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  • Letter: A resolution for development

    To the editor:     Planning is all about vision. Our Master Plan presents a roadmap for the future of our town. Volunteers and professionals worked very hard to make decisions about our town, including Route 1. The Zoning Board of Adjustment has the very difficult task of listening to people who do not necessarily ascribe…

  • Raider wrestlers expect to make noise

    Detsis, Wagner lead veterans By: Rudy Brandl        The Hillsborough High wrestling team has the potential to be very, very good this season.    However, veteran head coach Steve Molinaro has been around long enough to know that potential doesn’t win bouts, matches or championships. Individual wrestlers and teams must work hard to reach the level…

  • New Road/Rt. 27 light is nearing completion

    State DOT expects to OK project. By: Sharlee Joy DiMenichi    Construction associated with moving a traffic light at the intersection of New Road and Route 27 could begin after Christmas, a state Department of Transportation spokesman said last week.    The DOT issued a construction permit that cannot be executed until DOT traffic safety officials give…

  • Board considers options after defeat

    Chesterfield Township School District begins to examine options following the defeat of last week’s school referendum. By: Scott Morgan    CHESTERFIELD — Still stinging from a lopsided defeat in last week’s referendum, school officials Monday night said they will take a deeper look at how to convince township voters that a new school is inevitable.    Chief…

  • Pennington boys hoops team off to strong start

    Boys basketball By: Mike Molaro    For a team trying to find its identity and forge a competitive spirit, the first few weeks of a season are most critical.    The Pennington School’s boys basketball team knows it will encounter more than its share of bumps on the road to the Prep B state tournament in February.…

  • 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…