Category: archives
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Committee won’t review deal with HEMSCorp
Suggestion to review expenditure turned down By:Alec Moore A proposal to look into hiring a private ambulance company to replace Hillsborough Emergency Medical Services Corporation (HEMSCorp), was not well received by the Township Committee at Tuesday night’s meeting. Fire Commissioner Ron Campbell read to the committee his guest column published in the May 15 edition…
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OAL judge gets ball in Hopewell Valley’s pigskin dispute
Once the briefs are in, Judge Joseph F. Martone will have 45 days to render his decision, which will be forwarded to the state commissioner of education, whose decision can be appealed to the state Board of Education. And, the BOE’s decision could appealed to the state Appellate Court. By John Tredrea With Judge Joseph…
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Johnson advances in four events at CJ IV track & field meet
By: Carolyn M. Hartko At this time of year, the object of the game for New Jersey track and field devotees is to keep moving on. Several South Brunswick High School athletes did just that this past weekend by scoring a top-six finish in their respective events at the NJSIAA Central Jersey Group IV Sectional…
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MHS softballers roll in state playoffs
Hitting contagious in romp over South River By: Rudy Brandl It took a while, but once the Manville High softball team got rolling, last Thursday’s state playoff game against visiting South River was no contest. The Lady Mustangs (16-3) advanced to their second straight sectional semifinal with an easy 11-2 romp in the Central…
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Unleashing Doom
Princeton author David Kushner’s new book analyzes the events leading up to and after the release of the popular and violent video game Doom. By: Jim Boyle You’re all alone. Trapped in a strange world, the feeling of terror washes over you. Slowly, you creep along the dark hallways and rooms. You turn the corner,…
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Manville nine knocked out in CJ 1 opener
Shore rallies to post upset By: Rudy Brandl State playoff heartbreak and disappointment continued to plague the Manville High baseball team. For the third consecutive year, the Mustangs were eliminated in the first round of the Central Jersey Group 1 playoffs. The most recent post-season setback may have been the most difficult to swallow.…
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Back Timberlane fields chatter begins again in Hopewell Valley
Cedar tree removal project spurs renewed interest. By John Tredrea Several weeks ago, the Hopewell Valley Regional School District announced that 200 to 300 cedar trees on the Back Timberlane tract will be cut down, at no cost to the district, by David Robinson, resident and proprietor of Natural Edge. Mr. Robinson will harvest the…
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Ostergren seeks charter study vote … again
And is rebuffed by committee members … again By:Alec Moore George Ostergren, longtime advocate for changing Hillsborough’s form of government, was met with a split response from the Township Committee over his most recent proposal for a charter study on the matter. Republican committee members rejected Mr. Ostergren’s proposal, as well as a motion from…
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Police Beat
From the May 29 Register-News On May 8, police responded to a report of a theft from the Goodwill store on Route 206. Police said a manager said he closed the store at 9:15 p.m. on May 7 with a deposit of $1,271 in the safe. The cash was kept in a sealed…
