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  • Hillsborough classroomsclear of non-resident students

    By:Sally Goldenberg    One year after Hillsborough’s school district embarked on an investigation of the residential eligibility of its students, assistant superintendent of business Thomas Venanzi said that no students from other districts are attending Hillsborough’s public schools tuition-free.    Mr. Venanzi said he began the district-wide investigation in response to concerns from teachers and the public…

  • High turnout made mayor proud of voters

    To the editor    I would like to thank the residents of Manville for coming out to vote on Tuesday, Nov. 5.    Casting your vote, no matter who you voted for, is an exercise of your most basic freedom – the freedom of speech.    In an election where it was anticipated only 40 percent of the…

  • Teachers hold rally before final negotiations start

    Despite downpour, large crowd shows up to encourage negotiators By:Sally Goldenberg    Undeterred by the downpour, at least 400 teachers from the Hillsborough teachers union and local union supporters gathered outside the township’s Municipal Building Tuesday night to support the ultimately unsuccessful negotiations with the Board of Education.    As of Tuesday night, the Hillsborough Education Association…

  • Letters to the Editor, Nov. 14, 2002

    Vote for new ambulance To the editor:     On Tuesday, Nov. 19, from 2-9 p.m. the Hopewell Township Board of Fire Commissioners will conduct a special Hopewell Valley emergency equipment referendum. Voting will be at the Hopewell Township Municipal Building. Township voters must approve or disapprove each equipment item in this public referendum separately.    The…

  • Planners approve preliminary site plan

    Beazer envisions age-restricted housing on 53.1-acre lot on Princess Road By: Lea Kahn    Beazer Homes Corp., which expects to build an age-restricted housing development on a 53.1-acre lot on Princess Road, gained preliminary site plan approval for the plan Monday night.    The Planning Board gave its approval for preliminary and major subdivision approval for Milestone…

  • State OKs parking lot lights at CHS

    Lights to be erected in areajust off Timberlane Drive By John Tredrea    The state Department of Education (DOE) has decided that lights may be installed at a new parking lot at Hopewell Valley Central High School, Superintendent of Schools Robert Sopko said during Monday afternoon’s school board meeting.    The meeting, held in the Central High…

  • Yes, township voters, there is a special fire election Tuesday

    EDITORIAL By Ruth Luse    On Tuesday (Nov. 19), voters in Hopewell Township will be asked to make their second November trip to the polls to address five questions being asked by the Hopewell Township Board of Fire Commissioners.    This election — a referendum asking township citizens to spend a total of $974,850 for five new…

  • HHS booters keep composure, move on in CJ 4

    Spencer, Barbieri score at Sayreville By: Rudy Brandl        SAYREVILLE — The Hillsborough High boys weren’t about to let their soccer season end the way it did last year when they were eliminated from the state playoffs in a game they dominated and led at the half.    All the pieces were falling into place for…

  • Parking problem persists

    Roebling residents seeking solution By:Vanessa S. Holt    ROEBLING — On streets such as Seventh Avenue, where there are more houses than parking spaces and most households have two or more cars, parking is a major problem, resident Tony Kais told the Florence Township Council.    Over the past two months many Roebling residents have brought the…