Category: archives

  • Can’t wait for Washington

    LETTER TO THE EDITOR To the editor:     This is the season when we pay special attention to the large gap between those who have, and those who have not. The focus is on gifts, abundance, and celebration. But too many New Jersey families faced a bleak holiday under the shadow of extended unemployment. Shut…

  • Mary O’Donnell

       HILLSBOROUGH — Mary Meenaghan O’Donnell died Monday, Dec. 23. She was 93.    Born in County Mayo, Ireland, she immigrated to the United States 74 years ago. A former resident of New York City, she resided in Hillsborough since 1999.    She was predeceased by her husband, Martin, in 1988. She was also predeceased by her siblings,…

  • Board petitions for 2003 election are now available

    South Brunswick residents have a say in school board elections By: Rebecca Tokarz    The South Brunswick Board of Education could have a new look to it in the coming year, as three seats are up for grabs in the upcoming April election.    Carole O’Brien, who has served on the board since 1994, says she plans…

  • Fire-scarred Allentown building rich in history

    Community hoping ‘architectural treasure’ can be saved. By: Rob Heyman    ALLENTOWN — To visitors who have walked or driven through the borough over the years, the building at 9 N. Main St. was just another downtown structure snuggled among many along the street. Today, the building is hard to ignore.    The front door is boarded…

  • Township will miss Conard’s contributions

    To the editor    In the winter solstice this year, Hillsborough lost more light than usual with the passing of Bob Conard. This giant of a man brought distinction to the Conard-Warmke family and to this community for his love and tireless service to Hillsborough.    Bob was one of the notable farmers in our town whose…

  • A true growth fund

    Middle School students’ penny drive raises over $15,000 for cancer institute By:Sally Goldenberg    Extending help to cancer-stricken children, the Hillsborough Middle School’s Student Council recently donated more than $15,000 to the Institute for Children With Cancer and Blood Disorders last month.    "The Student Council kids hands down voted to raise the money for the institute,"…

  • Get smart with those resolutions

    BOOK NOTES by Joan Ruddiman By:    All the fun stuff is over — now tis the season of resolutions. Yet, for all the good intentions, each year we seem to quickly fall short of the goals. Imagining the outcome is not the problem — knowing how to get there trips us up every year.    According…

  • School’s reputation depends on teachers

    To the editor    A school district’s reputation is based on a variety of things: among them a varied curriculum, alignment with state standards, standardized test scores, and the colleges its graduates attend.    None of these indicators occurs in isolation. Curriculum without a skilled staff to apply it is mere rhetoric. Alignment with state standards cannot…

  • Great Expectations

    Douglas McGrath spent two years writing and directing the critically acclaimed ‘Nicholas Nickleby.’   [PG] By: Jim Boyle    As the opening credits begin to roll for Nicholas Nickleby, a curtain is lifted on a puppet stage. Different objects on the set clearly symbolize various members of the cast and crew. Small cutouts of people represent the actors,…