Category: archives
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Offering some refreshment at the swim club
Cranbury Swim Club’s snack bar is a big hit with the swimmers. By: Matt Kirdahy The Cranbury Swim Club lifeguards blew their whistles and about a dozen young swimmers climbed out of the pool. Jack Beach, 7, of Cranbury raced over to the concession stand where Kelly Twamli worked on the opposite side of the…
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POLICE BLOTTER
Gaber Farag, 45, of Capricorn Drive was charged with shoplifting on Aug. 2. According to police, Mr. Farag attempted to steal a $15 tube of skin cream from Cost Cutters on Route 206. pPolice said Mr. Farag left the store without paying for the skin cream and was stopped by a store manager, who called…
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Committee preparing for PBA contract talks
Contract expires Dec. 31 By:Alec Moore The Township Committee is preparing to negotiate a new contract for the Hillsborough PBA Local #205, the union representing Hillsborough’s police officers, and discussed the upcoming contract negotiations in executive session Tuesday. The department’s current three-year contract expires on Dec. 31 and PBA officials have sent notice to the…
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Sr. League playoffs postponed indefinitely
Final four will compete for title at later date By: Rudy Brandl Heavy rain and flooded fields wiped out last week’s semifinal and championship rounds of the Hillsborough Senior 16-and-under Softball League playoffs. The final four, originally scheduled for July 31, had already been pushed back after two regular season rainouts the previous week.…
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Concerns stall housing plan
Bordentown City Planning Board and state Department of Environmental Protection concerned about housing development. By: Scott Morgan BORDENTOWN CITY A proposed housing development along the wetlands area near Blacks Creek has drawn fire from a pair of local watchdogs, prompting the state Department of Environmental Protection and the city Planning Board to postpone final…
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HHS girls playing plenty of hoops
Two teams set for summer league playoffs By: Rudy Brandl The younger Hillsborough entry in the summer girls’ basketball league has been playing some good ball in recent weeks. With the playoffs coming up, maybe the young upstarts can give the older veterans a battle if the teams meet head-to-head. Hillsborough High varsity head…
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An enlightening conversation with an old friend
RANDOM NOTES by Scott Morgan Somewhere along the line, I lost touch with an old, old friend of mine. I promised him I wouldn’t use his name. But I knew him very well. He did a lot of writing, mostly rants and diatribes against a system he didn’t really understand. But you learn a lot…
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Letter: Stand up and be counted
To the editor: Each spring, members of a South Brunswick community preservation group known as PRIDE gather as friends and neighbors and treat Raymond Road with the respect due a quiet country lane rich in history. We clear dead and fallen limbs, overgrown brush, and fill bags with trash thoughtlessly discarded by assorted slobs…
