: Senior artist brings work to Meadow Lakes
By Doug Carman, Staff Writer EAST WINDSOR Jules Weber saw the Robbins Reef Lighthouse while on a boating trip in New York Harbor. Located in Bayonne, the lighthouse is quite a ways from the New York skyline, tucked just beneath the backdrop of Jersey City. He overcame a bit of a sea sickness to…
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CENTRAL JERSEY: Local man gets inside view of State of the Union speech
By Victoria Hurley-Schubert, Staff Writer In one whirlwind day, a Princeton resident got a private tour of the Capitol, attended a party with Washington bigwigs and attended the State of the Union address in the visitors gallery. ”I’ve done a lot of campaign work for President Obama in 2008 and this past fall for Rep.…
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HVHS WEEK IN REVIEW
By: centraljersey.com Max Alton exploded for 29 points but couldn’t save Hopewell from a 57-47 loss to Trenton Friday. James Harrity added seven and John Croak six for the Bulldogs. Alton kept up his hot pace with 24 points in Tuesday’s 62-50 win over Allentown, which raised the Bulldogs record to 6-8. Harrity added 15…
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The three mayors are missing the point
By: centraljersey.com Mayors Paul Anzano (Hopewell Borough), Jim Burd (Hopewell Township) and Tony Persichilli (Pennington Borough) missed the point of my Jan. 6 Guest Opinion, "It’s time to get serious about consolidation in Hopewell Valley." The three mayors co-authored a Guest Opinion in the Jan. 20 HVN, "Valley mayors want a consolidation discussion," to: –…
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Pat Tanner
By: centraljersey.com Ruthie and Ron Bzdewka, proprietors of House of Cupcakes on Witherspoon Street in Princeton, still do not know what initiated the call from the Food Network asking them to submit a videotaped audition for its show, "Cupcake Wars." But they responded, and within hours the required three-minute video was on its way. The…
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HOPEWELL TOWNSHIP: Mixed-use plan includes community center
By John Tredrea, Staff Writer About 50 residents and officials of Hopewell Valley attended a Jan. 20 session at which a Hopewell Township advisory task force aired a mixed-use proposal for the Marshall’s Corner area of the township. The proposal includes a new community center on land formerly occupied by the Pennytown Shopping Village. Besides…
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ALLENTOWN: Gurdon’s return a welcome addition
The return to the court of Heather Gurdon has been a spark for the Allentown High girls basketball team this season. Photo by Dennis Symons/dennissymons.com
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HOPEWELL TOWNSHIP: Trail group asks $850K for project finish
By John Tredrea, Staff Writer Officials of the Lawrence-Hopewell Trail have asked Hopewell Township for $850,000 to pay for completing the trail by 2012. Currently 60 percent complete, the LHT is a 20-mile, mostly-off-road loop connecting the two townships. The trail is for cyclists, runners, walkers and hikers. At Monday night’s Township Committee meeting, Becky…
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CENTRAL JERSEY: School district facing cuts
By Doug Carman, Staff Writer Another tough fiscal year looming for the East Windsor Regional School District could force administrators to slash almost 100 jobs for the next school year, Superintendent Ed Forsthoffer told the Herald. Under the best possible scenario Dr. Forsthoffer projected, the school district foresees a $2.4 million budget gap. This will…
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