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  • Estelle Franson

    By:    HILLSBOROUGH — Estelle E. (Temple) Franson died Dec. 18 at Somerset Medical Center in Somerville. She was 91.    Born in Darien, Conn., she resided in Norwalk, Conn., until moving to Hillsborough three years ago.    Mrs. Franson was a homemaker.    She was a communicant of the Christ Church in Norwalk.    Her husband, Harold J. Franson,…

  • Eckerd hearing postponed

    Failure to notify all residents within 200 feet of proposed construction results in delay of meeting until January. By: Joseph Harvie    An application for three buildings proposed to be constructed near the intersection of Route 27 and Finnegans Lane won’t be heard until Jan. 19, said Township Planner Craig Marshall.    Riya Finnegans LLC of Metuchen…

  • EDITOR’S NOTE: For all, the worst type of story

    EDITOR’S NOTE By Hank Kalet    There are few things more difficult in this business than writing about a teenager whose life has come to a tragic end.    But that is what we have been forced to do this week.    A South Brunswick High School student died earlier this week in a horrific crash on Route…

  • Residents angered when instructed no to talk about land deal at meeting

    Upper Freehold Township’s attorney and mayor attempted to prevent residents from speaking about the possible sale of Cream Ridge Golf Club. By: Dana Lynn Flatekval    UPPER FREEHOLD — In a packed room at the municipal building, tempers flared when the township’s attorney and mayor tried to stop residents during a public comment period from speaking…

  • Fire, other police calls may be related to crash

    Ridge Road barn burnt down. By: Joseph Harvie    Police responded to several incidents, including a suspicious fire and several reports of suicidal teenagers Tuesday, that could be related to the tragic death of a South Brunswick High School sophomore, South Brunswick Police spokesman Detective James Ryan said.    Richard VonDeesten, 15, died early Monday morning in…

  • A revolutionary gift for all ages

    BOOK NOTES by Dr. Joan Ruddiman    Perhaps we are too close to appreciate that one of the great Christmastime stories is the rout of the Hessians from Trenton by George Washington and his intrepid band of weary soldiers on Christmas 1776. The victory was a great gift to the emerging nation as the Continental Army…

  • Walking on eggshells

    Peter Muschal students challenged with egg-protecting project By: William Wichert    BORDENTOWN TOWNSHIP — Take note: When dropping raw eggs from 50 feet in the air to see if they will break, recycled plastic coffee containers will protect them, but tin cans will not.    Fifth-grade students at Peter Muschal School found this out the hard way…

  • Hopewell’s schedule toughens up

    Hopewell Valley ice hockey By: Mike Molaro    When the Hopewell Valley Central High School boys ice hockey squad opened with a 4-0 record, second-year coach Rob Siris was waiting for his guys to be tested by some of the best teams in the state.    The Bulldogs had three straight games last week against quality opponents…

  • Remembering Bernarda

    Artist and illustrator Bernarda Shahn of Roosevelt died Dec. 13 at the age of 101. By: Scott Morgan    ROOSEVELT — The café seat was empty that day, two days after Bernarda Bryson Shahn had died after 101 years. This was her seat. Or at least it was a year and nine months before, when sunlight…