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  • Barry Road speed limit measure due for adoption at township session

    Thomas Prettyman, DOT supervisor in charge of traffic regulations, said in an Aug. 15 letter to Hopewell Township that the DOT supported a 30-mph limit on Barry Road. By John Tredrea    A 30-mph speed limit would be posted in both directions on Barry Road if the enabling ordinance is adopted at tonight’s Hopewell Township Committee…

  • Hot election issues missing at local level

    Lawrence voters chose based on candidates themselves. By: Lea Kahn    It was the candidate — not the complaint — that was the deciding factor in whom to elect to Township Council, according to several township voters who were polled after they left the voting booth Tuesday.    Many of the voters could not identify a discernable…

  • Colts take 10-0 record into championship game

    MYAL FOOTBALL By: John E. Powers        With most of their players back from last year’s unbeaten regular season and divisional title team, the Manville Colts had high expectations to meet this year.    Expectations met.    Sunday afternoon, the Colts blanked Middlesex 24-0 to complete their second 10-0 season and another Raritan Valley Conference West Division…

  • Addition called key to ease crowding

    Constable School would get parking and 6 classrooms. By: Rebecca Tokarz    Constable Road resembles a parking lot each morning during the school year.    Each day, five buses try to squeeze through Constable Road, which is lined on both sides with parked cars. Other drivers slowly inch their way to the front of the school to…

  • Church’s new pastor urges community involvement

    Fellowship Bible Church names Terry Letourneau pastor By:Roger Alvarado    Heading into the summer of 1992, Terry Letourneau was an 18-year-old high school football star that seemed primed and ready to conquer the college ranks.    But instead, he found his niche on a different playing field — he’s now Pastor Letourneau, the 29-year-old, newly installed permanent…

  • District working to increase staff diversity

    Only 4 percent of the staff and teachers are non-white, compared to more than 17 percent of students By:Beth Kressel    Hillsborough will band with seven other school districts for the second year in a row to seek ethnic and racial diversity when hiring teachers, supervisors and administrators.    Last year, just over 17 percent of Hillsborough…

  • Local races bring large voter turnout

    Voter turnout was close to 50 percent in local elections which resulted in the unseating of several incumbents. By: Eve Collins and Scott Morgan    Incumbents in several local townships were unseated in Tuesday’s election, changing the majorities on local governing boards in Mansfield and North Hanover, where Republicans took control of the committees. In New…

  • Watts leads HHS gymnasts to Sklyand titles

    Team proves regular season crown no fluke By: Rudy Brandl        BRIDGEWATER — The Hillsborough High gymnasts already knew they had the best team in the Skyland Conference. Last Saturday, the Raiders proved it once again under pressure with everyone else in the league gunning for them.    Hillsborough, which capped a stellar 12-1 regular season…

  • Lawrence focuses on improving

    Cross country By: John E. Powers    The Lawrence High School boys and girls cross country teams weren’t expected to be factors in the annual Mercer County Championships last week. But Dave O’Neal, the Cardinals coach, was looking for other things.    The boys finished with 355 points, ahead of Hamilton’s 380, but behind Nottingham’s 336. Freshman…