Category: archives
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Health benefits are helping to erode school budgets
EDITORIAL By Ruth Luse On Aug. 25, we reported that the Hopewell Valley Regional Board of Education has endorsed a plan to rebalance and share more of its health care expenses (medical, dental and prescription drug) among district employees. Since that time, our attention and that of the nation suddenly turned from local concerns to…
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DISPATCHES: Don’t forget to help out the local pantry
DISPATCHES By Hank Kalet As donations and fundraising efforts go to Hurricane Katrina, the South Brunswick Food Pantry shelves run dry. No matter where you looked Sunday at Woodlot Park, it seemed that someone was raising money or collecting clothing or other items for the victims of Hurricane Katrina. As I walked the grounds, passing…
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Driver faces six years for Jacqueline Sadowskil’s death
Joseph Garcia entered guilty plea to vehicular homocide charge By:Donna Lukiw Joseph R. Garcia, 18, of Hillsborough was sentenced to six years in New Jersey State Prison on Friday for the vehicular homicide of Jacqueline Sadowski, 15, on Aug. 19, 2004, Somerset County Prosecutor Wayne Forrest said. Mr. Garcia hit a tree in a drunken…
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William DeCastro
By: MANVILLE William DeCastro died Sept. 10 at Somerset Medical Center in Somerville. He was 65. Born in Somerville, he had been a longtime resident of Manville. Mr. DeCastro retired one year ago from Millennnium Mercedes of Bridgewater, where he worked as a salesman for 20 years. Prior to Millennium Mercedes, he was employed…
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Dennis, Nelson lead harriers back on course
HHS teams will try to peak in second half By: Rudy Brandl Hillsborough High’s cross country teams were scheduled to begin the 2005 season this past Wednesday in a tri-meet with Bridgewater-Raritan at Franklin. While the Raiders were planning to run their full teams in the opener, they aren’t focusing their attention on any September…
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Nov. 11-17
STAGE Grounds For Sculpture,18 Fairgrounds Road, Hamilton, New Jersey Opera Theater: The Singers Circle, Nov. 11, 7 p.m., $15; (609) 586-0616, ext. 20. Kelsey Theatre, Mercer County Community College, 1200 Old Trenton Road, West Windsor, Inspecting Carol, Nov. 11-20, Fri. 8 p.m., Sat. 2, 8 p.m., Sun. 2 p.m., $12, $10 seniors/students; www.kelseytheatre.net
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HHS girls expect big tennis season
Mannix, doubles teams return to court By: Rudy Brandl The Hillsborough High girls’ tennis team enters the 2005 campaign with very high hopes and expectations for a big season. Five of seven players return from last year’s squad, including junior first singles player Emily Mannix, who begins her third year as the school’s top female…
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SBHS gridders look to go 2-0
By: Ken Weingartner Nobody is talking about the J.P. Stevens football team in Middlesex County, except at South Brunswick High School. The Vikings, coming off a 20-12 win over Woodbridge in their opener last week, travel to Stevens for a 7 p.m. kickoff Friday. By that time, they will have become well acquainted with the…
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New chief making department changes
South Brunswick Police Chief will make changes to the Police Department. By: Joseph Harvie South Brunswick Police Chief Raymond Hayducka plans to restructure the Police Department and hire five new officers by the end of October. Chief Hayducka said he already has consolidated several bureaus to allow for additional personnel to be available. He said…
