Category: archives
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Elites drop extra-inning barnburner
Palumbo sparks team in return By: Rudy Brandl For a while, it looked like another high school softball game. There was plenty of drama, not a lot of runs and solid pitching and defense from both sides. Although Hillsborough’s Elite team lost last week’s home opener to Clinton at Ann Van Middlesworth Park, the…
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Movies
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Ramblin’ Man
Allman Brothers co-founder Dickey Betts and Great Southern are part of the lineup for the New Jersey Festival of Ballooning. By: Susan Van Dongen "My way of reconing is live in the studio," says Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee Dickey Betts. "There’s more natural energy if we do the tracks this way. When…
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South Brunswick 14-year-olds fifth in PONY tournament
By: The New Jersey PONY Softball Championship was held in South Brunswick this past weekend, and the host team made a strong showing by finishing fifth (out of 26 teams) in the 14-and-under tournament. What made SB’s efforts so impressive is that its team was composed of local players, going against regionally recruited teams. The…
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Please end property tax increases
To the editor As a resident of Hillsborough for only five short years, I have seen huge jumps in my property taxes. I only wish my income would go up 33 percent in one year but, alas, it has not! When we built our home in 1998, our estimated taxes were $4,800, they will now…
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Lawrence path grant application withdrawn
Opposition leads township officials to rescind request. By: Lea Kahn Facing opposition from neighbors who do not want a 10-foot-wide asphalt bicycle path bisecting the Carson Road Woods property, township officials have quietly withdrawn an application for state funding for the path. Township Council was scheduled to take action on a resolution that would approve…
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Schools’ grades switch from letters to numbers
By:Beth Kressel A new grading system at Manville High School and Alexander Batcho Intermediate School will be effective this fall. On Tuesday, the Board of Education voted 6-1 to give numeric rather than letter grades to students. School officials said the new system is an easier, more straightforward approach to grading. "Previously, we took a…
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POST FORUM: Economy
Are you optimistic that the economy and job market will rebound before the end of the year? Are you optimistic that the economy and job market will rebound before the end of the year?
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14’s and 9 Golds add to SBAA title list
By: It just wouldn’t be a normal week without an SBAA baseball team winning a tournament championship. Or, in this case, two teams. This week it was the 9-year-old Gold and the 14-year-olds taking their turns at accepting championship trophies. 9-YEAR-OLD The 9 Gold’s claimed the Hopewell Valley Tournament by going 6-0 and beating Montgomery…
