Category: archives

  • Elder statesmen

    Civic league trio honored for longtern contributions. By: Lea Kahn    Wisdom is something that is acquired over time.    With more than 150 years of combined service, Theodore Hendricks, Willie Mitchell and Fred Vereen Jr. certainly can provide that to the Eggerts Crossing Civic League Inc.    "Anytime I need advice, I can go to any one…

  • Softballers get back on track

    RAIDER ROUNDUP By: Rudy Brandl        The Hillsborough High softball team got back on the winning track with three consecutive victories last week to remain undefeated in Delaware Division play heading into yesterday’s showdown vs. Hunterdon Central.    Hillsborough (6-2) also earned the top seed in the upcoming Somerset County Tournament. The Raiders will host the…

  • Smart’s no-hitter propels Vikings to first win

    BASEBALL By: James McKeever    As Travis Smart walked to the mound to pitch the seventh inning against J.P. Stevens, he was well aware that he was just three outs away from pitching a no-hitter.    Yet Smart, a junior for the South Brunswick baseball team, had more important things to worry about.    "You know I wasn’t…

  • Dance and show a success

    FROM ROOSEVELT by Linda Schuster    If you like to eat, dance, laugh, and dance some more, you probably attended The Roosevelt Community Nursery School’s annual fund-raiser last Saturday evening. The dinner dance and comedy show took place at the Clarksburg Inn and was titled "Midnight on the Orient Express." Playing host for the evening was…

  • Like magic, annual show reappears at HHS

    Magic Showcase will featurestudent and professional magicians By:Roger Alvarado    Professional and amateur magicians will help bring some hocus pocus to Hillsborough High School this weekend.    This Saturday and Sunday, the Hillsborough Association of Magicians will hold its 27th magic showcase.    Retired Hillsborough High School math teacher John Mitsopoulous, whose stage name is "Constantine," founded the…

  • Sewer problems examined

    Reported water and wastewater problems at the Hanover Village Trailer Park in North Hanover Township will be inspected. By: Eve Collins    NORTH HANOVER — Township officials said they will send an inspector out to check on reported water and wastewater problems at the Hanover Village Trailer Park, where a public utility may soon provide water…

  • Russell T. Allen Sr.

       Russell T. Allen Sr., 61, of Pennington died at his home Tuesday.    Born in Trenton, he had been a resident of Ewing before moving to Pennington 17 years ago.    Prior to his retirement he was a civil engineer with the New Jersey Department of Transportation.    He was a former member of the Millstone Valley Silent…

  • Tab introduced, with difficulty

    An additional 2 cents is added to the proposed 2004 municipal tax rate for Millstone Township. By: Lauren Burgoon    MILLSTONE — Plans to address part of Millstone’s debt prompted the Township Committee to tack on an additional 2 cents to the proposed 2004 municipal tax rate on April 21.    Acting on a suggestion by the…

  • Library dance canceled

    To the editor To the senior citizens of Manville.    The fabulous program, Guelaguetza, which was explained to you at your April meeting by George Jakelsky and John P. Shutack and scheduled to be held May 3, has been canceled.    The Manville Public Library cannot afford this type of extravaganza, but this two-week tour which closes…