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  • POLICE BEAT

    BORDENTOWN CITY    Two 18-year-old Levittown men who were spotted by police while removing tires from a pickup truck in the Bob Maguire Chevrolet auto dealership were charged with criminal mischief at 2:06 a.m., Monday.    According to police, Patrolman Shaun Lafferty was on routine patrol through the dealership’s parking lot on Route 130 when he saw…

  • Sharing seder with friends

    Jews and gentiles celebrate the beginning of Passover together. By: Sharlee Joy DiMenichi    The tranquil table crowded with sparkling goblets seemed as far removed from a desert as one could get. The sprays of dainty blue flowers decorating the china hinted at lushness and a trio of bottles held wine from grapes nurtured by moisture.…

  • Tindall, Tobias at odds over budget

    Washington Township committeemen disagree over whether to raise taxes or make cuts in municipal employees and programs. By: Lauren Burgoon    WASHINGTON — Disagreement between two township committeemen who are on "different ends of the earth" about the 2004 municipal budget may cause a delay in the introduction of the proposed spending plan.    Committeeman Douglas Tindall…

  • Officials tout bus plan as alternative to highway

    Township officials see train-like bus rapid transit route as an alternative to Route 92. By: Matthew Kirdahy    Township officials say a proposal for a Bus Rapid Transit route along Route 1 could be a viable alternative to Route 92.    However, they said the BRT proposal wouldn’t solve all traffic problems in the area and that…

  • HHS softballers open with two romps

    Pitchers fire two shutouts By: Rudy Brandl        The Hillsborough High softball team looked extremely impressive in its first two games of the season last week, rolling over a pair of Somerset County and Delaware Division rivals in lopsided blowouts.    Hillsborough (2-0) sent an early message to the rest of the county with a resounding…

  • For the April 15 issue

    Helen R. VanArsdale, William Frederick Palmer, Gertrude F. Johnson. Helen R. VanArsdale    WRIGHTSTOWN — Helen R. VanArsdale, 72, died April 5 at Jefferson Hospital in Philadelphia.    Born in New Egypt, she was a lifelong area resident.    Wife of the late Thomas VanArsdale and sister of the late Marie Golem, she is survived by three daughters…

  • Voters to decide budget

    Voters to decide on budget and three board members. By: Sarlee Joy DiMenichi    Voters will head to the polls Tuesday to cast their ballot on the district’s $109.8 million school budget for 2004-2005.    Voters also will elect three candidates to the school board.    On the ballot is the $78.5 tax levy for the general expense…

  • LETTER: Continuity important

    To the editor:     We are entering an important time in South Brunswick. I see it as an opportunity to reflect upon the past, evaluate the present and plan for our future. As a member of the board for the past nine years, I am proud of our accomplishments to this point but this is…

  • Hopewell’s Gifis scoring big for Middlebury hockey

    Junior led Panthers to Division III title By: Jim Green    Hopewell Township native Lorna Gifis did nearly all you can do at the collegiate level of women’s ice hockey this past winter.    Gifis, a junior, led Middlebury College in scoring, was named to the American Hockey Coaches Association All America second team and led Middlebury…