Category: archives
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Hillsborough couple acting on love of community theater
Joe and Linda Giordano have gone from on-the-stage to behind-the-scenes By:Mary Kaempfen "All the world’s a stage, And the men and women players." William Shakespeare, "As You Like It" There are 60 men and women who take turns being players on the stage at the Somerset Valley Playhouse on Amwell Road. One of the players…
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Voters to decide budget’s fate
April 15 marks the date to vote on new budget and school board members. By: Rebecca Tokarz Voters will have their say Tuesday on next year’s school budget and select three school board members from among six candidates. The candidates are incumbents Robert Long and Dan Watts, former board member Bryan Laurita and newcomers Joan…
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Blaze leaves woman homeless
Homeowner runs into buring house to rescue cat from fire that broke out on Friendship Road in South Brunswick. By: Sharlee DiMenichi A distraught Friendship Road woman, who returned home Tuesday to find her house in flames, broke away from a police officer trying to restrain her, ran inside the burning house and rescued her…
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Fees can help keep garden in the black
Editorial Residents upset with Lawrence Township’s proposal to raise the nonresident fee at the community gardens 7½ times are right. The increase from $10 to $75 is too steep, but those same residents won’t like the alternative solution, either. The entire issue revolves around one simple point: the township currently subsidizes too much of the…
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When called, Hopewell Township pilot carries troops, cargo
Civilian pilots like Rick Hotchkiss have opportunity to serve their country through an arrangement commercial airlines have with the military. The program is called Civil Reserve Air Fleet (CRAF). By Diane Tartaglia Rick Hotchkiss is a fortunate man. He recently returned safely from a successful mission flying troops from the United States into Kuwait (via…
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A borough by any name?
Is not the same, Hillsborough proves By:Alec Moore A mix-up between two New Jersey communities resulted in a slew of angry phone calls for Mayor Tony Gwiazdowski last week. On Saturday, radio news reports pointed out that the mayor and other officials in Fieldsboro a tiny municipality in Burlington County were prohibiting residents…
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POLICE BLOTTER
An employee of Parkside Gardens, located on Route 206, reported at 11:30 a.m. March 20 that a statue was stolen from the property over the past several days. According to police, the statue was a gray lawn ornament of a cat and a basket. The statue weighed about 100 pounds and was valued at $148.…
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Mayor given control over Web site content
Brouhaha over newsletter leads to resolution By:Alec Moore The mayor now has final say on what content appears on the township’s Web site. The authority was granted Tuesday in a resolution approved by the Township Committee in a 3-2 vote. Mayor Tony Gwiazdowski, Deputy Mayor Steven Sireci and Committeeman John Souren supported the measure while…
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Cool attitude, live arm makes Sock an ace
By: James McKeever Bryan Sock is one cool pitcher under pressure. The South Brunswick High School senior proved that last season, when he pitched his team to the Greater Middlesex Conference Baseball Tournament championship game with a nine-inning gem. The Vikings defeated Piscataway 4-2, as Sock went the distance. That was his final performance of…
