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  • TV cameras capturing woman’s surgical weight loss

    Lisa Biondi will be featured on Spanish-language news program John Patten    When Lisa Biondi, 29, decided to undergo gastric bypass surgery last fall, she knew the operation would have a big impact on her life.    What she hoped was that the surgery would help her lose weight, giving her more energy to enjoy her children…

  • Hopewell Township officials examine former lawyer’s bills

    Administrator is checking out all bills from state Sen. John Bennett, who served as municipal attorney for four years. By John Tredrea    In response to the controversy surrounding state Sen. John Bennett, who was Hopewell Township’s attorney for four years, the township is checking all its bills from Mr. Bennett.    "I’ve checked all his bills…

  • Police review includes merger plan for Manville and Raritan

    Police chief says plan won’t provide residents safety By:Alec Moore    The Manville and Raritan police departments could be merging into a single police agency, an act that could reduce the ranks of both departments.    The decision to merge or not, however, ultimately rests in the hand of the governing bodies of each community. Police chief…

  • District salutes unbeaten HMS teams

    Girls team goes 20-0, while boys enjoy perfect 21-0 record By:Sally Goldenberg    Four Hillsborough Middle School athletic teams were honored at Monday night’s Board of Education meeting for holding undefeated records during the 2002-03 school year.    The girls’ basketball team finished the season with a 20-0 record and won conference and tournament titles, Athletic Director…

  • Military women will lead Memorial Day parade

    Township looking for veterans to participate. By: Lea Kahn    Like the U.S. Marines, the township Recreation Department is looking for a few good women. Only this time, they are wanted for the annual Memorial Day parade.    Women in the Military is the theme of this year’s parade, said Steven Groeger, township superintendent of recreation. The…

  • Artificial field plan has pros and cons

    To the editor    A flyer, produced by the Hillsborough High School Athletic Office and others, is being distributed around town, advocating the installation of a new synthetic surface on the High School’s main field.    Because my property taxes are escalating to the stratosphere like yours and the school board has proposed an $85 million budget,…

  • Public hearings planned for area budget

    Final votes pending for school, municipal spending plans. By: Cynthia Koons and Scott Morgan    Residents will have the chance to weigh in on school and municipal budgets at public hearings scheduled for next week.    In Allentown, the public has a chance to speak on the proposed $1.7 million municipal budget at the March 25 Borough…

  • SCHOOL BOARD CAMPAIGN CORNER

    March 20, 2003 Main, Mitchell share views To the editor:     We recently announced that we are running together in the April 15 school board election for the two Hopewell Township seats. We share many of the same goals and objectives for our schools and while our backgrounds differ, they provide us with complementary skills…

  • ‘United We Stand’ is more than a saying

    Letter to the editor To the editor:    One can only pray that history will be accurate when it recounts the days to come. Just as European nations engaged a tyrannical regime in World War II, and the early battles were without the direct support or commitment of US troops, we may soon be launching an…