Category: archives
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Family wants protection
Bulletproof vests to be bought for military son and his unit. By: Rebecca Tokarz One Kendall Park family is doing what it can to help get high-tech bulletproof vests to soldiers serving overseas in a National Guard unit with their son. The Gratto family is raising money toward the purchase of ceramic-plated jacket for 51…
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Firefighters battle blaze
Woman, dog escape afternoon house fire. By: Joseph Harvie Smoke lingered throughout the neighborhood and the scent of burning ash was overwhelming as firefighters worked for two hours to control a house fire on Joline Road in Kendall Park on Wednesday. Township police and the Monmouth Junction and Kendall Park Fire departments responded to a…
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Raider wrestlers suffer first defeat
Team primed for revenge in playoffs By: Rudy Brandl FLEMINGTON One loss is not going to ruin this team’s season. In fact, last week’s 31-28 setback at Hunterdon Central may just add fuel to the fire of the Hillsborough High wrestling team. The Raiders entered Central’s Fieldhouse with confidence and an undefeated record.…
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Fire victims helped by community
To the editor It has been most comforting to know how a strong community like Hillsborough can come together in a time of need. My family recently suffered a great loss in a tragic fire. Fortunately, all of us are safe. We are now back on our feet and living in a new apartment.…
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Florence, LCA girls’ basketball squads both on winning streaks
By: Sean Moylan Another week and (at least) three more wins for the Life Center Academy girls’ varsity basketball team. Last Thursday, LCA pounded Philadelphia International, 47-29, with Samantha Weer (14 points), Kaitlyn Antolic (11 points) and Jackie Steffen (10 points) all scoring in double figures. Sarah Cintron (six points), Stephanie Reitzel (four points) and…
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Gerhard and Wigley
Martha A. Gerhard Martha A. Gerhard, 99, of Neshanic died Tuesday at Foothill Acres Nursing Facility, Neshanic. Born June 30, 1904 in Elizabeth to Anna Pectold and Arthur Dittman, she attended Bayonne High School and later worked for White Rock Beverage Company and Maryland Casualty Insurance Company in New York City before moving to Hopewell…
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Go, gadgets, go!
Florence students participate in the Roebling School, Marcella L. Duffy School and Florence Middle School student robot competition. By: Scott Morgan FLORENCE The mayor of Robot Town (a.k.a. Janice Ordog, director of Florence Township School District’s Enrichment Program), pinged through rows of silent automatons like a pinball on a quest to set the Guinness…
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SBHS grad killed in Iraq
1st Lt. Seth Dvorin killed in counterexplosive mission. By: Sharlee Joy DiMenichi 1st Lt. Seth Dvorin, a 1998 graduate of South Brunswick High School, died Feb. 3 near Iskandariyah, Iraq. Lt. Dvorin was a member of the 10th Mountain Division, Battery B, 3rd Battalion, 62nd Air Defense Artillery Regiment U.S. Army who died after a…
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Hopewell captures division
Girls basketball By: John E. Powers Kristy Camp, Hopewell Valley Central High School’s sharp-shooting junior guard, is on a streak, so it’s no surprise the Lady Bulldogs are as well. The 11-5 Lady Bulldogs have won four straight since losing a four-overtime game at Montgomery a week ago Saturday. On Tuesday night, the Lady Bulldogs…
