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  • Anna Kupisiewicz

    By:    HILLSBOROUGH — Anna Kupisiewicz died May 17 at Somerset Medical Center in Somerville. She was 55.    Born in the United States she resided in Durham, N.C., for a short period then moved to Manville in 1953 and finally settled in Hillsborough seven years ago.    Ms. Kupisiewicz was a cleaning lady having worked for Shop-Rite…

  • Thanks for ‘Taste’

    To the editor By:    The seventh annual "Taste of Hillsborough" brought out the "Best in Hillsborough" on April 25.    The turnout from our community was tremendous with nearly 350 people attending. The participating restaurants each provided delicious samples from their menus, creating a wide assortment of flavors and choices. The silent auction items donated by…

  • Letters to the Editor, May 27, 2004

    Ready, fire, aim on township TV To the editor:     Last week, Jon Edwards offered an inaccurate characterization of the debate over televising Township Committee agenda meetings, and in the process insulted two of the citizens who rose to speak on the issue at our May 10 meeting. His letter is a capsule summary of…

  • Charter study panel petitions available

    Top five candidates will study charter – if plan approved by voters in November By:Roger Alvarado    Nominating petitions for the charter study commission will be available in the municipal clerk’s office in the Municipal Complex beginning today.    On May 13, the Township Committee approved an ordinance to ask voters if a study of the township’s…

  • Hopewell Township teen arrested in hit-and-run

    Jonathan Brackel has been charged with attempted murder in connection with a Monday afternoon hit-and-run incident at a Titusville-area soccer field. By Ruth Luse    A 17-year-old Hopewell Valley boy who attends Hopewell Valley Central High School was arrested at midnight Tuesday and charged with attempted murder in connection with a Monday afternoon hit-and-run incident at…

  • Editorial missed real problems in Iraq

    To the editor By:    Given the spate of anti-Bush political cartoons the editor of the Beacon has run over the past year, the baseless contentions of the paper’s May 13 editorial ("Prison abuses weaken chances of friendly Iraq") come as no surprise.    As with most media coverage about Iraq, the editorial focuses exclusively on the…

  • Novak wins 800, places in two other events

    By: Sean Moylan    Just when we think we’ve seen the best out of Bordentown Regional High School varsity track superstar Rob "Super" Novak, he goes out and does something even more spectacular.    In fact, Novak placed in three events at last Friday and Saturday’s NJSIAA Central Jersey Group II Sectional Tournament at Monmouth Regional. Furthermore,…

  • Board waits on LHS renovation bids

    Special meeting set for Thursday afternoon. By: Lea Kahn    Bids for the renovation and addition project at Lawrence High School are expected to be awarded today at a special meeting of the Lawrence Township Board of Education.    Five separate contracts will be awarded — for general construction, steel, plumbing, electrical, and heating, ventilating and air…

  • Teacher story greatly exaggerated

    To the editor By:    I would be the last person who would like to perpetuate this story, but I feel the need to back up one of the best teachers this town has teaching in our schools.    Mr. Becker read a story in the Courier News that should never have been printed, never mind still…