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  • School building going up at Straube Center in Pennington

    Pennington Borough Planning Board has OK’d a two-story 22,000-square-foot building to be erected behind main office building of Straube Center. By John Tredrea    Pennington officials joined staff of the Cambridge School and the Straube Center at an Oct. 2 groundbreaking ceremony for a new building at the center that the school will use to teach…

  • Letter: Simplify tax system

    To the editor:     The Internal Revenue Service has the opportunity to eliminate 15 million tax forms every year and simplify the filing of payroll taxes.    The Employer’s Federal Income Tax Return, Form 941, must be filed quarterly, but the IRS is thinking about requiring this information on an annual basis instead.    We think that…

  • District told test scores must improve

    Changing requirements challenging officials By:Beth Kressel    The High School Proficiency Assessment scores of special education and Hispanic students did not meet federal standards and the Hillsborough School District was given an early warning that it needs to improve its test scores by next year.    The district’s GEPA, or Eighth Grade Proficiency Assessment, scores also did…

  • Life will be better with ‘do not call’ list

    To the editor By:    Those annoying calls made during dinner look like they may be a thing of the past with the passing of the "Do not call list."    Meeting fierce arguments from the Democrats and the callers themselves, Americans have regained a small but still worth while piece of freedom. Those against the list…

  • Girls start soccer comeback with two big wins

    Ebert nets four goals in home victory By: Rudy Brandl        The Hillsborough High girls’ soccer team is officially back.    That’s what all the players and coaches were confidently proclaiming following last Thursday’s emphatic 5-1 home triumph over Warren Hills. The victory capped a solid week for the Lady Raiders, who also routed Phillipsburg by…

  • Municipal building expansion begins

    Million dollar project will help library and municipal offices grow By:Roger Alvarado    Construction is under way on the township’s long-awaited $1 million library and municipal complex expansion project.    On the heels of last week’s groundbreaking, the existing 18,000- square-foot library at the municipal complex has begun to undergo numerous changes that over the next year…

  • State plans wider Route 1

    DOT announces extra lanes in South Brunswick. By: Sharlee DiMenichi    The state Department of Transportation plans to expand Route 1 from four lanes to six lanes in South Brunswick.    A start date for the approximately $200 million project has not been set, but DOT Commissioner Jack Lettiere said it could begin in 2006.    Mr. Lettiere…

  • Short-circuited Gardens party can’t slow SBHS cross country

    By: Redd E. Patrick    When the South Brunswick High School cross country team made its annual trek to Virginia last weekend, the Vikings didn’t get a chance for fun and games at Busch Gardens because of a power failure, but at least they had something to fall back on — a solid performance at the…

  • Hillsborough teams set for county action

    Field hockey, two soccer teams all at home Saturday By: Rudy Brandl        Somerset County Tournament action kicks into full gear for Hillsborough High School’s teams this weekend.    Although the county soccer and field hockey tourneys began last weekend, the three HHS teams were seeded high enough to gain first round byes. The Raider field…