Category: archives
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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…
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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…
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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.,…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
