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  • Board looks to increase open space

    City acquires Oliver Street property By: William Wichert    BORDENTOWN CITY — City officials secured a key piece of open space along Oliver Street, bringing them a little closer to their long-term preservation goals.    Once threatened by residential development, this 3.6-acre parcel near Blacks Creek was purchased by the Delaware & Raritan Greenway, which will now…

  • HHS gymnasts qualify for states again

    Big floor show earns team No. 3 seed By: Rudy Brandl        FLEMINGTON — A solid start and fabulous finish propelled the Hillsborough High gymnastics team to a second-place finish in Saturday’s Central Section 2 Championships at Hunterdon Central. The Raiders set a school post-season record with 110.7 points to qualify for the NJSIAA Championships…

  • Controversial downzoning plan up for public comment

    Planning Board could approve 10-acre zoning by next week By: Scott Morgan    SPRINGFIELD — After months of heated debate, a plan to introduce 10-acre zoning in the township could be adopted by the Planning Board as early as next week.    Introduced in May, the plan to increase minimum lot sizes from 3 to 10 acres…

  • Board of Education seeks more candidates for top administrative post

    The school board interviewed four candidates from a slate of six would-be superintendents Saturday, and will seek two or three additional candidates. By:Lea Kahn Staff Writer    Four prospective candidates for the superintendent of schools position spent Saturday fielding questions from the Lawrence Township Board of Education, as the school board continues its quest to fill…

  • Obituaries for the week of Nov. 10

    Ronald Pagodin, Nilla Schwec,John Varava, Mary C. DeMarco, Arthur B. Friend, John J. Donoher, Robert C. Kranch, Helen E. Chenkus, Louise Dockery,Irene M. Quicksall, Leila Newell Ronald Pagodin    HAMILTON — Ronald Pagodin, 65, died Sunday, Nov. 6, at St. Francis Medical Center in Trenton.    Born in Roebling, Mr. Pagodin resided most of his life in…

  • Todorovic runs well at Holmdel

    MHS sophomore leads way in sectionals By: Rudy Brandl        HOLMDEL — Sasa Todorovic enjoyed his first cross country race at Holmdel Park in last Saturday’s Central Jersey Group 1 Championships.    Todorovic wasn’t intimidated by the state championship race course. He didn’t let all the rumors of hard hills and tough wooded terrain get in…

  • LETTERS

    From the issue of Nov. 10, 2005. Family thankful for community’s help To the editor:    With heartfelt thanks.    Last spring, our family lost our home and all our belongings to a devastating fire.    Six months have passed and there has not been one day that we have not thought about that terrible day and how…

  • Letters to the Editor, Nov. 10, 2005

    Hopewell Library needs your help To the editor:     The trustees of the Hopewell Borough Public Library are seeking expressions of interest from persons wishing to serve on the library Trustee Board beginning in January 2006. Under state law, the nine-member trustee board is responsible for the overall planning and financial management of library operations.…

  • For the gubernatorial election, LMS sets a statewide trend

    The seventh- and eighth-graders chose U.S. Sen. Jon Corzine (D-NJ) over West Windsor businessman Doug Forrester during a mock election at the school Nov. 2-3. By:Lea Kahn Staff Writer Lawrence Middle School students must know which way the political wind blows, because they came out in favor of electing U.S. Senator Jon Corzine to be…