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Bluegrass Concert & Dinner
By Mary Jo Herbert Bluegrass Concert & Dinner To Benefit the New Jersey Museum of Agriculture at Hopewell Valley Vineyards A “Bluegrass Concert & Dinner” fundraising event will be held on Saturday, August 15th, 2009 at Hopewell Valley Vineyards (Pennington, NJ) to support the New Jersey Museum of Agriculture. The program begins at 5:30 p.m. This event…
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On campus
Fairleigh Dickinson University’s Metropolitan Campus announced the following students graduated from the school during the May commencement: Catherine King Hillsborough, with a doctorate in School Psychology; Denise Bowers, Hilllborough, with a masters in nursing; Kelly Montone, Hillsborough, with a bachelors in nursing (accelerated); Melody Franklin, Hillsborough, with a bachelors in individualized studies; and Marta Maziarz,…
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LAWRENCE: LSA finishes second at mini-meet
Young swimmers get to shine By Rudy Brandl, The Packet Group The Lawrenceville Swimming Association boys and girls put on quite a show in Saturday’s Whalers Mini-Meet. The 10-and-under team members, the only ones eligible to compete in this mini-meet, showed that LSA certainly belongs in the top division of the Princeton Area Swimming and…
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HILLSBOROUGH: Bridges slated for rebuilding
By Audrey Levine, Staff Writer The New Jersey Department of Transportation (NJDOT) recently announced a plan to spend $3.2 million to repair the Hillsborough and Homestead road bridges in a two-stage project set to begin in spring 2010. According to Erin Phalon, spokeswoman for the NJDOT, the project is being done to replace both existing…
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HILLSBOROUGH: Resident heading up county detectives
Somerset County Prosecutor Wayne Forrest swears in Hillsborough resident Stuart Buckman as the county’s chief of detectives. Photo courtesy of Stuart Buckman
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CRANBURY: Eagle project off to fast start
By Maria Prato-Gaines, Staff Writer CRANBURY — For one Cranbury youth, the real meat and potatoes of his Eagle Scout project begins when the last person crosses the finish line. ”I’m really excited to get runners at Cranbury their first piece of track to run on,” said 16-year-old Boy Scout Michael Brennan. “I always wanted…
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CRANBURY PRESS: Bills free preservation cash
By Reem Nasr, Staff Writer Legislation to preserve farmland and open space in the 14th Legislative District has been unanimously approved this past June. The legislation consists of three bills, allocating $235.77 million to farmland and open space projects, including South Brunswick, Cranbury, Monroe, Jamesburg, Hamilton, Plainsboro, and West Windsor. ”There are many reasons to…
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HILLSBOROUGH: Genevieve Rausch among first to receive new medal
By Audrey Levine, Staff Writer It was the first time Genevieve Rausch, of Auten Road, was set to fly cross-country from her training base in Sweetwater, Texas, as a member of the Women Air Force Service Pilots of World War II (WASP) in 1944. She took off from the base and everything was fine, until…
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HOPEWELL BOROUGH: Municipal budget OK means tax rate hike
Borough tax rate will increase 2.8 cents per $100 of assessed value in fiscal year 2009, said Chief Financial Officer Judie McGrorey By Aleen Crispino, Special Writer By a vote of 6-0, Hopewell Borough Council adopted a $2.58 million budget for 2009, coming in slightly under last year’s mark of $2.6 million. However, in order…
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