Category: archives
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Unenforced laws are meaningless
To the editor It is pointless for legislation to write laws that will not be enforced in society. Two years ago, the provisionary license law was passed. This law created a restricted license for 17-year-old drivers. Some of the restrictions included were rules such as curfews at midnight and no more than one passenger in…
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Stephen Toth
SOMERSET Stephen J. Toth died Tuesday, June 17, at St. Peter’s Medical Center in New Brunswick. He was 90. Born in Windber, Pa., he lived in Manville before moving to the Middlebush section of Somerset in 1955. Mr. Toth was a machinist for Mack Trucks in Plainfield and later worked as a machinist for…
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Township investigates cable programming options
Lawrence residents receiving Ewing, Trenton school news. By: Lea Kahn If Comcast Cablevision does not take steps to ensure that all Lawrence residents receive local information on Channel 19, the township may take legal action, according to township officials. Municipal Manager William Guhl said that he and Municipal Attorney Kevin Nerwinski are exploring the township’s…
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Lawrence school gets more classrooms
Princeton Junior School will have modular building. By: Lea Kahn The Princeton Junior School’s request for permission to install a modular building on eight parking spaces in the school’s northern parking lot, off Fackler Road, was granted by the Planning Board on June 16. School officials sought the 24-foot by 60-foot building, which would house…
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Parking fees could pay repairs
To the editor As noted in the newspaper, the price to park at Hillsborough High School is way too high. Students who pay for their car, car insurance, and gas now have to forgive an additional $35 just to park at school for half a year. Gas prices are at an all time high and…
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June 26, 4:52 p.m.: Some comic relief
A couple of political cartoonists take on the news. By: Hank Kalet Ted Rall, in his usual take-no-prisoners style, offers this spoof on the Bush administration’s rationale behind the Iraq War and the missing weapons of mass destruction. Check it out. And, for good measure, here is a cartoon on critics of affirmative action by…
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Forte embodied commitment, dedication, integrity
HHS athletic director retires after 26 years By: Rudy Brandl Sometimes a name just tells you everything about a person. Rocky Forte, who will retire after 26 years of great service as Hillsborough High School’s Athletic Director, certainly fits his name. He’s a strong person, a real rock of a presence that HHS will miss…
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Mistaken Identity
Princeton Rep kicks off its season with the farcical ‘Comedy of Errors.’ By: Matt Smith Alicia Goranson, above, played Cordelia in Princeton Rep’s 2002 production of King Lear. "I believe that a concept has to be pulled through every aspect of a production," Mr. Rowan says. "It needs to inform the way the relationships are…
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They’re outta here!
High school holds 32nd annual commencement By:Beth Kressel At 6 p.m. June 19, Hillsborough High School held its 32nd graduation ceremony on the high school’s David A. Noonan Field as 446 individuals received their diplomas before an audience that nearly filled the bleachers to capacity. Student speakers including Valedictorian Mohan Anand, Salutatorian Brian Coyne and…
