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  • The origin of the Imlay family, Part 1 of 2

    HISTORICALLY SPEAKING    From "The Imlay Family" by Hugh and Nella Imlay, published from Zanesville, Ohio, in 1958. Local residents who assisted the authors include Mr. Robert Gordon of Allentown and Mrs. Peter Imlay and daughter Grace of Bordentown.     The Imlay family, which we find established in the colony of New Jersey as early as…

  • Tax hike shown in early budget

    Washington School Board is discussing a possible 16-cent tax increase in a budget that will go before voters for approval on April 19. By: Lauren Burgoon    WASHINGTON — The school board again will attempt to convince voters to dig deeper into their pockets and pay more in school taxes for the 2005-06 school year.    The…

  • HHS boys left guts on court

    Franklin hex has gone on too long By: Rudy Brandl    SOMERSET — I was prepared to leave the building early, but I’m sure glad I stayed around for the second half of the Somerset County basketball quarterfinal game between Hillsborough and Franklin.    Fans who departed at halftime missed a courageous comeback attempt by the Raiders,…

  • School board mulls wastewater management options

    New Upper Freehold Regional middle school will either hook up to the surrounding community’s waste disposal system or build its own facilities. By: Lauren Burgoon    UPPER FREEHOLD — School board meetings here usually draw only one or two people, but the Feb. 16 meeting was more heavily attended with 10 people coming out, all armed…

  • Boretsky trial remains at least two months off

    Kingston man charged in 2002 murder of wife. By: Joseph Harvie    The 3-year-old case of a Kingston man on trial for allegedly stabbing his wife to death will not begin until after an April 18 status conference.    According to police, Boris Boretsky, 55, was charged with fatally stabbing his wife of eight years, Saoule Moukhametova,…

  • Week of February 25, 2005

    Flemington, Hillsborough, Monroe, Montgomery, Pennington, Princeton Junction, South Brunswick    Lynn Ludecke, manager of the Greater Princeton Long & Foster office, announced Alan Deutschas the top producer and seller with a sales volume of $1,552,617 and Tammy Perilli as the top lister and the agent with the most new listings. * * *    Flemington    Richard A.…

  • AARP offering free income tax preparation

    Princeton Senior Resource Center    The Princeton Senior Resource Center once again is sponsoring free tax assistance for low- and moderate-income senior citizens in the Princeton area.    Trained volunteers from AARP are available Mondays and Fridays through April 11. The schedule is Mondays, from 12:30 to 4 p.m., at Spruce Circle and Suzanne Patterson Center, and…

  • NBC, BRHS wrestlers set for districts

    By: Sean Moylan    It’s become a tradition for Burlington County wrestling teams to toughen themselves up for the Districts by scheduling matches against the best teams at the end of the regular season.    Consequently, the Bordentown Regional High School varsity wrestling team hit the road this past Saturday to take on a stellar Clayton squad…

  • NEHS wrestlers win final 5 matches, head into District 25 on a hot streak

    By: Kyle Moylan    There’s a memorable line in the movie Shawshank Redemption when Morgan Freeman’s character concludes, "you can either get busy living or get busy dying."    While sports should never be thought of as life or death, the New Egypt High School wrestling team had to collectively ask themselves recently what they wanted out…