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  • Accident takes life of middle-schooler

    Jimmy Fierst Jr., 13, killed while crossing Amwell Road in Hillsborough. By: Roger Alvarado    The fleeting image of his son racing to catch the school bus will remain forever etched in James Fierst Sr.’s mind.    Mr. Fierst, his family, and community members who knew 13-year-old James "Jimmy" Fierst Jr., are grieving the death of the…

  • Dramatic victory gives Lawrence Colonial Division championship

    Field hockey By:Steve Feitl    Notre Dame has been a thorn in the Lawrence High School field hockey team’s side for the past two years.    It was a year ago that the Irish handed the Cardinals the loss that kept them out of the state tournament. This year, Lawrence needed a win over Notre Dame on…

  • Missed early chances hurt Mustangs

    Team still scoreless in five games By: Shawn Tyrrell        Losing is never easy and for the Manville High football team, defeat has come with regularity so far this season. Manville dropped its fifth straight last Friday night by a 34-0 score at home to Pennington.    The contest wasn’t quite as one-sided as most people…

  • New township road named for fallen World War II pilot

    Florence Township Committee dedicated Hegyi Court, in honor of former resident Lt. Stephen Hegyi. By: Scott Morgan    FLORENCE — Somewhere over the Gulf of Mexico, 1955, the fighter jet carrying a Navy pilot out of Corpus Christi, Texas, went down. The young man had survived the Korean War and all the missions he had flown…

  • Board hears plea to keep schools healthy

    EPA’s ‘Tools for Schools’ program helps fund study of environmental quality inside schools By:Beth Kressel    The Board of Education must allot funds in next year’s school budget to help keep district buildings environmentally healthy said two Hillsborough Middle School teachers active in improving health conditions at the nine district schools.    The school system was awarded…

  • CANDIDATES FORUM

    Candidate responds to allegations To the editor:    I was recently made aware of a reply to a question on our opponent’s Web site which covers the township’s zoning and planning land use boards.    The question covers me and Pat Kennedy being on these boards as well as on the Township Committee. Since the reply is…

  • Edition of Oct. 23, 2003

    Hugh O. Miller    Hugh "Pete" O. Miller, 50, died Friday at his home.    Born in Birmingham, Ala., he had been a resident of Titusville for 15 years, moving there from Philadelphia.    He was an artistic blacksmith and he and his wife owned and operated Raven Studios in Lambertville.    Son of the late Hugh O. Miller,…

  • Salting the Beans

    Snapperhead Zydeco serves up a gumbo of Zydeco for Halloween, Mardi Gras style. By: Susan Van Dongen TimeOff 25th anniversary event TimeOFF/Frank Wojciechowski Renaissance man John Timpane (above, left), bass guitar and vocals, and Wayne Leibel, accordion and vocals, rehearse with their band, Snapperhead Zydeco, for an upcoming Fat Tuesday performance.    It’s quite a switch…

  • Court halts car wash construction

    Appellate court will hear arguments on claim the Planning Board lacked jurisdiction By:Roger Alvarado    Attorneys for Crown Car Wash have been granted a stay, halting any further construction on the site of the Mountain View Car Wash pending an appeal before the Appellate Division of the Superior Court of New Jersey.    Judge Edith K. Payne…