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For the May 13 issue
Eleanor L. Goff, Ronald T. Gilbert, Charles A. Franken, Gertrude Danbury Cruser, Harold G. Opdycke. Eleanor L. Goff PLUMSTED Eleanor L. Goff, 89, died Sunday at home. Born in Hoboken, she was a longtime resident of the New Egypt area. She was a retired postal clerk with the Cassville branch of the Jackson post…
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Francis Brown
By: MANVILLE Francis Brown died Saturday, May 8, at home. He was 72. He was born in Clifton Heights, Pa. He was a member of the first graduating class of Somerset County College. Mr. Brown worked at Raritan Valley Community College for 25 years retiring as director of budget and finance in 1995. He…
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Prison abuses weaken chances of friendly Iraq
EDITORIAL: Unless dramatic changes in leadership take place, history will repeat By: In the span of one day, all of our hopes, aspirations and illusions about the U.S. invasion of Iraq were dashed. The actions of what is certainly a small and limited number of U.S. and British troops in prison camps have shamed us…
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Rider’s Harnum headlines YMCA All-American Clinic
PU’s Barron, WNBA’s Ackerman also present. By: Jim Green Not even the birth of his second child was going to keep Rider University men’s basketball coach Don Harnum from participating in the Hopewell Valley YMCA’s All-American Basketball Clinic. Harnum, whose wife Janet gave birth to a son named Lucas Donald Harnum on Friday, fulfilled his…
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Gryzeski notches first victory
Mustangs qualify for state playoffs By: Rudy Brandl The Manville High baseball team has received some great pitching performances from juniors Ernie Lukacs and Steve Anderson so far this season. Last week, senior right-hander Eddie Gryzeski joined the party. Gryzeski, the ace of last year’s staff, was slow to come back from an off-season…
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Capital projects plan uses off-site funding
By:Roger Alvarado The Township Committee adopted a $1.3 million capital spending plan for 2004 Tuesday, using unspent off-site funds from developers to pay for most of the work. In 2003, Hillsborough’s capital expenditures totaled $1.26 million. The capital budget is separate from the municipal operating budget, solely made up of projects such as road repairs,…
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Fresh trends, flavors at new stores
Urban Zone, MaggieMoo’s open By:Marnie Kunz Two new Hillsborough stores are making the local business scene a little cooler. Residents can find the latest urban-inspired fashion trends for cool teenagers at the Urban Zone or cool ice-cream flavors at MaggieMoos. Both stores are located in the Stop&Shop shopping center Route 206. The family-owned Urban Zone,…
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Porsche meets VW, meets the wilderness, meets luxury?Sounds like a plan.
This isn’t just a comfy ride. Touareg can tow more than 7,700 pounds, regard´less of engine, and the four-wheel-drive sys´tem (which splits power 50/50 to the front/rear wheels under normal conditions) is standard. By: Jason Stein The 2004 VW Touareg If not for the wide, shiny metal emblem that hangs on the back liftgate or…
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Hopewell Township police suspect two burglaries are linked
Capt. George Meyer said both burglaries were reported to police headquarters at about 9 a.m. Sunday. By John Tredrea Police say they believe a $12,000 all-terrain utility vehicle stolen from a Hopewell Township residence late Saturday night or early Sunday morning was used to haul away $3,700 worth of landscaping equipment stolen from a nearby…
