Category: archives
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LHS girls learning from loss
Lawrence girls soccer By: Mike Molaro The Lawrence High School girls soccer squad learned a valuable if not disappointing lesson in last Saturday’s 3-1 home loss to Ewing: don’t let down against any Colonial Valley Conference opponent. Riding a three-game winning streak, the Cardinals (5-4) held a 1-0 halftime lead before the Blue…
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Russell Shaffer
LANCASTER, Pa. Russell I. Shaffer died Sept. 17 at home. He was 90. Born in Somerville, he lived in Hillsborough for 50 years before moving to Pennsylvania. Mr. Shaffer worked as assistant estate manager of Doris Duke Farm in Hillsborough. He flew as a captain with Trans Caribbean Airlines until 1950. In 1951, he…
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Hopewell cross country excels at Shore Coaches meet
Hopewell Valley cross country By: Jim Green The Hopewell Valley Central High School girls cross country team kept its fine season going Saturday with a third-place finish in the Girls Varsity D division at the Shore Coaches Invitational in Holmdel. Emily Sherrard, Megan Fitzpatrick and Marissa Greco went 2-4-5 to help the Lady Bulldogs compile…
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Top 15 reasons why Lawrence is so unique
"Unique" has been one of the descriptive words that defines the Township of Lawrence in Mercer County, New Jersey. I submit the following cogent reasons to support such a claim for our richly historic community. 1. Lawrence Township was established in 1697 by the Colonial Supreme Court as the Township of Maidenhead. 2. We are…
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Lady Raiders endure tough week
Drop pair against county foes By: Rudy Brandl The Hillsborough High girls’ soccer team found out the hard way why Bridgewater-Raritan didn’t receive any resistance from area coaches in its claim for the top seed in the upcoming Somerset County Tournament. B-R roared out of the gates to score twice in the first 12 minutes…
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Township eyes support for solar energy
Resolution will encourage support for a bill in the Legislature that would allow solar energy systems to be tax exempt even though they are considered improvements to houses. By: Melissa Edmond The Township Committee will be introducing an ordinance and a resolution supporting the use of solar energy systems in Hillsborough at its Tuesday…
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What Lies Beneath
In his basement studio, Charles Ilich produces ceramic sculpture that pays homage to the tools of old-house remodeling. By: Ilene Dube Charles Ilich is fascinated by layers and layers of old paint a "rich tableau of colors, textures and patinas," as he describes it. In his Rocky Hill basement studio, he pulls out what…
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Family relieved at relatives’ safety
Florence family waited three weeks to hear from relatives in New Orleans. By: Scott Morgan FLORENCE Limbo. Middle ground between what you knew and what you’re about to find out. There are no answers in limbo. No definites. No positions to take. All that exists is waiting. Anxiety. Hope. It was almost 21 days…
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‘Separate Lies’
A contented housewife, an insufferable stuffed shirt and a man of leisure collide in an accident that challenges their morals. By: Bob Brown If only James Manning and his wife, Anne, had a moral philosopher among their friends rather than the likes of Bill Buehle, their ethically challenged upper-class neighbor. What a spot of trouble…
