Category: archives

  • Police charges in December YNB robbery

    Suspected Hamilton man found in Pennsylvania. By: Lea Kahn    An abandoned lunchbox helped lead to robbery charges against a Hamilton Township man in connection with the Dec. 5, 2003, robbery of the Yardville National Bank on Brunswick Pike, near the Brunswick Circle, police Lt. Charles B. Edgar said.    Kenneth J. Wright, 37, of Crest Avenue…

  • Don’t put brush in Hopewell Township roadways

    "We are requesting voluntary compliance. However, residents who continue this practice may face a summons and fine," Capt. George Meyer said. Hopewell Township Police Department    With the recent arrival of warm weather, Hopewell Township residents have begun to place brush out for pickup by the Hopewell Township Department of Public Works.    The township Police Department…

  • Christians ready to celebrate Easter

    Clergy recalls Jesus’ crucifixion and resurrection. By: Sharlee Joy DiMenichi    Behind the bunnies and painted eggs associated with Easter lies a story of suffering central to the Christian faith.    Christian clergy members said the torture and Crucifixion of Jesus was the culmination of a lifetime of suffering by someone sent to prove the point that…

  • Eight seeking board seats

    Three incumbents facing five challengers. By: Sharlee Joy DiMenichi    School board candidates agree that retaining teachers, petitioning the state for more aid and providing students with an excellent education should be district priorities.    Some candidates said the district should increase teacher salaries when the next three-year contract is negotiated. Others said the district’s mentoring program…

  • Students need time to soak up the sun

    To the editor By:    Have you thought of having a longer recess at school? I believe kid’s don’t have enough recess time.    First of all, I think kids don’t have enough time to play organized sports. By the time students organize, pick teams, and start to play, it’s time to go inside. Kids should have…

  • LETTER: Mahan deserves voter support

    To the editor:     Mike Mahan is a confident, honest, concerned and dedicated member of our community. I’ve seen these attributes while volunteering on the Community Advisory Panel alongside Mr. Mahan. During meetings I have come to admire Mr. Mahan’s no nonsense approach, his thoughtfulness, his gentle consideration. Mr. Mahan attacks issues with logic and…

  • Weather plays havoc with HHS schedules

    RAIDER ROUNDUP By: Rudy Brandl        Going 2-for-11 isn’t good, no matter what the sport.    That was Hillsborough High’s cumulative ratio of completed varsity sporting events during the first three days of the rainy, cold spring season. Both HHS track and field teams competed at Phillipsburg and the boys’ tennis team began but did not…

  • LETTER: Vote yes for quality

    To the editor:     As a homeowner in South Brunswick I am very thankful for the quality education the Board of Education provides for our children. Thanks to the tremendous reputation our school district has earned, South Brunswick has become a sought after place to live. The sixth lowest tax rate in the county, combined…

  • Field funding smacks of duplicity

    To the editor    Once again, I can’t help but feeling like Dr. Gulick and the Board of Education is at it once again, trying to make something appear (or perhaps in this case DISappear) other than it is.    I am, of course, speaking about the controversial (and already voted down) new artificial turf football field.…