Category: archives
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HHS girls fall short in CJ 4 tennis finals
Second doubles team rolls in tourney By: Rudy Brandl The young Hillsborough High girls’ tennis team enjoyed quite an exciting run in the Central Jersey Group 4 tournament. Last Thursday’s 4-1 loss at Marlboro in the finals ended the team’s hopes of becoming the first HHS tennis squad to capture a sectional title since 1997.…
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GOP candidates want pay-to-play restrictions
Lawrence democrats prefer state uniformity. By: Lea Kahn The three Republican Party candidates for Township Council have called for an ordinance that would ban or restrict the amount of money that a professional or business can contribute to a political campaign. Although they have not worked out the details, Republican candidates Robert Brackett, Colette Coolbaugh…
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Girls knocked out by sudden death goal
RAIDER ROUNDUP By: Rudy Brandl The Hillsborough High girls’ soccer team came very close to staging another Somerset County Tournament quarterfinal round upset last Saturday afternoon at The Pingry School in Martinsville. Last year, the Lady Raiders shocked defending champion Ridge with a 1-0 win in the quarterfinals. This time, Hillsborough played Pingry to a…
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Post Forum: Health care
What kind of changes should be made in the way we pay for health care in the United States? What kind of changes should be made in the way we pay for health care in the United States?
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Homage to a Hero
Philanthropist Sol Feinstone made it his mission to help others learn about the American Revolution. By: Daniel Shearer "Freedom to me means a social order based on individual freedom to live differently and to dream differently." Sol Feinstone, from his autobiography, Fellow Passengers Libraries draw visitors for all sorts of reasons. Greg Johnson, a…
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Local nurse assists ferry accident victim
Registered nurse Randy Scragg of Mansfield aided victims of last week’s Staten Island Ferry accident. By: Eve Collins MANSFIELD He was just doing his job. That’s what Randy Scragg, 30, of Columbus said about his participation in the care of a victim of the Staten Island Ferry accident that took place Oct. 15. Mr.…
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Band competition was ‘wondrous’
To the editor By: The sound of wondrous music resonated around Hillsborough High School on Saturday night, Oct. 18, as 17 high school bands from across the state came to compete at our tenth annual Raider Marching Band Festival. More than 1,500 students had the opportunity to demonstrate their musical talents while executing complicated marching…
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Recall election will test leadership skills
To the editor By: The Californian governor’s elections may seem like they were confusing, but Arnold Schwarzenegger was elected only for his popularity, not his platform. It was quite obvious from the start that Gov.-elect Schwarzenegger was going to win no matter what he had said or did, either in the past or in the…
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Oct. 23, 4:52 p.m.: Media mess
Studs Terkel takes the media to task. By: Hank Kalet The great Studs Terkel takes on the mainstream media and its sycophantic ways in the current issue In These Times.
