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  • Garden dedication set for Saturday

    Point Breeze Garden at Hilltop Park will officially open on Saturday, Aug. 16. By: Scott Morgan    BORDENTOWN CITY — It has taken almost two years of preparation and research, but this weekend, area flower buffs will learn just what grew in Joseph Bonaparte’s garden.    On Saturday, the Point Breeze Garden at Hilltop Park above the…

  • Editorial: Brace yourself for an electric sticker shock

    EDITORIAL: Utility rates in New Jersey are ready to skyrocket.    The transition is over, let the rate hikes begin.    In 1999, the state began to phase out regulation of the rates electric utilities charge their industrial, commercial and residential customers and set a cap on the rates that could be charged to residential customers that…

  • Camperversity offers slate of diverse cultures

    Enrollment still open for final few sessions. By: Lea Kahn    Sitting on the edge of a railroad tie on the playground at the Lawrence Neighborhood Service Center, the children watch intently as organic farmer Mikey Azzara shows them how to plant vegetables.    Mr. Azzara carefully shows the children how to tie up a tomato plant.…

  • Fort Dix cleanup gets additional funds

    The Air Force received federal funds to remove plutonium-tainted soil from a drainage ditch in Plumsted Township. By: Sarah Winkelman    PLUMSTED — Officials are unsure when cleanup of the BOMARC missile site will be completed despite recently receiving additional funding for the project after more toxic soil was discovered last month.    "The project actually was…

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • 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.…

  • 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…

  • 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…