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  • Ground cleanup could delay groundbreaking for new school

    Planning Board members say complete testing must be done before construction can start on new Upper Freehold middle school. By: Lauren Burgoon    UPPER FREEHOLD — Construction timelines for the new middle school could change after the Planning Board expressed strong aversion to beginning site work before ground contaminants are eliminated.    The Ellisdale Road site is…

  • NBC girls’ tennis edged in the state playoffs

    By: Sean Moylan    The Northern Burlington County Regional High School girls’ varsity tennis gave it all they had.    Unfortunately, Manchester Township nipped NBC, 3-2, by winning a heart-breaking, decisive three-set tiebreaker at first doubles to capture last Friday’s NJSIAA first-round state playoff match.    Originally, Northern Burlington was supposed to have been wrapping up the BCSL…

  • Obituaries

    Lucy M. Weaver, George A. Van Horn, Josephine Bonelli Goehrig, Nancy W. Rees, Barry W. Evans For the week of Oct. 6 Lucy M. Weaver    UPPER FREEHOLD — Lucy M. Weaver, 72, died at home Sept. 22.    Born in Crescent City, Fla., Ms. Weaver moved to the area during her adolescence and had been a…

  • CANDIDATE’S FORUM

    From the issue of Oct. 6, 2005    I would like to respond briefly to yet another false statement made by my opponent’s supporters, who again are part of the Democratic County Committee.    I do not now or have I ever taken health benefits from Hillsborough Township; in fact, I pay hundreds of dollars a month…

  • A decade of revitalization

    Lawrenceville Main Street celebrates its 10th anniversary. By:Lea Kahn Staff Writer A dozen years ago, Main Street in the historic village of Lawrenceville looked like a ghost town.    The hardware store was shuttered, the grocery store was boarded up and the pharmacy had closed its doors. Leaves collected in the corners of the steps to…

  • Moorestown tie part of NBC field hockey’s great run

    By: Sean Moylan    Last week Northern Burlington Regional High School girls’ varsity field hockey Coach Joanne Hensch promised some of her players steak dinners if they beat Moorestown.    Although they didn’t technically win the game, last Wednesday’s great 2-2 double-overtime tie with Moorestown at Northern Burlington should have at least warranted steak-ums and fries at…

  • Fall festival begins Saturday

    Allentown’s 22nd annual Fall Harvest Festival includes crafts and historic activities. By: Lauren Burgoon    ALLENTOWN — Tradition will be out in full force this weekend for Allentown’s 22nd annual Fall Harvest Festival.    A craft show, food booths and business owners will set up along Main Street for the throng of people who visit the festival…

  • Police issuing more tickets

    South Brunswick Police report an increase in the number of speeding tickets issued. By: Joseph Harvie    The South Brunswick Police Department issued 1,040 traffic tickets in September, a 291percent increase from September 2004 when 266 tickets were issued, according to South Brunswick Police spokesman Detective James Ryan.    The increase in tickets prompted the Township Council…

  • HHS volleyballers gaining confidence

    Team wins twice after tourney crown By: John E. Powers        It was likely the most productive week the young Hillsborough High School girls’ volleyball program has had. The Raiders won the Mariner Invitational Tournament – beating a field of one and two-year programs Sept. 24 and then defeated Hackettstown and South Plainfield for their…