Category: archives
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Hopewell’s Hovan to work as Pennington clerk, too
Ms. Hovan will work 10 hours a month at $300 a month for Pennington. By Ruth Luse Michele Hovan, who is administrator/clerk of Hopewell Borough, also will be working for Pennington Borough until officials there hire a new municipal clerk. On Monday morning, Pennington Borough Council held a special meeting to appoint Ms. Hovan, 41,…
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LETTER: Rt. 92 will affect endangered species
To the editor: I’ve been a resident of South Brunswick for nearly nine years. I am here to express my opposition to the construction of route 92. I have lived all of my life in neighboring towns, born and raised in East Brunswick, 16 years in North Brunswick, and now, with my family I reside…
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Police warn motorists to buckle up
Nationwide Click it or Ticket campaign is aimed at encouraging motorists, especially teenagers, to wear their seat belts. By: Dan Sergeant Several local police departments are doing their part to crack down on violators of the safety belt law by participating in nationwide program called the Click it or Ticket campaign. The campaign, sponsored nationally…
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Ellen K. Nunn
By: PRINCETON Ellen Kerns Nunn of Princeton died Saturday at home. She was 58. Born in Newark she has lived in Montgomery Township for many years. Throughout her career she was a teacher of English, most recently at Hillsborough High School. Previously, she taught at Memorial High School in Elmwood Park, Immaculate Conception High…
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Calvo upsets Sarafian to claim vault title
Spring track By: Jim Green Heading into the Central Jersey Group III outdoor track sectional championships, it appeared Lawrence High School senior John Calvo would have no choice but to settle for a second-place finish in the pole vault. Even though Calvo had been incredibly consistent all year, winning the event in each of the…
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Shelltown: Ellisdale Part 1
HISTORICALLY SPEAKING From Henry Charlton Beck’s 1939 "The Jersey Midlands," a chapter on the quaint hamlet, which straddles the old Province Line between East and West Jersey. Mr. Beck’s books have been republished by Rutgers University Press and are widely available. There is an area in New Jersey midlands where it is difficult to…
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May 27, 5:47 p.m.: Dispatches
In which I respond to a letter from the Bush-Cheney campaign. By: Hank Kalet Read today’s Dispatches, a response to an invitation to join the Bush-Cheney re-election team. A good time was had by the writer, at least. Normon Solomon, by the way, offers another take on the same mailing.
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HHS softballers struggle to score
Team drops three straight after SCT title By: Rudy Brandl Hillsborough High’s offensive woes continued in Monday afternoon’s 1-0 softball loss to North Hunterdon. For the third consecutive time since winning their second straight Somerset County title, the Raiders were flat with the bat. The team has managed only one run in its last…
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LETTER: Rt. 92 quick fix to big problem
To the editor: As one of the "small but vocal minority" opposed to Route 92, I have read the entire Draft Environmental Impact Statement, and will be submitting detailed commentary and questions on behalf of the New Jersey Chapter of the Sierra Club. Rather than find "the answers to all my questions in the DEIS,"…
