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  • DISPATCHES: And the nominees are: Who cares

    Dispatches by Hank Kalet: Grammy Awards reflect the sad current state of music industry By: Hank Kalet    I’ve never been fan of the big award shows.    I don’t watch the Oscars, hate the Emmys and the Tonys and have a healthy distaste with everything associated with the Grammys.    I tend to view the awards process…

  • Charles Czajkowski

       HILLSBOROUGH — Charles E. Czajkowski died Wednesday, Feb. 12, in Somerset Medical Center in Somerville. He was 85.    Born in Brooklyn, he moved to Hillsborough in 1946.    Mr. Czajkowski was employed as a salesman for Monmouth Paper Company in New Brunswick for 30 years, retiring in 1982. Prior to that he was employed by Model…

  • Winter’s weather may cut into spring break

    Last of snow days used this week By:Alec Moore    On Tuesday the school district used up the last of its three allotted snow days, which means that if schools have to be closed again for any reason, snow or otherwise, students, faculty and staff will lose a day of their spring break vacation.    Due to…

  • Speaker only expressing personal opinion

    To the editor    As the co-advisor of the high school’s Amnesty International chapter I’m writing to correct a few misperceptions expressed in Charles Molinari’s recent letter to the editor about the club’s recent guest speaker, Sowore Omoyele.    Contrary to his statement, no tax dollars were spent on this guest speaker. Like most extracurricular activities at…

  • Viking wrestlers lacked depth for dual meet success

    By: Ken Weingartner    The South Brunswick High wrestling team’s dual meet season was a model of consistency. It just wasn’t the type of pleasant steadiness to which Vikings coach Joe Dougherty has become accustomed.    South Brunswick on Saturday completed its dual meet campaign with a 3-15 record. Dougherty noticed that throughout the year, the Vikings…

  • School board candidate filing deadline is just days away

    EDITORIAL By Ruth Luse     Filing for candidacy for this year’s Hopewell Valley Regional Board of Education election was probably the last thing on anyone’s mind during the President’s Day weekend blizzard — but nevertheless, time is running out.    The deadline is 4 p.m. Monday, Feb. 24.    As of Wednesday, three people — Lisa Marin…

  • Jason Rabbitz

       MANVILLE — Jason G. Rabbitz died Monday. Feb. 10, at home. He was 24.    Born in Somerville, he was a lifelong resident of Manville.    Mr. Rabbitz was a 1996 graduate of Manville High School.    He enjoyed working on his Mustangs and driving them. He also had a passion for playing electric guitars.    Surviving are his…

  • Memo raps use of cars by officers

    Report reveals police using unmarked cars for personal use By: Sharlee Joy DiMenichi    Township manger Barbara Sacks said Tuesday that unauthorized personal use of unmarked police cars could be wasting "many thousand of dollars" of taxpayer money and creating an unacceptable insurance risk for the township.    Ms. Sacks submitted a report on the subject to…

  • School budget should cut positions

    To the editor    The decision by the school board to propose a 6.7-percent increase in the school budget just shows how out of step the administration is with the citizens of Hillsborough.    To propose new programs, while the country and our community are in the throes of a recession with no relief in sight is…