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LAWRENCE: LHS golf team sets bar high
by Justin Feil, The Packet Group The Lawrence High School golf team will get an early indication of where it stands. The Cardinals open the season against last year’s Mercer County Tournament runner-up Princeton High School. The Cardinals were right behind in third. ”We have a lot back from last year,” said Gregg Zenerovitz. “We…
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AROUND CRANBURY: Watercolorists on display
By Lorraine Sedor, Columnist Small Works, The Art of Watercolorists Unlimited, is the April exhibit at Gourgaud Gallery. A meet the artist reception will be held on Sunday April 5 from 1 to 3 p.m. The show consists of paintings from 17 artists; approximately two to three per person and all paintings are 11 by…
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JAMESBURG: School budget sees small increase
By John Saccenti, Managing Editor JAMESBURG — The Jamesburg Board of Education introduced a $12.457 million budget Monday that is 1.5 percent larger than last year’s. The spending plan carries a school tax rate increase of 3.3 cents per $100 of assessed valuation to $2.863. Under that rate, the owner of a home assessed at…
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LAWRENCE: Softball young but hopeful
by Rich Fisher, The Packet Group While most coaches in Keith “Lefty” Fithen’s situation might throw their arms up in the air in frustration, he is pumping them in celebration. Prior to preseason practice, the veteran Lawrence High softball coach was greeted with the news that four players he was counting on would not be…
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HOPEWELL VALLEY: A history of public health efforts in the Valley
This year, Public Health Week begins April 6 By F. Calderone-Steichen, Special Writer In 1939, Health Officer Cecil K. Blanchard, with the help of state sanitary engineers, forced Scharf Brothers Candy Factory on West Franklin Avenue in Pennington to stop polluting a local stream The company had been dumping waste water containing sugar into the…
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Astronaut Teacher Candidates to be Announced at NewSpace Conference
By Teachers in Space Phoenix, AZ — April 2, 2009 Teachers in Space, America’s next great astronaut program, will take a big step forward this summer. On July 18, Teachers in Space will announce the first six Pathfinder astronaut candidates. The announcement will be made at the NewSpace 2009 Conference, taking place at NASA Ames…
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ROBBINSVILLE—Lacrosse ready for busy season
By: Kyle Moylan Sports Editor For a lot of teams, coming into a season with only one senior could be devastating. For the Robbinsville High School boys’ lacrosse team, however, it’s not even anything new. Robbinsville didn’t have any seniors in 2007. Of course, that just set up last year where almost everyone…
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MONROE: Town mourns a young friend
By Maria Prato-Gaines, Staff Writer MONROE — A 19-year-old Monroe resident died last week when the car she was driving in Lakewood Township was hit by a drunken driver, leaving a grieving community to cope with their loss. Kathryn M. Mazzio was driving her 1997 Pontiac Sunfire south on Route 9 on March 27 when…
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