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  • Four seek seats on commission

    Three incumbent commissioners and one hopeful are seeking seats on the Bordentown City Commission. By: Scott Morgan    BORDENTOWN CITY — On May 10, city voters will turn out to select the three men who will run the City Commission for the next four years.    Three incumbent commissioners and one hopeful are seeking terms on the…

  • BRHS’s sprint medley, 4×800 win Willingboro relay races

    By: Sean Moylan    A Few crackles of thunder and bolts of lightning caused officials at Willingboro to move their relay games from Saturday to Monday afternoon.    Sometime that weekend Rob "Super" Novak had his car broken into which left the usually mild-mannered Bordentown track star in a rare bad mood.    Seeing her son upset, Beryl…

  • OBITUARIES: Linda Hauschild

    Linda Hauschild Linda D. Pippin Thornburg Hauschild, 50, of Monmouth Junction, formerly of Andrews, N.C., and Rahway, died Thursday, April 21, at Saint Peter’s Medical Center, New Brunswick.    Born in Rahway, Ms. Thornburg Hauschild resided in Andrews for 16 years, moving to Monmouth Junction six months ago. Prior to her illness, she worked as a…

  • Beauty of iris inspires city’s annual festival

    The Iris Festival will be held on Farnsworth Avenue in Bordentown City on Saturday, May 7. By: Vanessa S. Holt    BORDENTOWN CITY — For almost 10 years, the city has erupted in irises in May, filling the main avenue with depictions of this spring flower carefully cultivated in paint and on paper, blooming in shades…

  • Thank-you party for Earth Day on tap

    With orange bags in tow, groups from around the community lend a helping hand and pick up litter for Earth Day. By: Joseph Harvie    The sides of township roads are a little neater this week. Orange bags filled with trash are being collected by township officials.    And, by the weekend, the township’s month-long cleanup will…

  • Drug survey set for board review

    Student questionnaire will guide decision on testing By:Donna Lukiw    The Hillsborough Board of Education may review the results of the student drug-use survey at Monday’s meeting.    The American Alcohol and Drug Survey was completed in late February after board members determined the survey was needed to evaluate whether the high school should set up random…

  • Deans tenants raise complaints

    Residents fed up with complaint management by the complex company. By: Joseph Harvie    Some residents of Deans Apartments on Blackhorse Lane are getting fed up with the way complaints are being handled by the management company of the complex.    They say that trees are so overgrown that branches are brushing up against windows, shrubs haven’t…

  • Arleen Poinsett Holcombe Moore

       Arleen Poinsett Holcombe Moore of Hopewell Township died at her home on Tuesday.    Born in Zenda, Kan., she lived most of her life in Lawrence and Hopewell townships.    She was a former teacher in Hopewell and Lawrence Township.    Ms. Moore was a member of numerous local, state and national education associations and had been closely…

  • Federal aid available for flood victims

    President Bush declared Hunterdon, as well as eight other New Jersey counties, a major disaster area. By: Linda Seida    Residents and businesses now are eligible for federal aid to help them recover from the losses incurred during the major flooding April 1-3.    President George Bush has declared nine New Jersey counties major disaster areas, including…