Category: archives
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Lobbying students points to concerns
To the editor By: I thought it time to comment on the continuing dialogs regarding the Hillsborough teacher that discussed voting choices with her first-grade class. I am the one that originally wrote to the Courier-News and elected officials. And yes, my daughter is a student in the referenced class. My intention in writing…
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BRHS track stars need funding to get to meet
Bordentown’s stellar track program reached a new milestone recently with a coveted invitation to the Adidas Outdoor National Championships at North Carolina State University in Raleigh June 17 through June 19. The team of Jovan Gaines (200M), Justin Gaines (200M), Dan Millan (200M), Fred Mendenhall (400M), and Rob Novak (800M) will compete in the Sprint…
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Borough to-do list: street projects, trucks
Ordinance outlines spending plan By:Paul Szaniawski The Borough Council intends to vote later this month on an ordinance authorizing several road projects as well as the purchase of various items for the Public Works Department, including a new leaf vacuum and a sewer cleaning truck. The ordinance, if passed on June 14, also will provide…
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Schools’ effectiveness displayed at concert
To the editor By: It was my pleasure on May 25 to see the spring concert as was put on by the music department of the Hillsborough High School chorus and band. I don’t think that I have enjoyed a concert more than was put on this night. Congratulations to the music directors John…
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Township will hear plans for housing
Civic league eyes Johnson Avenue lot. By: Lea Kahn Township Council plans to meet with the Eggerts Crossing Civic League later this month to discuss the group’s proposal to build 16 affordable single-family houses on a 3.5-acre lot on Johnson Avenue that belongs to Lawrence Township. Township resident Daniel Haggerty, appearing on behalf of the…
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COMMUNITY CALENDAR
Compiled by Mary Stulack Tell us about you. If your local nonprofit organization plans a special event and you would like to have the information published in the Hillsborough Beacon, drop a note to Mary Stulack, Calendar, 307 Omni Dr., Hillsborough 08844. All items should be typed and must be mailed or faxed to our…
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Cooperative Spirit
The Roosevelt Arts Project draws on works by Jacob Landau, Bernarda Bryson Shahn and others for ‘Art in the Factory.’ By: Susan Van Dongen Artwork by Robert Mueller (above) in the RAP show includes six of more than 200 drawings in a portfolio of classical musical composers. It’s fitting that the Roosevelt Arts Project is…
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Pells makes happy return to HHS
Former star’s pro jersey on display By: Rudy Brandl Laurie Pells returned to her Hillsborough High home May 28 and gave a motivational talk to a group of young athletes who can only hope to achieve as much success as the former three-sport star did during her scholastic years. The 1994 HHS graduate began…
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Celebrate life with open arms
MY TAKE by Rose McGlew I attended a friend’s funeral recently. It was the first funeral I’ve gone to that was for someone my own age all the rest were for parents of friends or even grandparents. I was nervous getting ready for it. I was unsure of what to wear, what to say,…
