Category: archives

  • Pet Talk-Sept. 15, 2005

    Pet care options for when you’re away By: Dr. Daniel Eubanks    Throughout our pet owning careers there are times when we must be away from home and cannot take our pets with us. What are the options for pet care in our absence and the pros and cons of each?    Boarding facilities, or kennels, are…

  • Battle wasted our tax money

    CANDIDATES FORUM By:    In June, I wrote a letter to the editor advising Hillsborough residents that their local property taxes would be increasing 12 percent to 15 percent. My predictions were true — the current increase was just announced to be 12.6 percent.    The Republican Township Committee and Republican operatives performed their usual character smear,…

  • Letters-SEpt. 15, 2005

    Garbage smell really stinks To the editor:    On Tuesday morning, Sept. 6, my wife and I decided to take an early morning walk to town for breakfast at Sneddons.    While walking back, approaching the heart of town at Bridge and Union Streets, we were repelled by a smell so powerful and awful that pedestrians and…

  • Sept. 11 memorial

    Photo feature By:John Patten Hillsborough fire, police and rescue squad personnel gathered Sunday to pay tribute to their brethren who died in the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11.

  • POLICE BLOTTER

    By:    Stockton Road resident Darryl Davis, 18, was charged with possession of less than 50 grams of marijuana on Sept. 6 at Yates Drive and Fine Road.    A resident who is part of the area’s Neighborhood Watch Program noticed four males acting suspiciously inside a white Acura parked in the parking lot of the basketball…

  • Nyce sentencing session slated Sept. 22

    Convicted killer was jailed July 14 after jury found him guilty of passion/provocation manslaughter and of tampering with physical evidence. By John Tredrea    Convicted wife-killer Jonathan Nyce, 55, is expected to be sentenced to a term in prison next Thursday, Sept. 22.    The sentencing hearing will be heard at 10 a.m. in the Mercer County…

  • Mayors’ Breakfast to feature ‘Heroic Choices’ speaker Oct. 22

    Event is annual celebration of the work of the Hopewell Valley Municipal Alliance and recognizes committed community volunteers.    The eighth annual Hopewell Valley Mayors’ Breakfast will be held on Oct. 22 at 8:30 a.m. at the Hopewell Valley Golf Club.    The breakfast is an annual celebration of the work of the Hopewell Valley Municipal Alliance…

  • Sept. 30-Oct. 6

    STAGE Boheme Opera, Patriots Theater at the War Memorial, West Lafayette and Barrack streets, Trenton, 95th Anniversary of St. Joachim’s Church Catholic School Celebration Concert, Oct. 1, 8 p.m., $25-$40; (609) 581-7200. Kelsey Theatre, Mercer County Community College, 1200 Old Trenton Road, West Windsor, Cheaper By the Dozen, Sept. 30-Oct. 9, Fri. 8 p.m., Sat.…

  • Preschool pageant on tap at annual fair

    17th annual Monroe County Fair comes to Thompson Park. By: Leon Tovey    MONROE — The 17th annual Monroe Country Fair is coming to Thompson Park.    The event, which will run from noon to 6 p.m. Sunday, will feature vendors hawking their wares, pageants for preschoolers, a baby buggy contest, a car show and performances by…