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OPINION: Kudos to HoVal girls soccer: co-state champs
By John Tredrea, Staff Writer The Hopewell Valley Central High School’s girls soccer team wrapped up a phenomenal season at The College of New Jersey Saturday afternoon, when the Lady Bulldogs dueled Northern Highlands to a scoreless tie in the Group III state championship game. It’s not the first state title for HoVal girls soccer.…
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A possible solution?
Phillip McCloughan, Lambertville Would having Hunterdon Central and South Hunterdon merge under one school board help with overcrowding at Central and under-enrollment at South? North Hunterdon and Voorhees High School function under the same Board of Education and could be used as an example to construct a single board for Central and South. With a…
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Sandwich fundraiser helped church
Rita Weaver, Bordentown This letter is sent with sincere thanks to the community for their support of Fieldsboro United Methodist Church’s meatball sandwich fundraiser held on Nov. 12. Many individuals participated, along with local companies, including Acme Supermarkets and RW Tire. The sale was a great success, with the various orders that came in for…
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LAWRENCE: Impressions of a lifetime
Ex-teacher shifted from science to art By Lea Kahn, Staff Writer William McCarroll vividly remembers visiting the Musee D’Orsay in Paris while on sabbatical from his teaching and research duties at Rider University many years ago. The French museum features the works of Impressionist painters such as Monet and Renoir as well as…
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HILLSBOROUGH: Smolinka set new standard for Raiders
By Justin Feil, The Packet Group HOLMDEL — Ashley Smolinka had done better in previous Meet of Champions races Holmdel Park, but never felt as good as she did Saturday. The Hillsborough High School senior’s fourth trip to the MOC resulted in the Raiders’ first state team title, even though it was only the third…
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COMMUNITY CALENDAR: From the Nov. 26 edition
A weekly listing of community events. Tree lighting Saturday, Nov. 28 —Bordentown City’s old-fashioned tree lighting will take place from 5 to 6 p.m., hosted by the Downtown Bordentown Association and the Greater Bordentown Chapter of the Mercer Regional Chamber of Commerce. The city tradition will take place at the intersection of Farnsworth Avenue…
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Thank you, Pennington
Sue and Bob Riley, San Diego, Calif. We couldn’t have picked a better place to settle in 1981 when we transferred East. The borough was welcoming, safe for our young family and offered the opportunity to make a meaningful contribution to the community. We were offered access to world-class educational, cultural and artistic opportunities,…
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HIGHTSTOWN: Councilwoman wants to address borough nuisances
By Matt Chiappardi, Staff Writer HIGHTSTOWN The Borough Council may soon be discussing a number of changes to the town code, drafted by Councilwoman Isabel McGinty, dealing with alleged illegal boardinghouses and nuisance complaints about taxicabs. But her suggestions could face opposition by at least one other member of council, not necessarily because of…
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LAWRENCE: Holiday food drive strains to keep up with demand
By Lea Kahn, Staff Writer More than 1,200 families celebrated Thanksgiving with turkeys and the traditional trimmings today all because of HomeFront and its annual food drive. That’s at least 100 more families than HomeFront served at Thanksgiving in 2008, according to Connie Mercer, the executive director of the nonprofit organization that is…
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