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’The Horse Boy’ is coming here
Lisa Canzano, Gail Chapman, Sue Seferian, Hopewell Valley parents When we traveled to the Independent Film Center in New York City to see the film, “The Horse Boy,” we could not have predicted the movie would touch us so deeply, trigger intense feelings of empathy, and urge us to remember that love can indeed…
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PLAINSBORO: Report gives Rt. 571 intersection poor grades
By John Saccenti, Staff Writer WEST WINDSOR — There were 154 motor vehicle accidents on Route 571 between 2005 and 2007 with the majority of those occurring at the intersection of Wallace and Cranbury roads. According to a report on proposed improvements to Route 571 by John Kovar of the Louis Berger Group, Route 571…
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PRINCETON: Post-mortem shows animal was a mink
By Kristine Snodgrass, Staff Writer An animal that was captured earlier this month in Princeton Borough has been identified as a mink, not a fisher cat as originally reported. A resident of Drakes Corner road contacted animal control Dec. 3 to report that she had caught the animal in her humane wire trap. The animal,…
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Graf gets response
Rev. Charles J. Stephens, Titusville I thank Werner Graf for referring to and for attending the NJ Regional Coalition (NJRC) breakfast. It was a good meeting and NJRC is an important church-based community organization. NJRC has significant support from Roman Catholic bishops, priests and lay people. I have enjoyed working closely with them to…
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MONTGOMERY: Cell tower hearing postponed to Feb. 16
MONTGOMERY — The township zoning board on Tuesday postponed a hearing on the proposed construction of a cell tower in Belle Mead. The application was rescheduled to Feb. 16. Omnipoint Communications Inc. of Parsippany, N.J., has applied for a land use variance and other approvals to construct a 120-foot cell phone tower on a property…
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Robbinsville hosts indoor pro football tryouts
By: Sean Moylan Sports Writer If you’re a person who enjoys watching the NFL combine then Robbinsville’s Bob Smith Soccer Academy Fieldhouse was the place to be this past Sunday morning. Because that is where the New Jersey Kings were holding their second of three scheduled open football tryouts. The newly-formed Kings recently…
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MONROE: Sending messages of love
Barclay Brook students send cards to soldiers By Maria Prato-Gaines, Staff Writer MONROE Yash Patel sat next to a Monroe Township High School cheerleader at the front of his second-grade classroom in Barclay Brook School recently, surrounded by glitter, bows and crayons and crafted a message that soon would be in the hands of…
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CRANBURY: Rec fee dispute could hike costs
By Maria Prato-Gaines, Staff Writer CRANBURY The Township Committee is asking the school board and recreation commission to slow down on potential plans to charge each other for use of their facilities. According to Beth Veghte, chairwoman of the Board of Recreation Commissioners, the Board of Education has proposed charging the Recreation Department $75…
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Correction
Gene Ramsey, Hopewell Township I would like to make a correction to my letter that was in the Hopewell Valley News last week. I incorrectly stated: “Recent news reports have stated 16 million people have lost their jobs.” This should have read “6 million people have lost their jobs.” It was never my intention…
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