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HILLSBOROUGH: HHS girls claim county track crown
By Justin Feil, The Packet Group If the Somerset County Championships are any indication, it’s going to be a special season for the Hillsborough High School girls track and field team. Marlena Sabatino won the pole vault at 11-feet-1, the Raiders won the 4×400 relay in 4:15.03 and the Raiders won their first indoor county…
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LAMBERTVILLE: Book was born, nurtured in New Hope bar
Ideas, criticism, backing came from bartender’s patrons By Chuck O’Donnell, Special Writer Inspiration would sometimes reveal itself to Casey Caracciolo while he was pouring a glass of Bengal Gold India Pale Ale or Bohemian Pilsner. A plot point. A string of dialogue. A character quirk. Something, anything would pop into his head during his shifts…
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HILLSBOROUGH: Sheriff honors officers for duty above and beyond
Sheriff’s Officer Mark Impellizeri, left, was awarded an Exceptional Duty Award by Sheriff Frank Provenzano at a Dec. 23 ceremony.
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SOUTH COUNTY: Residents are asked to take part in health center expansion survey
Phillips Barber Family Health Center has been seeing patients in Lambertville for more than 40 years. Now Hunterdon Healthcare would like input from area residents. Shown outside the center are, from left, Terry Shlimbaum, medical director, Phillips Barber Family Health Center; Robert P. Wise, president and CEO, Hunterdon Healthcare; and Lambertville Mayor David M. Del…
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MANVILLE: Government reorganizes on Saturday
Two Republicans will be sworn to three-year terms on Borough Council By Gene Robbins, Managing Editor Two Republicans will be sworn in for three-year terms on Borough Council at Saturday’s borough government reorganization meeting at 11 a.m. at borough hall on North Main Street. Richard Onderko will return to council after a one-year absence. He…
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LAWRENCE: Col. Hand marches again on Saturday
The 52nd annual re-enactment of Col. Edward Hand’s delaying tactics, which held off British and Hessian troops on their way to the Second Battle of Trenton in 1777, will kick off promptly at 10 a.m. Saturday By Lea Kahn, Staff Writer The 52nd annual re-enactment of Col. Edward Hand’s delaying tactics, which held off British…
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PACKET PICKS: Jan. 3
Friday, Jan. 3 Author Laura Crockett at Princeton Library Laura Crockett will discuss her book “Mary Stumpf at the Battle of Princeton,” during a talk that will begin at 4 p.m. The author describes the events of the Battle of Princeton that took place 237 years ago on the Thomas Clarke farm and talks about…
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HILLSBOROUGH: Another 350 acres is added to Sourland Mountain Preserve
Officials mark the handoff of title to future open space in Hillsborough. Somerset County Freeholder Director Peter S. Palmer, seated left, and real estate investor Bryce Thompson, seated right, pose after signing papers. Standing, from left, are Hillsborough Township Administrator Anthony Ferrera; New Jersey Conservation Foundation Assistant Director Greg Romano; Catherine Bacon Winslow of Bedminster,…
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COMMUNITY CALENDAR: January 2
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., Jan. 3 Storybooks in Action will be held at 10:30 a.m. at the…
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