Category: archives
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Charles Testino
By: HILLSBOROUGH Charles E. Testino died Friday, Oct. 10, in Somerset Medical Center, Somerville. He was 80. Born in Manhattan, N.Y., he lived in Hillsborough for the past 45 years. Mr. Testino worked for Boxton & Beel of Brooklyn in the optics department, before moving to New Jersey. He also worked as a Machinist…
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SBHS gymnasts continue to excel
By: Rich Fisher With the Greater Middlesex Conference Meet just a week away, the South Brunswick High gymnastics team continues to look impressive. The Vikings rolled to a pair of victories last week, raising their record to 7-1 entering today’s (Thursday’s) regular-season finale against Piscataway. A win would give South Brunswick its best dual meet…
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Voters approve new fire station
Voters approve $4.2 million for Florence Township Fire Department to purchase land and build new station. By: Scott Morgan FLORENCE Efforts to consolidate the Florence Township Fire Department took a major step forward last weekend when voters approved $4.2 million for the department to buy a new plot of land and build a new…
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News of Other Days
From the Oct. 16 edition of the Register-News 75 years ago Loss of water supply is feared in the proposed plans to construct a highway near White Horse. The City Commission is demanding a delay until they have secured expert opinion on the safeguarding of the municipal water supply. * * * Among the first…
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‘Inappropriate’ remarks at meeting
To the editor Embarrassing comments made by local Republican officials continue to grow. The latest was reference made at a public Planning Board meeting by a member of that body. He is also head of an independent municipal public authority. Initially, this individual used the appropriate terminology for the Historic Commission but for some inexplicable…
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Ethnic diversity, scholarships among Duffy’s goals
New Lawrenceville School headmaster officially installed. By: Lea Kahn Under cloudy skies on a warm autumn afternoon, Elizabeth A. Duffy was installed as The Lawrenceville School’s 12th headmaster the first woman to hold that position at the 193-year-old private school. More than 1,500 students, faculty, staff and visitors many of them sporting red-and-black…
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CHS girls focus on CVC title
Girls tennis By: John E. Powers Now that a Central Jersey Group III sectional title is no longer possible for it, the Hopewell Valley Central High School girls tennis team has its sights set on a Colonial Valley Conference Patriot Division title. The Lady Bulldogs were eliminated from the state tournament by Manasquan 3 1/2-1…
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Redbird field hockey team keeps on rolling
By: Kyle Moylan With a 16-4 record in 2002 and a good nucleus back for this season, Allentown High School field hockey Coach Maryellen McCarthy knew she would have a good team. Following three more wins this past week, Allentown is 9-0 and one can safely call them great. "We played in an indoors league…
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Oct. 16, 5:44 p.m.: Reading the presidency
Give that man a newspaper. By: Hank Kalet Here is another great story on President George W. Bush’s reading habits or lack thereof.
