Category: archives
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CHANNEL SURFING: A weblog
CHANNEL SURFING by Hank Kalet: A weblog, or online journal, by the paper’s managing editor.Updated Jan. 22: War crimes; privacy; humane peace; anti-war protests; human rights; George Ryan; press freedom War crimes double standard Jan. 22 A friend of mine offers this on-the-money assessment of President George W. Bush’s announcement that he plans to charge…
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Committee hears two farm downzoning plans
Ordinances introduced for changing to 20-acre and 10-acre zoning By:Alec Moore Demonstrating the division on the Township Committee over plans to change the development allowed in areas zoned for agriculture, the committee approved the introduction of two conflicting ordinances, Tuesday. One ordinance would change Hillsborough’s agriculture zones to allow one house per 20 acres, as…
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George Stickel
HILLSBOROUGH George W. Stickel died Sunday, Nov. 10, in the McCarrick Care Center in Somerset. He was 76. Born in New York City, he lived in West Orange for 28 years before moving to Hillsborough in 1992. Mr. Stickel retired in 1991 from the Charles R. Connolly Distributing Company in North Arlington, where he…
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Committee not planning to move Community Day
Some residents request ‘South Lawrence’ location By: Lea Kahn Should Community Day the township’s annual celebration of itself be moved from Village Park to another park in southern Lawrence Township? The Recreation Advisory Committee has not made up its mind yet, but it is leaning toward keeping the event at Village Park, off…
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Religion should lead towards peace
To the editor In response to Ms. Burshnic’s letter: If there is one topic that social studies curricula in this country do emphasize, it is our founding documents. In the Hillsborough public schools, this is what they taught us: while the Founding Fathers were mostly Christians, the Constitution mandates a separation of church and state.…
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SCHOOLS: Monmouth Junction
Comparing deer skin and clay pots to modern comforts By: Melissa Morgan Monmouth Junction fourth-graders said they never realized things like running water, heated homes and grocery stores were luxuries until they were introduced to the Lenape. As part of their social studies unit at Monmouth Junction School, the students completed a project comparing the…
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11/14 OBITUARIES Pt. 2
From the Nov. 14 issue of the Register-News By: Michael Puca HAMILTON Michael R. "Mike" Puca, 77, died Nov. 6 at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital at Hamilton. Born in Trenton, he was a lifelong Hamilton resident. Mr. Puca was raised in the Chambersburg section of Trenton and attended Cathedral High School before joining…
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Administrator taken to hospital after collapsing at meeting
By:Alec Moore Township Administrator Judith Haas was transported to the emergency room at Somerset Medical Center Tuesday night, not long after a heated Township Committee discussion took place in which Committeeman Tony Gwiazdowski called for her dismissal. Ms. Haas did not show any signs of illness or distress during the heated discussion, but shortly afterward…
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Section of Reed Roadgets speed limit change
By John Tredrea The speed limit on the stretch of Reed Road that runs south from Pennington-Washington Crossing Road (Route 546) to Diverty Road has been lowered from 35 mph to 25 mph. The change comes as the result of passage of an ordinance adopted by a unanimous vote of the full Hopewell Township Committee…
