Category: archives
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Mustangs expect improvement on hardwood
New coach Blasi optimistic about season By: Shawn Tyrrell The 2002-03 Manville High School boys’ basketball season kicks off tomorrow night when the team travels to Summit to take on Oratory Prep in the opener for both schools. There are a lot of questions that will be answered in the coming weeks, with perhaps…
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New year will bringnew committee members
Departing Democrats look back; incoming Republicans look ahead By:Alec Moore For Deputy Mayor John Gelardi and Committeeman Bill Gold, the outcome of November’s election was not favorable, but nonetheless the longtime Hillsborough residents said it was an honor to serve their fellow townspeople as Township Committeemen. GOP looking forward to serving Dr. Steven Sireci and…
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Washington Township considering sidewalk projects
Officials prioritizing a list of areas deemed in need of walkways and taking input from residents. By: Cynthia Koons WASHINGTON The Township Committee is pushing ahead with plans to install five or six major sidewalks in the coming year to accommodate the township’s growing pedestrian population. A few residents, such as Beth Fox-McManus, have…
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Last Christmas crossing for Abbott
Titusville native has headed boat security for half a century By John Tredrea After 51 years as head of boat security for the re-enactment of George Washington’s crossing of the Delaware River during the American Revolution, Titusville’s Jim Abbott will call it a day. Mr. Abbott, long known as "River Jim" because of his extensive…
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Anti-war protesters plan rally Thursday
Local event part of statewide effort An anti-war rally set for 6-7:30 p.m. tonight (Thursday) at Amwell Road and Route 206 is expected to draw at least 20 protesters, according to organizers. "We have people coming from other towns, like Montgomery and Somerville, but most will be from Hillsborough," Susan Johaneson, the Hillsborough resident who…
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Weston kindergartners helpbrighten holidays for seniors
LIVING IN MANVILLE By:Mary Ellen Zangara Christmas is a time of giving as well as receiving. On Tuesday, 17 kindergarten students, their teacher Mrs. Perry and five parents boarded a school bus and traveled to the Raritan Health Care center in Raritan to spread some holiday cheer. The young Weston School students went to visit…
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Restaurant opens with gift to Rescue Squad
By: A special offer to attend the grand opening of the Applebee’s Restaurant in exchange for a $5 donation to the Hillsborough Rescue Squad packed the new restaurant Monday night, raising $2,700 for the local service. The restaurant, located in the Hillsborough Promenade, is the 34th location in New Jersey and New York opened by…
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Top of the heap
Junior Pee Wees take state Pop Warner title. By: Ken Weingartner A slew of numbers could be used in relation to the South Brunswick PAL Junior Pee Wee Pop Warner football team like 140, 60, 23, 20, 13, 0. The only one that matters, though, is No. 1. That is where the Vikings ended…
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SBHS hockey team enjoys best start
By: Brian Shappell Coach Mark Kmiec was hoping the young South Brunswick Ice Hockey team could find its way back to the state playoffs in 2003. But lately the Vikings look more like a contender for a division and even state title thanks to the team’s best start ever. The Vikings have raced out to…
