Category: archives

  • Malcolm Baldridge award goes to RWJ in Hamilton

    Christy Stephenson, a Pennington resident for 21 years, is president and CEO of the hospital. By John Tredrea    At 8:30 a.m. the Monday before Thanksgiving, Christy Stephenson was at her desk in Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Hamilton when she took a phone call.    Ms. Stephenson, a Pennington resident for 21 years and president and…

  • COMMUNITY CALENDAR

    Mardi Gras dance    Friday, Feb. 4 — The Mardi Gras Family Night Out Dance will be held from 7 to 10 p.m. at Holy Assumption School’s McGrath Hall, 1238 Hornberger Ave., Roebling, and the family event is open to the community.    Dancing, food and family fun will be featured. Tickets are $13 for adults, $5…

  • Bypass will add traffic congestion

    To the editor By:    "[The 206 bypass] will devalue the homes and properties and everything in Hillsborough; it will lessen the value of the town," said a Hillsborough resident after hearing the plans for the Route 206 bypass.    It will ultimately be a four-lane bypass connecting Route 206 and Old Somerville Road in Hillsborough to…

  • DISPATCHES: Iraqi election does not a democracy make

    DISPATCHES by Hank Kalet: A view of the historic vote in Iraq, without the rose-colored glasses. By: Hank Kalet    Let’s not fool ourselves about what happened Sunday in Iraq.    Iraqis went to the polls for the first time in their history, but that does not mean that a democracy was born.    Iraqis, as Bob Herbert…

  • It’s been 25 years since the O’Hanlon fire at The Pennington School

    Former Mayor Michael Winkler: ‘I watched in horror as a large part of my world went up in smoke and flames.’ By John Tredrea    Jan. 16 marked the 25th anniversary of one of the most spectacular fires in this part of the state — the blaze that destroyed O’Hanlon Hall at The Pennington School.    No…

  • Hillsborough teams primed for February frenzy

    County, conference, state titles on the line By: Rudy Brandl    It should be another fabulous February in the world of Hillsborough High athletics.    All seven HHS varsity teams have big events coming up in the final full month of winter scholastic activity. Conference, county, sectional and district titles will be on the line during the…

  • ‘Workout’ produces more BRHS track wins

    By: Sean Moylan    It wasn’t "that" many years ago when the Bordentown Regional High School varsity indoor track team would have been ecstatic after winning three events at big indoor track meet like the Bill Reid Invitational.    However, after the Bordentown boys’ teams won the 4×200 meter relay and the distance medley relay and Rob…

  • Rave on

    Record store draws fans with free concerts, while local bands develop loyal audiences. By: Emily Craighead    Fans of punk music can enjoy a weekend of free live music, as local musicians from near and far are showcasing their talents at Hillsborough’s Curmudgeon Music.    Friday night, a lineup of traveling bands — including Permanent Damage of…

  • Kaplan files complaints against district

    Arts Infused Literacy costs, AFG results in dispute. By: Lea Kahn    School board member Leon Kaplan has filed complaints at the state level, alleging that his efforts to seek information about specific educational programs have been stymied by Schools Superintendent Max Riley and school board President Philip Benson.    In a "denial of access" complaint filed…