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Council approves of fire equipment
Township OKs $130K bond ordinance. By: Lea Kahn Township Council gave final approval on Tuesday to a $130,000 bond ordinance that earmarks money to buy equipment for new fire engines for the Lawrence Road and Lawrenceville fire companies. The council also awarded five contracts to purchase equipment for the Lawrence Road Fire Company’s new fire…
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Helen Liedl
HILLSBOROUGH Helen H. Liedl died Wednesday, Nov. 26, at home. She was 87. Born in Onnalinda, Pa., she was a resident of Hillsborough and formerly lived in Sarasota, Florida. Mrs. Liedl was a homemaker. She was a past member of the Hillsborough Woods Road Firehouse No. 3 Ladies Auxiliary and the Rosary Altar Society…
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Raider gymnasts remained among state’s elite
Watts led young group to three titles By: Rudy Brandl The Hillsborough High gymnastics team compiled quite an impressive resume during the 2003 fall season. The Raiders won three championships, placed second at two other major meets and finished in the state’s top 10 for the fifth consecutive year. That’s pretty impressive for a young…
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Pennington Public Works supervisor gets paid for Commerce Bank jobs
Wittkop gets $2,869 in compensatory-time wages for work he did for the borough at bank last year. By John Tredrea Pennington Borough will pay Public Works Supervisor Jeff Wittkop $2,869 in compensatory-time wages for work he did for the borough at Commerce Bank last year. The borough was paid $3,200 by the bank for the…
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Zdzislaw Tatko
MANVILLE Zdzislaw Tatko died Tuesday, Nov. 25, at home. He was 79. Born in Poland, he lived in Poland until moving to Hillsborough 48 years ago and then settling in Manville 12 years ago. Mr. Tatko owned T&D Painting Company for many years. He was a veteran of the Polish Army in which he…
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Dec. 4, 5:20 p.m.: And the Grammy goes to…
Some good and some bad among the nominees. By: Hank Kalet Here’s the full list of Grammy nominees, announced today. It includes Bruce Springsteen’s work with Warren Zevon on "Disorder in the House" and a surprisingly interesting set of songs for Record of the Year: "Where Is The Love" by The Black Eyed Peas with…
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Princeton Public Library to close three days for upgrades
The Princeton Public Library will close for three days next week as part of a computer system upgrade. The library will be closed Wednesday, Dec. 10 through Friday, Dec. 12. The Café will be open and patrons may use the rear door off the parking lot to gain access.
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Dec. 4, 5:24 p.m.: Top Ten (or the Dirty Dozen two days late)
These songs should have been listed among my favorites, but fell through the cracks. By: Hank Kalet My Top Ten (actually, 12) this week offers those songs I left off the big list last week (I could have peopled this list with Springsteen, Dylan and the Beatles and not included anything else, but that didn’t…
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Hopewell Holidays festivities begin on Saturday with tree lighting
Most of month’s events were planned by the Hopewell Business Association and the Hopewell Economic Development Committee. Hopewell Borough residents and visitors will celebrate Hopewell Holidays this month. Activities are planned for each Saturday, and one Sunday, in December in the historic village. Borough businesses will join the celebration with refreshments, prizes, and opportunities for…
