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  • Morrison moves on

    Pennington School golfer advances to Mercer County Futures Tour’s match-play tournament By: Jim Green    It took Pennington School golfer Jess Morrison’s best effort of the summer just to stay within striking distance of winner Kevin Kaufman during the third and final leg of the Mercer County Future Champions Tour.    Kaufman recorded seven birdies and finished…

  • Louise Zimmerman

       HILLSBOROUGH – Louise M. Zimmerman died Thursday, July 31, at home. She was 73.    Born in Southampton, N.Y., she had formerly resided in Hicksville, N.Y., before moving to Clover Hill 32 years ago.    Mrs. Zimmerman was a registered nurse, formerly employed at Foothill Nursing Home in Hillsborough, retiring in 1989.    She was a member of…

  • Lascivious Who?

    The Lascivious Biddies are stars on the New York club circuit and harbor intentions of musical world domination. By: Matt Smith The Lascivious Biddies, from left, Amanda Monaco, Deidre Rodman, Lee Ann Westover and Saskia Sunshine Lane, will perform with Modern Man at Grounds for Sculpture in Hamilton.     "OK. Wow me."    As de facto…

  • Student finds a cool way to earn some cash

    Making water ice on summer break. By: Jamie Simpson    As the sun burns through the clouds, melting another sweltering summer day, a long line of parched customers forms at Rita’s Water Ice on Route 27 in Franklin Park.    Two Rita’s employees bustle around in their colorful fluorescent green T-shirts, scooping freezing water ice into little…

  • Letter: Appreciation for assistance

    To the editor:       On behalf of South Brunswick Girl Scouts, I would like to take the opportunity to publicly thank the following individuals and organizations through whose generous time, efforts and donations made the Second Annual South Brunswick Girl Scout Flag Day Bike Parade a huge success.       A big thank you to:       Mayor Frank Gamatese…

  • Schools getting facilities ready for fall

    New Egypt school district readies elementary, middle and high schools for upcoming school year. By: Sarah Winkelman    For students, summer means hanging out with friends, swimming, playing and relaxing. But while they are having fun, construction workers and school officials are hard at work making sure the buildings the students return to in the fall…

  • Hospital salutes local physicians

       Three Hillsborough physicians and a new doctor joining a Hillsborough clinic, were among a group of seven recent graduates of the Somerset Family Practice Residency Program.    Andrew B. Becker, DO, Sean M. Cook, MD, Cynthia D. Vanson, MD, and Sally A. Mravcak, MD, were among the graduates honored at a special graduation ceremony at the…

  • Mustangs suffer heart-breaking playoff loss

    Manderski’s team proved dangerous in post-season By: Rudy Brandl    HILLSBOROUGH — The fans who sat through the rain were treated to a dramatic conclusion in last Thursday night’s Hillsborough 16-and-under Senior League softball playoffs at Ann Van Middlesworth Park.    Hillsborough No. 2, the league’s second-place team and No. 2 seed, needed a two-out hit in…

  • Appointing board jeopardizes education

    To the editor    At a recent Hillsborough Township Committee meeting, one committee member proposed the idea of amending the law to allow the Hillsborough Board of Education to be appointed by the Township Committee instead of being elected.    Mayor Tony Gwiazdowski strongly supported this proposal. I oppose it for two reasons.    First, whatever political party…