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  • David Rhea, Part 1

    HISTORICALLY SPEAKING By: David Rhea, Part 1    The following is a draft of an article written by John Fabiano titled "Commanding the High Ground" and subtitled "How a New Jersey Lieutenant Colonel’s Familiarity with the Battlefield Helped Turn the Tide at Monmouth" and was recently featured in the New Jersey Heritage magazine dedicated to the…

  • OBITUARIES, Aug. 1, 2003

    Dr. Barbara E. Kovach, Teresa Y. Thomas, Mary Tumminia. Dr. Barbara E. Kovach Dean at Rutgers     MONTGOMERY — Dr. Barbara Ellen Kovach died Monday at the University Medical Center at Princeton. She was 61.    Born in Ann Arbor, Mich., she was a former resident of Tarzana, Calif., Washington, D.C., and Princeton.    She was dean…

  • Council approves more budget cuts

    If spending plan is OK’d Aug. 6, municipal tax rate won’t change By:Alec Moore    Residents can expect to see a zero percent tax increase for the municipal portion of their tax bill this year, after cuts to the borough’s budget were approved Tuesday.    During the special meeting, the Borough Council unanimously approved an amendment to…

  • Pennington officials OK some OT pay for supervisor

    Council members, however, put off until Monday a decision on a second request for compensation for work Jeff Wittkop did for Commerce Bank in 2001. By Brooke Olster    On Monday evening, Pennington Borough Council agreed to award compensation to Superintendent of Public Works Jeff Wittkop in the amount of $3,837.40 for 110 hours of work…

  • Sports league enacts new rules for conduct

    P.A.L. drafts codes of conduct for youth sports in South Brunswick. By: Sharlee DiMenichi    Attempting to prevent altercations like those that have occurred at youth sporting events nationwide, officials of the township Police Athletic League have drafted codes of conduct that seek to emphasize the importance of supporting young athletes, win or lose.    Parents, coaches…

  • Split committee OKs new police hiring

    With mayor voting against new hire, motion passes allowing process to begin By:Alec Moore    The Township Committee gave Hillsborough Police Chief Bob Gazaway the green light July 22 to begin hiring a new police officer.    The new officer would fill a vacancy caused by an officer’s resignation.    Committee members Joe Tricarico, Sonya Martin and John…

  • Board demands end to ‘scapegoating’

    Township Committee plan to appoint members dismissed By:Beth Kressel    "Insulting, demeaning and damaging," said Lou Possemato, president of the Board of Education, in response to the Hillsborough Township Committee’s plan to research the possibility of an appointed rather than an elected Board of Education.    Speaking on behalf of the school board at the July 21…

  • Letter: Squad fundraiser was a big success

    To the editor:     The Monmouth Junction First Aid Squad has successfully run a fund-raiser in the form of a buffet dinner at Theo’s Restaurant.    The money earned from the dinner was enough to purchase a new Stair Chair for the squad. A Stair Chair is used to transport people from the second or third…

  • Rider is next challenge for Valley administrator

    Sopko to become grad school professor By: Brooke Olster    Hopewell Valley Regional School District Superintendent Robert Sopko’s long career in public education is drawing to a close, but his passion for teaching will continue to influence students in another setting.    On Friday, Dr. Sopko steps down from his post as superintendent of Hopewell Valley Regional…