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HILLSBOROUGH: Vieira keeps progressing with jumps
Raider girls second at Skyland meet By Justin Feil, Packet Media Group In a span of a week, Kelsey Vieira picked up her first two outdoor Skyland Conference Championship gold medals as well as her third career gold medal in an outdoor Somerset County Championship. The Hillsborough High School sophomore, however, would like to have…
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LETTERS: Chivikula best candidate
By Michael Purzycki, Somerset To the editor: Throughout his years in Congress, U.S. Rep. Rush Holt, D-12, has been a great representative for Central Jersey in Washington, D.C. Now that he’s retiring, voters in the 12th Congressional District have a chance to pick another person who will be just as smart, just as progressive, and…
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WEST WINDSOR: Pirates pull another MCT upset
Bacall, South baseball turns tables on Steinert By Justin Feil, Assistant Sports Editor Zach Bacall loves to turn the double play. Against Steinert in the Mercer County Tournament quarterfinals on Saturday, West Windsor-Plainsboro High South’s junior second baseman had a pair of chances, one a 6-4-3, the other a 5-4-3. ”Double plays, in my opinion,…
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PENNINGTON: Fire company rescues blue heron from tree
Courtesy photo. Tim Kiss of the Pennington Fire Company.
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Homefront director sends thanks, gratitude
Connie Mercer, Executive Director, HomeFront To the editor: Since the very beginning of HomeFront over 20 years ago, we have fought against homelessness and hunger. We saw hunger in dingy motel rooms which used to house homeless families. We see hunger now as families line up at our front office to collect a single bag…
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BRIDGEWATER: Veterans can be honored on field as ‘true Patriots’
An on-field ceremony during every Somerset Patriots home game this season will honor men and women who have served the country in the military. The "True Patriot" program, run by the baseball team and its partner AT&T, gives veterans a chance to come to any of the 70 home games in Bridgewater with family and…
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HILLSBOROUGH: Schools to save energy in plan worth $15 million
Costs will be offset by lower bills for supply, repairs By Gene Robbins, Managing Editor Light bulbs in all schools will be replaced with longer-lasting, less electricity-hungry substitutes. Cracks, leaks and door jambs will be sealed. Toilet bowls will be swapped out for ones that use less water. Those are the little projects in a…
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MANVILLE: Gorbatuk takes seat of honor
At the microphone, Fred Gorbatuk, often the man behind the organization of veterans events in Manville, will be honored as the grand marshal of the Memorial Day parade. (Photo by Mary Ellen Day)
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IXP CORPORATION CEO NAMED AS SEMIFINALIST IN ERNST & YOUNG ENTREPRENEUR OF THE YEAR AWARDS
Leslie Wells William E. Metro, chief executive officer and a co-founder of IXP Corporation, a prominent national public safety and emergency response provider, has been named as a semifinalist in the EY Entrepreneur Of The Year® Awards. The prestigious program was launched by Ernst & Young (EY) in 1986 to recognize and honor highly successful…
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