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  • Field hockey team tops old foe

    The Raiders ended years of frustration in the state playoffs with a thrilling 1-0 double-overtime victory Tuesday afternoon at Hunterdon Central. By: Rudy Brandl    FLEMINGTON – If anyone deserved a victory like this, it was the Hillsborough High field hockey team.    The Raiders ended years of frustration, agony and misery in the state playoffs with…

  • This Week

    Thursday    Filipino songs and culture: The songs and culture of the Philippines will fill the Lawrence Headquarters Branch of the Mercer County Library tonight.    Lawrence resident Maria Corazon Solis Gaffar will perform classical and contemporary Filipino songs at 7 p.m. The library is located at 2751 Brunswick Pike.    To register for this free and all-ages…

  • Irene Lopuh

       HILLSBOROUGH — Irene (Cooper) Lopuh died Oct. 27 at Bridgeway Care Center in Bridgewater. She was 87.    Born in Plainfield, she moved to Hillsborough 50 years ago. Mrs. Lopuh was a homemaker. Her husband, John Lopuh, died in 1967.    Surviving are her son, Robert Lopuh of Hillsborough; three daughters, Barbara Fleming, Nancy Muirhead and Joyce…

  • Town seeks input on sex crime law

    Washington Township Council wants public’s input on proposed pedophile ordinance (Nov. 3) By: Marisa Maldonado    WASHINGTON — The Township Council wants the public’s input on a proposed pedophile ordinance that would limit where convicted sex offenders can live in the township.    The ordinance, which council members discussed at their Oct. 27 meeting, would restrict certain…

  • Halloween parade

    Shannon O’Neal, 2, of Lawrence is dressed as Elmo during the township’s Halloween Parade in Lawrence on Oct. 27.

  • Help to make food drive a success

    On Nov. 24 many Lawrence residents will gather with friends and family for a celebration of Thanksgiving.    For other township and Mercer County residents, a bare Thanksgiving table is a real possibility.    HomeFront, the Lawrence-based nonprofit organization committed to battling homelessness, encourages residents to donate food baskets so the holiday will be a special one…

  • Why we are recommending mayor-council-administrator form

    GUEST COLUMN By the Charter Commission    Voters of Hopewell Township face a historic choice next week. Voters must decide whether to change the township’s 200-year-old committee form of government to the mayor-council-administrator form.    Last year, township voters decisively voted in favor of a charter study commission which was charged by law to study the current…

  • Lady Raiders knocked out in playoffs

    Wind helps Group 4 soccer champs beat HHS By: Rudy Brandl    The Hillsborough High girls’ soccer team’s fine season came to and end Thursday afternoon at Brick Memorial High in Brick Township.    Hillsborough (12-6-2) gave the three-time defending State Group 4 champions a battle in the first half but couldn’t get anything going against a…

  • HHS gymnasts repeat as Skyland champs

    Watts, Weber lead balanced assault By: Rudy Brandl        FLEMINGTON — Consistency and balance prevailed for the Hillsborough High gymnastics team in Friday’s Skyland Conference Championships at the Hunterdon Central Fieldhouse.    The Raiders weren’t spectacular and even survived a few glitches en route to their second straight conference title. Despite two falls on the balance…