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  • Thieves hamper safety plan

    Fire hydrant markers disappearing in Hillsborough. By: Roger Alvarado    A township effort to install fire hydrant markers to help emergency personnel locate hydrants at night and during snowstorms is being hampered by vandals.    Hillsborough Fire Official Chris Weniger says that six of nine newly installed markers along New Amwell Road have been either damaged or…

  • Theresa Bradley

    By:    MANVILLE — Theresa Bradley died Aug. 11 at Somerset Medical Center, Somerville. She was 72.    She was a lifelong resident of Manville.    Ms. Bradley was an independent caretaker.    Survivors include her companion, Rose Donahue of Somerville; a brother, George Bradley of Middlesex; a sister, Rita Wardo of Middlesex; and several nieces and nephews.    The…

  • Elite title caps another successful softball summer

    Girls excelled in all age groups By: Rudy Brandl    Hillsborough’s off-season softball program continued to soar in the summer of 2004.    The Elites, the township’s top team, capped their most dominant campaign ever by winning the league title for the third consecutive year. Hillsborough pasted Delaware Valley (10-0) and Immaculata (9-0) to complete a 7-0…

  • Ballot could include open space question

    North Hanover may place a referendum question on the November ballot asking voters to pay more open space taxes. By: William Wichert    NORTH HANOVER — To both reduce the current township debt and put more money aside for farmland preservation, officials are preparing to ask residents to pay more open space taxes and increase the…

  • Hopewell Valley teachers’ new 3-year pact gets tentative OK

    School board will hold a special meeting prior to Sept. 1 to ratify the contract. HVEA expected to vote on Sept. 1 or 2. By John Tredrea    Representatives of the local teachers union and school board have agreed on a new three-year teachers contract that both sides are expected to ratify before school opens, district…

  • Movies and Internet in new class’ plans

    Social studies curricula adds hands-on projects By:Emily Craighead    Manville schools have a new social studies curriculum this year that uses classic literature, popular Hollywood movies, the Internet and computers to augment traditional textbooks in social studies classes.    According to Curriculum Specialist Barbara Popp, the additional offerings bring Manville in line with the newest trends in…

  • Navigating life with a coach’s help

    O’Brien helps with life goals By:Sharlee Joy DiMenichi    Coaches are not just for sports teams.    In fact, those considering major life changes or who are merely experiencing vague dissatisfaction often hire life coaches for a motivating blend of expertise and enthusiasm.    South Brunswick resident Carole O’Brien has coached clients toward their dreams for nearly a…

  • Letters to the Editor

    For the Aug. 19 issue. Community support appreciated by family To the editor:    I would like to take this opportunity to thank our many friends and my family (especially parents and godparents) for their support over the past two months. Since my husbands’ wrongful termination from the Bordentown Township Police Department we have been blessed…

  • MetroStars’ Bradley leaves strong ties in Mercer County

    Former Princeton star moved to Cedar Grove By: Jim Green    Bob Bradley has moved away, but part of him always will remain in Mercer County.    Bradley, who lived in Pennington while he coached the Princeton University men’s soccer team from 1991-1996, returned last year when he became head coach of Major League Soccer’s MetroStars. Recently,…