Category: archives
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Cooling off after ‘The Beast of the East’
PERCEPTIONS by Steve Feitl By: Steve Feitl So did you dig out OK? I’m glad to hear it because I was really concerned there for a while. After all, we did just survive "The Beast of the East," as dubbed by cable news outlets. I’d like to take that line of thought a step further…
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Local musician sets gigs
Sharon Silverstein is earning a reputation as an inspirational songwriter and performer Hillsborough folk-rock singer/songwriter Sharon Silverstein is creating a "buzz" as an emerging and talented female artist, and has several performances scheduled near her home for those who haven’t heard her. Ms. Silverstein’s voice has been hailed as "inspirational," and her music addresses issues…
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Hopewell Township zoners address variance requests
Cellular tower application withdrawn. By Marianne Hooker At its Feb. 5 meeting, the Hopewell Township Zoning Board of Adjustment approved a hardship variance that will allow construction of an addition to a house on Darrow Drive. The board heard initial testimony on another variance request involving an addition to a house on Forrest Blend Drive.…
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Girdhar Chauhan
HILLSBOROUGH Girdhar Chauhan died Monday, Feb. 10, at Orange Memorial Hospital. He was 82. Born in India, he lived in Hillsborough since 1991. Private funeral arrangements were conducted by Somerset Hills Crematory under the direction of the Bridgewater Funeral Home.
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Lawrence coalition discusses anti-war resolution
Township Council opts not to act on proposal. By: Lea Kahn For weeks, the Lawrence Coalition for Peace Action has been gathering signatures on a petition that opposes an attack on Iraq and also urges Township Council to join it in its opposition. Tuesday night, more than a dozen township residents appeared before Township Council,…
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POLICE BLOTTER
Sheryl Patris, 36, of Bridgewater was charged with driving while intoxicated and several other unspecified motor vehicle violations on Feb. 15. According to police, Ms. Patris had lost control of her vehicle at about 5:30 p.m. and crashed through a guard rail and down an embankment near the Valley Road-Roycefield Road intersection. After the accident…
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POLICE BEAT 02/20
From the Feb. 20 edition of the Register-News. By: BORDENTOWN TOWNSHIP Police were called to the game room of the Petro Truck Stop on Rising Sun Road on Jan. 29 at 7:30 a.m. on report of a theft of coins from the video game machines. TD Rowe Amusements owns the machines. The truck stop employee…
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Residents dig out after major storm
Schools close, crews persist to clear roads. By: Jeff Milgram Students got an extra day off, businesses opened their doors and homeowners wearily pulled out their shovels again Tuesday as the great dig out continued in earnest after a monster storm dumped between 17 and 21 inches of snow on the greater Princeton area Sunday…
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PYHA Tigers grow into top team
Hockey team goes from two wins to championship game By: Ben Stentz Hard work and commitment must pay off. Just ask the players from the Princeton Tigers Squirt A youth hockey team. Two years ago the Tigers, then playing in the Mite B division, finished the season with a record of 2-37. One of those…
