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  • The magical Holiday Gift Fair

    FROM ROOSEVELT by Linda Schuster    We all know what a hassle it can be to shop for the holidays. Imagine dealing with the job if you were a child. Wishing to give nice gifts to your parents and other loved ones would be important to you.    But you would be at the mercy of someone…

  • Hopewell Valley school officials eye September referendum

    Funding for new athletic fields could be among the items for which the district would seek voter approval. By John Tredrea    The Hopewell Valley Regional Board of Education has scheduled a special meeting Monday night to discuss the possibility of a public referendum next September.    Funding for new athletic fields could be among the items…

  • News of other days

    115 years ago    The influenza, which is certain in another week to have the civilized world in its grip, has plainly proved a much more serious malady than was at first believed.    * * *    The monument to perpetuate the Camden & Amboy railroad, the first in this country, is about to be erected at…

  • Teen’s death stuns SBHS

    Students and friends mourn the loss of high school senior. By: Sharlee Joy DiMenichi    A makeshift memorial at the locker of a South Brunswick High School senior who jumped to his death in a New York City hotel drew so many mourners that the school corridor had to be closed due to crowding.    Stunned students…

  • Cookbook to benefit Jubilee House

    The Fountain of Life Center’s Jubilee House in Florence has published a cookbook to raise money for women in need. By: Scott Morgan    FLORENCE — Holiday cooking can warm the soul, but buying this holiday cookbook provides a warm home for those with nowhere to go.    The Fountain of Life Center’s Jubilee House, a maternity…

  • Details wanted on special education agreements

    Resident asks school board about policies on students from other districts. By: John Patten    As the Board of Education continues to gather public comment for next year’s school budget, one resident’s attention has focused on the district’s special education expenditures — and revenue.    Flagtown resident John Del Gigante, who is working his way through an…

  • Township denies storage proposal

    Zoning Board denies application that would have allowed the construction of a Storage USA on Route 1. By: Sharlee Joy DiMenichi    The Zoning Board of Adjustment unanimously denied an application Dec. 4 that would have allowed the construction of a self-storage complex to be built on Route 1.    Zoning Board Chairman Barry Nathanson said Tuesday…

  • Bookish gift ideas for kids

    BOOK NOTES by Joan Ruddiman    For those of us with children in our lives — family members, offspring of friends or our own — books make a welcome gift, particularly if you offer to share some of yourself with a read-aloud. A good book is a gift that is enjoyed over and over.    Though true,…

  • HHS swimmers back in action

    Boys split two, girls drop three By: John E. Powers        The Hillsborough High School boys’ and girls’ swimming teams are once again primed for another long winter run with hopes of extending their seasons into the spring.    The boys, second to Bridgewater-Raritan last winter at the Somerset County and Skyland Conference championships, then beaten…