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Hopewell Township woman killed in Route 31 collision
Police say accident occurred at 7:50 a.m. on a rainy Saturday, about a half-mile south of Route 31’s intersection with Delaware Avenue. By John Tredrea Elizabeth Compton, 68, of Crestview Drive, Hopewell Township, died Saturday morning from injuries suffered in a two-vehicle crash on Route 31. Ms. Compton was a 44-year resident of Hopewell Township.…
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Committee tables spending requests
Members ays they need more information before voting By:Alec Moore The Township Committee slammed the brakes on a number of expenditures put before it for approval Tuesday. Deputy Mayor Steven Sireci called for seven resolutions to be removed from the agenda for the night based on his view that the committee had not been provided…
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Gurick is pleased with season
Boys basketball By: Mike Molaro Bernie Gurick hates to lose. Whether it’s a pickup game with friends or on the bench watching his Pennington School boys basketball squad compete, the Red Raider coach always wants to win. That’s why it might be surprising that Gurick isn’t too disappointed with Pennington’s 10-15 record this season. On…
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Lawrence Hopewell Trail information sessions are slated
One meeting is set for March 27 at 7:30 p.m. at the Hopewell Township Municipal Building. Three information meetings about the Lawrence Hopewell Trail the planned 20- mile bike and walking path have been set. They are scheduled for: March 5 at 7:30 p.m. at the Lawrence Town Hall; March 27 at 7:30…
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HHS hoop teams sweep county quarters
Raiders advance to SCT semifinals By: Rudy Brandl For the third time in the last four years, the Hillsborough High basketball teams swept a home doubleheader in the quarterfinal round of the Somerset County Tournament. Last week’s victories propelled the Raider hoop teams into this week’s semifinals. The third-ranked HHS girls earned a final…
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DISPATCHES: In poetry, language of dissent
Dispatches by Hank Kalet: Poetry and politics mingle during potential wartimes By: Hank Kalet W.H. Auden once wrote that poetry "makes nothing happen." But in the same poem, "In Memory of W.B. Yeats," Auden also reminds us that the poet through his poems can transform feeling and that through this transformation effect an alteration in…
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Holt decries lack of antiterror cash
South Brunswick is in critical need of first response funding By: Jamie Simpson The federal government needs to do more if towns such as South Brunswick are going to be ready to respond to a terrorist attack, said U.S. Rep. Rush Holt. Rep. Holt, whose district includes South Brunswick, met Monday at the Monmouth Junction…
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POLICE BLOTTER
The owner of the Sparkle Plenty car wash on South Main Street reported $100 in coins was stolen from coin machines at the business. The owner noticed damage to the machines at 2:30 p.m. Feb. 23. Police are investigating the incident. *** Arthur Zgoda, 39, of Poland was charged with domestic violence/simple assault. Police…
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Cardinal boys lose second meeting with Notre Dame
Boys basketball By: Jim Green The Lawrence High School boys basketball team could have had something to show for its disappointing year. The Cardinals stepped on the floor at LHS on Monday night with an opportunity to complete a season sweep of cross-town rival Notre Dame. For Lawrence, which never completely recovered from its season-opening…
