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  • LIFESTYLE: Beat of their own drummer

    Toddlers in Kids Music Round learn to create music in a non-competitive atmosphere By: Rebecca Tokarz    A group of six toddlers ran over to instructor Mary Giovannoli on Friday during a Kids Music Round class at the All Star Dance Academy as she walked toward them with a large, black duffel bag. As quickly as…

  • O’Brien opts not to run for fourth board term

    Board member wants to concentrate on her personal life By: Sharlee DiMenichi    Carole O’Brien, a Board of Education member for nine years, has dropped out of the school board race, leaving six candidates to vie for three seats.    Ms. O’Brien said she could no longer make the time commitment necessary to serve on the board…

  • Color of Miracles

    A village in Tuscany is the setting for James McBride’s ‘Miracle at St. Anna,’ now out in paperback. The author will appear at Barnes & Noble in West Windsor March 20 to talk about his latest book. By: Ilene Dube "I don’t DO Black History Month — I don’t see the point," says Carversville, Pa.,…

  • Wolf is 14th at swimming Meet of Champions

    By: Carolyn M. Hartko    South Brunswick High School sophomore Amy Wolf became the first girl in the school’s history to swim in a state championship this past weekend. Wolf clocked a personal best time of 1:09.46 in the breaststroke in the preliminary round of the states this past Saturday, placing 13th in her event.    Finishing…

  • Don’t wait — get registered to vote today

    EDITORIAL By Ruth Luse     March 17 is normally associated with just one thing — St. Patrick’s Day and the "wearing of the green."    This year, the date also means the latest deadline for Iraq to comply with disarmament demands in order to avoid all-out war.    And, across the State of New Jersey, it also…

  • Gymnastics coach opens local center

    Peter Chen brings techniquesfrom Beijing to Hillsborough By:Alec Moore    Gymnastics has been a way of life for Peter Chen, a 31-year-old native of China who immigrated to the United States in 1991. Mr. Chen was introduced to the sport at the age of 5 when he was drafted into the training program of China’s national…

  • Letter: Mayor explains zoning process

    To the editor:     In the March 6 edition of your newspaper, you ran a front-page article titled, "Town tweaks zoning for planned offices." It was about a township ordinance creating an office-conference zone and the extent of buffers in that zone.    Because that article contained a sentence of gross error, I am asking you…

  • Hillsborough man accused of using stolen credit cards

    By:Alec Moore    Robert William Doblosky, 33, of Farm Road, Hillsborough, has been charged with theft by deception, forgery and credit card fraud.    Hillsborough police said Mr. Doblosky rang up approximately $1,000 in credit card charges during a one night shopping spree in Hillsborough and Manville.    The police report lists a Sony Playstation 2 and XBox…

  • Track teams should be conference champs

    RUDEAWAKENING By: Rudy Brandl    As far as I’m concerned, the Hillsborough High boys and girls won Skyland Conference TEAM track and field titles at Lehigh University back on Feb. 22.    The fact that other coaches have complained and athletic directors met to agree on changing this year’s meet to an individual event is mind-boggling. Talk…