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  • School groups under funded

    To the editor    In a society where equality is supposed to be guaranteed to everyone, in Hillsborough High School it is absent. With the exorbitant amount of school money spent on sports team, very little attention and money is given to the extra-curricular activities that are just as successful as the sports teams.    I am…

  • Central Park damaged in off-road incident

    Princeton Pike resident charged, may pay damages. By: Lea Kahn    A Princeton Pike resident was charged with one count each of criminal mischief and destruction of agricultural or recreational property after police said he drove his vehicle on a playing field at Central Park Saturday night.    Stephen Smith, 20, put tire chains on his vehicle…

  • Township boards enjoy dedicated members

    Most appointees take duties seriously By:Roger Alvarado    Appointees and volunteers to Hillsborough’s various commissions and boards received high marks for attendance in 2003, according to a check of township records.    Collectively, the members of Hillsborough’s eight boards had an 82 percent attendance rate this year.    The high attendance figures bode particularly well for the township,…

  • Hopewell Township officials begin to mull Carter Road restaurant site plan issues

    Further testimony on site plan issues will be presented at next month’s meeting. The applicant will present revised calculations of the wastewater flows attributable to the proposed restaurant and banquet hall. By Marianne Hooker    At its Dec. 3 meeting, the Hopewell Township Zoning Board of Adjustment heard initial testimony on site plan issues relating to…

  • A night for Olivia

    Charity events raise more than $10,000 for cancer victim By:Roger Alvarado    Emotions ran high before the first shot was even fired during last Saturday night’s basketball challenge fundraiser for fifth-grader Olivia Eppes.    Prior to the game the Auten Road Intermediate School student who was diagnosed with cancer in October, received a standing ovation from the…

  • Village offers offbeat shopping options

    Lawrenceville shops have different feel than malls. By: Lea Kahn    For Robert Tuschak, the village of Lawrenceville reminds him of a way of life that no longer exists — small stores where the owner knows the customer’s name and the customer’s taste.    That’s why Mr. Tuschak drove to the village of Lawrenceville from his home…

  • Chinese funding may pay for class

    Embassy officials have expressed interest in creating language program similar to one sponsored by Italians By:John Patten    More language classes may be offered to students in the next school year, thanks to grants from foreign governments.    Acting on a set of proposed class changes at Monday’s Board of Education meeting, the board members OK’d plans…

  • Five teachers don’t make the grade

    District says educators still qualified despite not meeting No Child Left Behind rules. By: Rebecca Tokarz    Five teachers who the district says are qualified to teach in New Jersey, nevertheless have failed to meet standards set by the federal No Child Left Behind law signed in 2002 by President George W. Bush.    The legislation calls…

  • Amwell intersection needs traffic light

    To the editor    Traffic has always been a problem in New Jersey, and will most likely be one for years to come. However, I would like to single out a particular problem that has been ignored for far too long. There is an intersection on Amwell Road, going toward the municipal building, which is very…