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HILLSBOROUGH: Girl Scouts’ project benefits victims of March flooding
The members of Girl Scout Junior Troop 501 collected enough household goods donated for the Giving Network in Somerville to fill five vans. Photo courtesy of Susan Van Pelt
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Protestors’ complaint was off the mark
Katie Bonanno, Bigley Road Friday afternoon, I found myself driving down Amwell Road, towards Route 206. As I passed the post office, I noticed something a bit unusual: a group of protesters urging passersby to impeach President Obama. The political scene in Hillsborough is primarily “kept under wraps.” During election season, we see campaign signs…
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LAMBERTVILLE: Police: Drunken driver crackdown is planned
Lambertville has a zero-tolerance policy when it comes to drunken driving By Linda Seida, Staff Writer Across the United States, thousands of people die each year in accidents that are related to alcohol consumption. The Lambertville Police Department does not want city residents or visitors to end up as one of those statistics. Over the…
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EAST WINDSOR: School district chooses Hillsborough chief
Won’t reveal salary for Forsthoffer By Joanne Degnan, Staff Writer EAST WINDSOR — The school board has selected Edward J. Forsthoffer III, the schools chief in Hillsborough Township, to be the next superintendent of the East Windsor Regional School District. ”Dr. Forsthoffer is somebody whom we all felt excited about,” Board of Education President Alice…
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HILLSBOROUGH: HHS tennis falls in sectional final
By Justin Feil, The Packet Group The Hillsborough High School boys tennis team saw another terrific year end in the sectional finals. The Raiders, who fell in the Central Jersey Group IV final a year ago, lost to top-seeded Westfield, 4-1, in the North Jersey Section 2, Group IV final Tuesday. Steven Wu picked up…
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SOUTH BRUNSWICK: Students excel at community service
By Davy James, Staff Writer South Brunswick High School has a goal of instilling the importance of community service in each of the students who pass through its hallways. If the recently completed food drive to benefit Middlesex County is any indication, the students have certainly gotten the message. SBHS finished first among 31 county…
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CENTRAL JERSEY: ‘World’ traveler makes local stops – VIDEO UPDATE
By Geoffrey Wertime, Staff Writer Erik Bendl’s got the world on a string. Travelers along the Route 130 corridor last week had a shot at seeing the Louisville, Kentucky, native dragging a giant globe as he passed through local towns including Florence, Mansfield and Bordentown Township. Those who bumped into him on foot, or stopped…
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ALLENTOWN: Track advances five into Group III finals
By: Kyle Moylan Sports Editor The Allentown High School girls track team placed 16th (7 points) while competing in the Central Jersey Group III championships this past Friday and Saturday at Monmouth Regional. The top six finishers in each event advance on to the overall Group III championships, which will be held this…
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A history: Memorial Day in Hopewell, 1868-2010
The Memorial Day celebration was inaugurated in 1866 by veterans of the Grand Army of the Republic (GAR). In 1898, Gen. John A. Logan, commander in chief of the then organized GAR posts, directed that on May 30 of each year . . . “flowers and flags be placed on all veterans’ graves with proper…
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