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  • For the Sept. 23 issue

    Leonard M. DeVaney, Josephine Paluzzi, Anthony S. Notarianni. Leonard M. DeVaney    PILESGROVE — Leonard M. DeVaney, 81, died Sept. 10 at home.    Born in Trenton, he also lived in Ewing, Ringoes and New Egypt before moving to Pilesgrove seven years ago.    Mr. DeVaney was a graduate of Trenton Catholic High and Rider University.    He was…

  • Allentown girls’ soccer notches its first win

       Casey Catelli and Jennifer Grabowski scored a goal each, but the Allentown High School girls’ soccer team was defeated by Hopewell Valley, 3-2, back on September 14. Chelsea Quaglietta had an assist and Kristi Catelli made 19 saves in the loss for Allentown.    Allentown played a very talented Steinert team tough, but was edged, 1-0,…

  • Revaluation questions answered on township Web site

    Questions about the revaluation also can be addressed to township Administrator Christine Smeltzer or Tax Assessor Toni Sost at 737-0605.    Hopewell Township has been directed by Mercer County to undertake a revaluation, a comprehensive review of local property values that will take several years to complete.    Revaluation, which was last undertaken in Hopewell Township 10…

  • Norma Fry

    By:    HILLSBOROUGH — Norma J. Fry died Sept. 13 at Somerset Medical Center in Somerville. She was 78.    Born in Cleveland, she lived in North Orwell, Ohio, and Wayne before moving to Hillsborough in 1958.    Mrs. Fry was employed as office manager at Medical Services in Somerville for 14 years, retiring in 1977.    She volunteered…

  • New season, new field, new rules

    Board OKs rules for use of field after inaugural game By:Emily Craighead    Amid much fanfare, Hillsborough High School football enthusiasts saw the dedication of the new turf field Friday night.    "If any of you haven’t seen it, go and see the field, it’s beautiful," said Superintendent Karen Lake at Monday’s Board of Education meeting, thanking…

  • Hatrack rallies Cards to OT win over Ewing

    Lawrence girls soccer By: Jim Green    After an 0-3 start to the season, the Lawrence High School girls soccer team just needed a win.    And it got that win Tuesday night, topping Ewing 2-1 in overtime at Zimmer Field.    "It was excellent," Lawrence coach Dave Boggs said. "We really needed to use this game to…

  • Old-fashioned ballgame highlights annual Crosswicks Village Festival

    16th annual Crosswicks Village Festival begins Saturday, Sept. 25 at 10 a.m. and runs until 4 p.m. By: Scott Morgan    CHESTERFIELD — Sixty feet? No. Try facing it from 45. A spitball, an arc ball, a fastball.    Whatever the pitch, it’ll come in underhanded — and not from a pitcher’s mound, but from somewhere —…

  • Town may need new motto

    To the editor By:    If the Township Committee passes the proposed ordinance limiting ATV riders on their own properties, maybe we should post a sign at the beginning of town that reads, "Welcome to Hillsborough — now be quiet!"    I would rather know my kids and their friends were on my property than see them…

  • Letters to the Editor

    For the Sept. 23 issue. Task force will study property tax reform To the editor:    According to an article appearing in the Burlington County Times on Sunday, Sept. 12, 2004, a task force charged with defining the structure and scope of a proposed constitutional convention to study New Jersey’s property tax system will gather for…