Category: archives
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Anne C. Forrest
By: HILLSBOROUGH Anne C. Forrest died March 26 at Somerset Medical Center in Somerville. She was 88. Born in New York, she moved to Summit and lived there for 75 years before moving to Hillsborough nine years ago. Mrs. Forrest worked for Ciba Geigy Pharmaceutical Company in Summit and later worked in sales for…
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Troops enjoy letters, items sent
To the editor By: I don’t know how to start this letter off. I have the whole town of Manville I wish to thank on behalf of my unit, the 250th Signal Battalion, 42nd Infantry Division. My fellow soldiers appreciated greatly the care packages sent to us from my aunt, Maureen Berger, and the people…
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Safety concerns prompt parking ban proposals
By:Roger Alvarado The Borough Council Monday unanimously introduced an ordinance that if passed would prohibit parking on portions of four roads. The ordinance bans parking along the west side of North 1st Avenue from 25 feet south to 50 feet north of Knopf Street. It also calls for a parking ban on the east side…
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Police Beat
BORDENTOWN CITY Police charged a 38-year-old Trenton woman with theft and hindering her own apprehension after she reportedly stole $180 worth of candles and scented oils from a Farnsworth Avenue pharmacy Sunday. According to police, employees from Mast Pharmacy called in a report that a woman had filled a tote bag with several items and…
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Fund-raising work enjoyed success
To the editor By: For many of us, the devastating earthquake and tsumanis that hit Southeast Asia in December 2004, are a distant memory. But for those living in that region, the death and loss are still very real. In February, our daughter, Lucy Zimmerman, custom designed a unique 14K gold heart pendant in an…
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Greyhounds hope to stay in swing of golf action even without Beers
By: Sean Moylan You can’t replace a Matt Beers in your varsity golf lineup. Well, not unless you want to spend the rest of your days combing the halls looking for young kids named "Tiger" or "Vijay" with wicked golf swings. With Beers (a 36.8 average last year) as his top golfer, NBC head coach…
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Group pushes preservation
Says Pulda parcel has historical value. By: Joseph Harvie Residents of the newly formed East Village Association want a 220-acre farm on Davidsons Mill Road preserved. The residents have been fighting a proposal to rezone of farm owned by Walter Pulda of Piscataway for warehouse construction. The Planning Board already has recommended against…
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Borough’s settlement awaits judge’s hearing
COAH agreement delayed By:Roger Alvarado A hearing to determine whether a settlement agreement between the borough and a developer that would call for 10 townhouse units to be built on a 1-acre site along 13th Avenue and Brooks Boulevard is "appropriate and fair" has been delayed until June. In November, Borough Council members approved the…
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LHS boys rebuilding this spring
Lawrence boys tennis By: Jim Green Lawrence High School boys tennis coach Pat Tarrant always seems to have a wealth of returning players to rely on. Not this year. The 2005 Cardinals perhaps will be the least experienced squad Tarrant has had during his five years as boys tennis coach. But if the longtime boys…
