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HILLSBOROUGH: It’s all in the family for this nest of Eagle (Scouts)
With Tyler Metauro recently attaining the rank of Eagle Scout the Metauro family of Hillsborough, now can boast that all three boys are Eagle Scouts. Tyler joins his older brothers Adam and Ryan as Eagle Scouts from Troop 1776, chartered by the Neshanic Reformed Church. In the Troop’s history of over 100 boys becoming Eagle…
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BORDENTOWN CITY: Crowd split at hearing on city plan
By Geoffrey Wertime, Staff Writer BORDENTOWN CITY The first public hearing on the city’s proposed land use ordinance drew nearly 60 residents but little rancor as the City Commission and Planning Board listened to citizens’ concerns. While the discussion remained calm, there was a split between those who urged the city to move forward…
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ROBBINSVILLE: Field hockey team rebuilding quickly
By: Kyle Moylan Sports Editor The Robbinsville High School field hockey team shut out Hamilton, 2-0, on Thursday to improve to 6-1 on the season. “After graduating so many girls, we thought this might be a little bit of a rebuilding season,” Robbinsville Coach Naoma Cordi said. “The new girls are just filling…
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Look for Suraci, Wagner to keep up good work
Rachel Tomson, Harvest Drive In looking at the Township Committee candidates’ letters in last week’s paper, I can’t help but be struck by the stark and telling differences between them. Republican incumbents Bob Wagner and Carl Suraci spoke of their positive accomplishments in getting the Township certified as a “sustainable community,” meaning that its policies…
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Send aid, not troops, to Afghanistan
The Rev. Carol S. Haag of Princeton Open Letter to President Obama: Our military attacks on Afghanistan are triggering a cultural response that is making us as Americans less safe, not more safe. Afghanistan is a tribal culture that maintains its equilibrium by revenge — you hurt my family, my village, my tribe and…
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PENNINGTON: Man’s bail reduced in child porn case
John Tredrea, Staff Writer Bail was reduced Wednesday morning for a 45-year-old Pennington man accused of possession of child pornography with the intent to distribute it. During a briefvideo-conferenced bail hearing in the Mercer County Courthouse in Trenton, state Superior Court Judge Gerald Council reduced Eric E. Breisacher’s bail from $100,000 to $60,000. Sept. 30,…
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ALLENTOWN: Girls’ soccer battles back to .500
By: Kyle Moylan Sports Editor With wins on back-to- back days last week, the Allentown High School girls’ soccer team improved to 4-4-1 and put itself in great position to make a run at a state playoff spot. Despite the fact one of the games went to overtime, Allentown only allowed one goal…
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NBC cross country makes run at perfection
By: Kyle Moylan Sports Editor The Northern Burlington boys’ cross country team defeated Maple Shade, Delran, Riverside and Willingboro on Tuesday, September 29 to improve to 12-0 on the season. Top finishers for Northern Burlington were Andre Dupuis, Ryan Ramirez, Jordan Andrade, Dylan Kurowsky, Alex Carrell and Erik Snyder. The Northern Burlington…
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HILLSBOROUGH: Locals win 4-H Fair drawings
Nine Hillsborough residents received prizes in drawings held at the Somerset County 4-H Fair in August, winning prizes from dinners to hotel stays and tickets to baseball games. ”We’re pleased that so many people from our county, neighboring counties and out of state enjoyed this year’s 4-H Fair and made the government tents a destination…
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