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STATE WE’RE IN: Hitting the trail, then and now
By Michele Byers, Special Writer When New Jersey was founded 350 years ago, getting around was tough. What New Jerseyans think of as roads today didn’t exist in 1664. Most European settlements in the New World were built along rivers and bays, and waterways served as transportation routes — the watery highways of their time.…
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HILLSBOROUGH: Softball team takes SCT
Elane Coleman Hillsborough High School’s Kelly Amen touches home plate for a run during the Raiders’ 5-4 win over Bridgewater in the Somerset County Tournament championship game. Photo by Elane Coleman
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COMMUNITY CALENDAR: May 16
Wednesdays Free Acoustic Open Mic Night and Poetry at Star Subs and Café in the Buckley Plaza 621 Route 130, Hamilton, will be hosted Wednesdays at 7 p.m. by American Idol contestant Bri Lobue. Audience and musicians are welcome. 609-333- 1230. Fri., May 16 & Sun., May 18 The ROCK kids of Allentown Presbyterian Church…
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Dinky ridership decline is not a good sign
John Kilbride, East Windsor To the editor: The Milepost 3 marker of the Princeton branch stands alone on the university campus near Blair Arch, a lone perhaps forgotten testament to the former length of the rail line that, when built in 1865, ran almost all the way to Nassau Street — the current location…
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Hamilton Observer: WRITE TO US!
We want your letters. They should not exceed 500 words and need to be accompanied by the writer’s address and daytime telephone number — information used only for confirmation and not published. Letters should be emailed to: [email protected] Letters published on this page are also posted at hamiltonobserver.com under Opinions, where others are welcome to…
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HILLSBOROUGH: Softball team takes SCT
Raiders rally for first title since 2011 By Justin Feil, The Packet Group Kelly Amen had only dreamed of robbing someone of a home run. In a span of three days, the Hillsborough High School junior came up with two spectacular plays in the outfield. ”It’s nothing I’ve practiced or experienced before,” Amen said. “I’ve…
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HILLSBOROUGH: Montgomery duo to talk about saving open space
Clem Fiori, chair of Montgomery Township Open Space and Pathways Committee, and Mary Penney, past president of Montgomery Friends of Open Space, will talk at BoroGreen meeting Wednesday, May 21, about the benefits of local government and non-profit grassroots groups partnering to protect open space assets. The public meeting is from 7:30-9 p.m. in the…
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MANVILLE: Sparkee the mascot brings baseball card show come alive
Sparkee, the mascot of the Somerset Patriots minor league baseball team, came to the 18th annual baseball card show at the Manville Public Library on Tuesday, May 6.
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LAMBERTVILLE: Sewer hookup rate increase proposed
New connections would pay $258 more By John Tredrea, Special Writer The cost of connecting a Lambertville home to the city’s public sewer system will go up to $5,328, from the present $5,070, if a proposed adjustment to the connection fee rate schedule is adopted, said Thomas Horn, executive director of the city’s Municipal Utilities…
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