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  • William Tonna

       OXFORD, Pa. — William Tonna died Nov. 19.    He lived in Hillsborough for 42 years before moving to Oxford, Pa.    Mr. Tonna retired from Somerville Post Office several years ago. He also did private contracting for many Somerville merchants for several years.    He served in the U.S. Navy during the Korean War.    Surviving are his…

  • Walter Gurnick

       HILLSBOROUGH — Walter V. Gurnick died Nov. 20 in Somerset Medical Center in Somerville. He was 84.    He was born in Bound Brook and lived in Hillsborough.    Mr. Gurnick served our country as a member of the US Army during World War II as a military police officer.    His wife, Helen Gurnick, died in 1992.…

  • Watts leaves great gymnastics legacy

    HHS senior graduating with multiple records By: Rudy Brandl    Fans of Hillsborough High gymnastics have enjoyed watching some very gifted athletes over the past seven years. For the last four seasons, Lauren Watts has been a huge part of the program’s great success.    Watts arrived on the scholastic scene as a talented freshman with tremendous…

  • Township plans to prohibit parking on Timberlane area roads

    Ordinance due for hearing Dec. 12 By John Tredrea    Parking would be prohibited along sections of Pennington-Titusville, Pennington-Harbourton and Scotch roads in central Hopewell Township if a proposed ordinance introduced by the Township Committee Monday night is adopted.    The proposed ordinance, which is expected to be the topic of a public hearing and adoption vote…

  • Dec. 1, 4:05 p.m.: Repackaging the war

    Bush gives a speech that does nothing more than spin a bad policy. And why not more Jeter to center? By: Hank Kalet    Nothing like repackaging bad product and hoping no one will notice. That, essentially, is what President Bush did yesterday when he made this speech at the Naval Academy.    Today’s editorial pretty much…

  • WWII labor camp survivor shares his harrowing tale with LMS students

    Anatole Kurdsjuk talked with students about the horrors he witnesses as a child in the Ukraine during World War II. He was invited to speak at LMS as part of the school district’s holocaust and genocide education initiatives. By: Lea Kahn Staff Writer By the time Anatole Kurdsjuk was 11 years old, he had witnessed…

  • Obituaries for the week of Dec. 1

    William C. Obert, Susanna Waldowski, Kathleen Powers Caines, Cynthia M. Knapp, John Pogranicy, Ethel T. Moore, William G. Wolensky, Szczepan Kulis, Phyllis R. Butera, Charles C. Mertz Sr., Joseph L. Bocchini Sr. William C. Obert    WASHINGTON TOWNSHIP — William C. Obert died Saturday in Care One at Hamilton.    Born in Trenton, Mr. Obert had been…

  • ‘A Christmas Carol: The Musical’

    Playful Theatre Productions presents this version of the Dickens classic at Kelsey Theatre. By: Stuart Duncan    You begin to wonder just what Charles Dickens might think about all of the variations of his touching novella A Christmas Carol. We have had multiple versions of the work — as a straight play, a delicious satire (Inspecting…

  • Turnpike shifts Route 92 cash

    About $175 million of the $181.5 million set aside for the proposed Turnpike spur will be used instead to widen the Turnpike between Exit 6 and Exit 8A. By: Joseph Harvie    In a move that pleased environmental groups, local residents and township officials, the N.J. Turnpike Authority decided Tuesday to use most of the money…