Category: archives

  • Accused murderer’s bail is reduced to $1.7 million

    Purchase of a bond from a bail-bondsman would probably cost Jonathan Nyce between 6 and 10 percent of the amount of the bond. For $1.7 million, that translates to a range of $102,000 to $120,000. By John Tredrea    TRENTON — Bail for Jonathan Nyce was reduced by $300,000, to $1.7 million, by state Superior Court…

  • Police Beat

    For the April 22 edition BORDENTOWN TOWNSHIP    Christopher O’Brien, 21, of Bordentown, was charged with theft and possession of a syringe at 9:14 a.m. April 2.    A manager from Wirth Lumberama on Route 130 came to police headquarters April 2 to tell officers that he had hired Mr. O’Brien as a cashier and stock person…

  • Girls’ track streak hits 49 straight

    RAIDER ROUNDUP By: Rudy Brandl        The Hillsborough High girls’ track and field team kept two very impressive streaks going last week.    While capturing seven straight team titles at the Somerset County Relays is an outstanding accomplishment, winning 49 consecutive dual meets might be even more amazing. Last week’s 72-68 victory over indoor Group 4…

  • Manville diamond teams face uphill battle in Sky

    Early losses jeopardize defense of titles By: Rudy Brandl        Manville High’s diamond teams entered their respective 2004 campaigns seeking to maintain their grasp of the Sky Division trophy.    Last spring, in the first year of the new small schools league in the Mountain Valley Conference, the MHS baseball and softball teams captured Sky Division…

  • Community Calendar

    From the April 22 edition Groceries project    Thursday, April 22 — Stop by Acme or ShopRite in Bordentown on Earth Day and request a paper grocery bag for your shopping. The bags have been decorated with environmental messages by Clara Barton School and Peter Muschal School students in celebration of Earth Day. The project is…

  • Builders’ judgment request rejected

    Ruling gives borough chance to fight COAH lawsuits By:Roger Alvarado    State Superior Court Judge Roger Mahon on Tuesday denied summary judgment motions by Brooks Townhouses, LLC and RJN Developers in their respective builder’s remedy lawsuits against the borough.    Had the developers gotten the judge to agree that the borough failed to meet its COAH obligations,…

  • ‘The Punisher’

    A Marvel Comic book character takes matters into his own hands and hacks his way to justice, one crook at a time. By: Bob Brown    The formula is familiar: the hero is ready to retire or hang up his spurs, turn in his badge, leave the force. He earned his time to relax in the…

  • Baseball team looks to bounce back from heartbreaker

    Baseball By: Mike Molaro    How much of an effect can one game have on a team and, perhaps, its entire season?    The Hopewell Valley Central High School baseball team will find out the answer to that question as it tries to shake off the effects of Saturday’s 2-1 heartbreaking home loss to Peddie.    The Bulldogs…

  • Tax rate increase drives voters Tuesday

    Residents point to 16-cent hike as motivation for votes. By: Lea Kahn    The proposed 16-cent tax rate increase was the driving force behind the defeat of the school budget and two incumbent school board members who help craft the spending plan, according to some voters in Tuesday’s election.    Random interviews with voters leaving the polls…