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National significance
Philip Robbins, Titusville If a 15-ton or a 25-ton capacity bridge is built across Jacobs Creek, at what we know to be Gen. George Washington’s fording point, it will be another sad commentary about our New Jersey esteem for national heritage. Think about how we stack up to the preservation standards of the other…
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Somerset Valley YMCA Child Development Centers Promoting Positive Lifestyle Changes during America on the Move Week 9/20 n 27
By Donna Dass To the casual observer, it may not look like Teju D., a 3 year old in the Somerset Valley YMCA’s Child Development program at Somerville Family YMCA and Adam M., a 5 year old in the Child Development program at the Hillsborough Family YMCA are learning new life skills, but their teachers…
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Some things better than milk
William P. Hayes M.D., Hopewell Borough I read with concern the article, “Boosting milk consumption is goal for cafeterias,” in the Hopewell Valley News on Sept. 10. Most Americans do not realize that one can achieve adequate consumption of calcium by consuming vegetables, especially the leafy green ones and that exercise is far more…
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HOPEWELL TOWNSHIP: Injured horse couldn’t be saved
Hours-long rescue attempt in vain By John Tredrea, Staff Writer A determined attempt by emergency service workers to save an injured horse’s life tragically fell short in Hopewell Township on Sunday evening when the animal was euthanized. Hopewell Township Police Chief George Meyer said officers went to a wooded area off Pleasant Valley Road at…
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Community must educate all children
Amadeo D’Adamo Jr., Renate Drive The accomplishments of some of our students for the year 2008-2009 school year in the Adequate Yearly Progress examinations are disappointing. Students in the special education subgroups from grades 3-11 did not achieve the expected results in several areas. This does not bode well for the future of the entire…
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ACORN and Rush Holt
Cragg B. Utman, Hopewell Township Here is a copy of the e-mail I sent to Rep. Rush Holt recently: I cannot believe you voted against the amendment to “de-fund” the criminal organization known as ACORN. That only 75 Democrats voted to continue to fund this major embarrassment to the Democrat Party shows the voters in…
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MANVILLE: Police blotter
At 5:56 p.m. Sept. 14, a Raritan Avenue caller reported that between the hours of 7 p.m. Sept. 13 and 7 a.m. Sept. 14, someone threw a milkshake on the back of her vehicle. No permanent damage was reported to the vehicle. A Somerville resident came to police headquarters at 4:42 p.m. Sept. 17 to…
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HILLSBOROUGH: Township to gauge interest in landfill
By Audrey Levine, Staff Writer The Township Committee unanimously approved a resolution Tuesday to find out if any commercial developers are interested seeking in redeveloping the Sunnymead Road landfill. The 10.71-acre Sunnymead Landfill received municipal waste until it closed in 1983. Hillsborough had initially sought to close and cap the land through the New Jersey…
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