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  • Frank James

       HILLSBOROUGH — Frank K. James died April 29 at home. He was 73.    Born in Scranton, Pa., he grew up in Moskow, Pa., and lived in Schuykill Haven, Pa., before moving to Hillsborough in 1961.    Mr. James worked as an installer for Bell Telephone, AT&T and Lucent for 45 years retiring in 1986.    He served…

  • May 6, 5:41 p.m.: The torture chamber

    Some words from around the country on the torture scandal. By: Hank Kalet    Here are some pieces that, I think, say what needs to be said about the torture allegations in Iraq.    Marie Cocco offers this from today’s Newsday.    Robert Scheer writes this in the Los Angeles Times.    Christopher Hitchens makes this point on Slate.…

  • Gomez blast helps Cards into MCT semis

    Boys tennis By: Jim Green    Lawrence High School softball player Erin Gomez had one thing in mind when she took a look at the outfield fences of Ewing’s Armstrong Park prior to Saturday’s Mercer County Tournament quarterfinal match-up with Hopewell Valley.    "I wanted to slap one over," she said.    For Gomez, one of the most…

  • Fengler and Fassbender advance

    Boys tennis By: John E. Powers    The first day of the Mercer County Tournament wasn’t very fruitful for the Hopewell Valley Central High School tennis team, but coach Alma Quinlan didn’t fret.    The Bulldogs had senior second singles player David Rose and the second doubles team of senior Will Fassbender and senior Eric Fengler advance…

  • Pharmacy robber remains at large

    By:Roger Alvarado    Police are seeking information on the whereabouts of a woman they say committed a pair of armed robberies in Hillsborough and a neighboring community Friday.    The robber, described as a 5 feet 3 inches to 5 feet 4 inches, white woman believed to weigh between 125-145 pounds in her late 20s or early…

  • Benson named president; Winka VP

    BOE reorganizes and swears in new members. By: Lea Kahn    The Team for Change — Leon Kaplan, Bill Michaelson and Laura Waters — officially joined a larger team Monday as part of the Board of Education.    School board member Philip Benson was unanimously elected school board president, and Michael Winka was elected vice president. The…

  • May 6, 5:30 p.m.: Blowback in Iraq

    A Nation column puts it all in perspective. By: Hank Kalet    Patricia Williams’ column in The Nation this week offers this:    "There is nothing "collateral" about the disruption of daily life and the untold deaths of civilians. We must re-evaluate the ‘liberation’ we are wreaking, the ‘assistance’ we are waging, the ‘pounding’ we are delivering…

  • Raiders post huge tennis triumph

    HHS beats B-R for first time since 1999 By: Rudy Brandl        It took exactly one month, but the Hillsborough High boys’ tennis team finally finished off rival power Bridgewater-Raritan last Friday afternoon.    The match began way back on April 1, but the season opener was cut short due to rain. The Delaware Division showdown…

  • Help make mom feel special with a treat of home-baked goodies

    Jim Fobel’s "Old-Fashioned Baking Book" (Lake Isle Press, 1997), offers plenty of tasty ideas for Mother’s Day By: Pat Tanner    As we have been told over and over by the media, Mother’s Day ranks No. 1 among holidays for eating out, beating even Valentine’s Day. Making reservations does seem the best solution for celebrating this…