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  • Manville boys gain share of division hoops title

    Mustangs tie Oratory Prep for Sky crown By: Shawn Tyrrell        The last time the Manville High boys’ basketball team shared or won a division crown was 15 years ago when MHS and St. Mary’s finished tied in the Mountain Valley Conference.    It’s been along time in between banners, but last Thursday afternoon the Mustangs…

  • Wenonah Brooks concert Sunday

    Event to be held at Off-Broadstreet Theatre.    At 7 p.m. on March 2, at the Off-Broadstreet Theatre in Hopewell, jazz vocalist Wenonah Brooks and a group of friends will perform a concert, "Old, New, Borrowed and Blue." Songs will be old, new, original, borrowed (songs made famous by other vocalists) and blues.    Ms. Brooks will…

  • Presbyterian Church hosts second teen dance

    Friday night event offers teens a low-cost evening of music and fun By:Alec Moore    The Hillsborough Presbyterian Church invites sixth, seventh and eighth grade students to attend a chaperoned, alcohol free night of dancing, karaoke and lots of fun tomorrow night, Friday.    The dance is slated to start at 8 p.m. and will conclude at…

  • Any anti-drug program must help kids learn

    EDITORIAL: Testing only some doesn’t addressdrug use issues in any real manner    The Hillsborough Board of Education is studying whether or not to launch a drug testing program for students involved in extra-curricular activities, and we hope the board will move very slowly.    The issue has been very much in the news lately because the…

  • Hillsborough boys lose first swim meet in sectional final

    Rival Bridgewater wins close ones to take crown By: John E. Powers        NORTH BRUNSWICK — As the swimmers went to their starting blocks for the 500 freestyle Tuesday afternoon at North Brunswick High School in the Central Jersey Pubilc A sectional championship meet, the Hillsborough boys trailed Bridgewater-Raritan by six points.    By the event’s…

  • The Ghost Writer

    Foster Winans is cultivating a community of wordsmiths in Doylestown. By: Amy Brummer    Some say you can never go home again. Times change, people move on, and the realities of today rarely live up to the nostalgia of youth.    For Doylestown, Pa., native Foster Winans, returning home not only lived up to his expectations, it…

  • Rash of car burglaries plaguing residents

    Unlocked vehicles targeted By:Alec Moore    The loose-change thief has struck again.    According to police, a total of 47 unlocked vehicles parked at apartment complexes and townhouse developments in the area of Farm Road and Triangle Road, South Triangle Road and New Amwell Road have been stripped of loose change, compact disks and other miscellaneous items…

  • James C.S. Chu

       James C.S Chu, 64, died Friday, Feb. 21, at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Brunswick.    Born in China, he came to the United States from Taiwan in 1981. He had been a resident of Dayton for about 20 years. A retired Port Captain, he worked for a U.S. affiliate of Evergreen International Corporation,…

  • Retired borough educator to seek board seat

    Panfile among three to run unopposed By:Sally Goldenberg    A retired borough educational administrator said he has one last hand to play in the district’s educational system: running for the Board of Education.    Louis Street resident Ned Panfile, a 41-year veteran of the school district, announced Monday he is running for an open three-year seat on…