Category: archives
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Raider wrestlers primed for big showing at districts
Kull, Lynch, McLaughlin seek titles By: Rudy Brandl The Hillsborough High wrestling team finds itself in a much different position than last year entering the post-season tournaments. A year ago at this time, the Raiders were coming off a 16-3 season and heavily favored to win the District 18 title. This year, the team…
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Rosenbluth fight hard until finish
Lawrence boys swimming By: Jim Green A lot can be told about an athlete from the way he or she performs after a game or meet already has been lost. The Lawrence High School boys swimming team entered Monday night with hopes of capturing its first Central Jersey Public A championship. Instead, Hillsborough gradually took…
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Township to consider new meeting rules
Washington Township considers new rules for conduct during Committee meetings after a particularly trying couple of months for the town government. By: Lauren Burgoon WASHINGTON Under new meeting conduct rules up for Township Committee consideration tonight (Thursday), public participation is reduced to one time each meeting and the mayor may order police to remove…
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Silverado Hybrid: strong and environmentally conscious
This is one fine and powerful truck By: Mike Blake The Silverado’s horsepower is rated at 295 hp at 2,500 rpm, with a torque rating of 330 at 400 rpm plenty of force for moving through traffic, hauling a payload of 1,000 pounds or pow´ering through snow, mud or trou´blesome driving conditions. America is…
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Lawrence historian resigns post
Richard Graja held position for 13 months. By: Lea Kahn After 13 months on the job, Richard Graja has resigned as the township historian, effective immediately. His four-year term expires in 2007. In a telephone interview Monday afternoon, Dr. Graja said he had arrived at the decision to resign in the last few days. He…
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COMMUNITY CALENDAR
Black History Month Thursday, Feb. 24 The Fort Dix workforce will hold an event to recognize Black History Month at 11 a.m. at Club Dix, Fort Dix. Guest speaker will be the Rev. D. Gloria, presiding elder of the Philadelphia-Harrisburg District of the A.M.E. Church. Performances by Expression of Faith, Jordan and Nyeesha and…
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Township Committee joins tax reform bandwagon
Urges spending controls discussion if a constitutional convention is called. By: Roger Alvarado Hillsborough’s Township Committee is throwing its weight behind the push for a constitutional convention to address tax reform in New Jersey. And on Tuesday, committee members OK’d a resolution also calling for any convention to address state spending. The state Legislature is…
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OBITUARIES
Week of Feb. 24 By: Bazyli Zurawiecki MANVILLE Bazyli Zurawiecki died Feb. 17 at his home. He was 72. Born in Podebce, Ukraine, he came to the United States in 1963, settling in Manville where he was a communicant of Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Church. Mr. Zurawiecki was in the receiving/shipping department of Johns-Manville…
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POLICE BLOTTER
Week of Feb. 24 By: > A Township Line Road resident reported that someone put fecal matter on the door handles and windshield of his vehicle at 11:44 p.m. Feb. 19. The victim told police that he had been parked at Hillsborough Cinemas between 8:30 and 11:30 p.m. When he returned to his vehicle he…
